Blue cards for private teaching, coaching or tutoring

You need a blue card if you teach, coach or tutor children on a commercial basis.

You do not need a blue card or exemption card if you provide these services through an education provider, such as a university, TAFE or registered training organisation (RTO).

Employees and volunteers

You need a blue card if your paid role includes teaching, coaching or tutoring one or more children on a commercial basis.

You do not need a blue card if you are a volunteer and do not received payment or another reward.

You need a blue card if you are:

• a private tutor teaching school students
• a personal trainer providing coaching to children
• a driving instructor teaching children
• a language teacher giving private lessons to children
• a music teacher giving lessons to children.

You do not need a blue card if you are:

• a registered teacher working at a school as part of your role
• an employee of an education provider, such as a university, TAFE or RTO
• a parent volunteering in your own child’s activities.

Education providers

You do not need a blue card under this category if you work for an education provider.

This includes:

• universities
• TAFE
• RTOs.

You may still need a blue card under another category.

Read more about when you don’t need a blue card.

Other categories

Some teaching or coaching work may need a blue card under another category.

Learn about:

• churches, clubs and associations for coaching at sporting clubs and community groups
• sport, active recreation, gyms and play facilities for fitness, dance martial arts and other activities.

Business owners and operators

You need a blue card if your business usually teaches, coaches or tutors children on a commercial basis.

You do not need a blue card under this category if the business is an education provider.

You need a blue card if you run:

• a private tutoring business
• a driving school that teaches children
• a business that provides private music lessons to children.

You do not need a blue card if you run:

• an education provider
• a business providing services only to adults.