Working With Children Check (WWCC) application information
If you are a College of Science, Health and Engineering (SHE) student undertaking clinical or fieldwork experience you are required to hold a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) card.
Application forms can be completed online via the Working with Children Check website (http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au)
You can download the Working with Children Check guidelines [PDF 169KB].
Instructions
Please select Volunteer
The Occupational work code is 52
The Organisation and address details are as follows:
Placement Operations Team
La Trobe University
College of Science, Health and Engineering
Corner of Plenty Rd and Kingsbury Drive
Bundoora VIC 3086
Employer volunteer phone number: 1300 LA TROBE (1300 52 87623) Please select Volunteer
Please allow 3 – 8 weeks for the check to be returned. The Working with Children Check is valid for 5 years and is free of charge for students.
Please note if you already hold a Working with Children card, you need to contact the Department of Justice to add La Trobe University as an ‘employer’ using the details above.
If you have any further queries about Working with Children Checks, please contact a member of:
- La Trobe University's Placements Operations Team on the relevant email address for your discipline
- The Department of Justice & Regulation's Working with Children Check Unit
A copy of your Working with Children Check card needs to be uploaded to InPlace.