• Victorian Certificate of Education
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
• Apprenticeships and Traineeships

• About the VCAL
• What I need to know
• What do I study?
• What counts towards my VCAL?
• How is the VCAL assessed?
• What must I do to get my VCAL?
• How are results reported?
• Where can the VCAL take me?
• Student Success Stories
• VCAL pathways in languages other than English
• Glossary

What must I do to get my VCAL?

To get your VCAL you must successfully complete a learning program which contains a minimum of ten credits (units). One hundred hours completes one credit. The program must include:

• a minimum of one credit for each of the VCAL curriculum strands (Literacy and Numeracy Skills, Industry Specific Skills, Work Related Skills and Personal Development Skills)
• a minimum of two VCAL units
• one credit for numeracy
• six credits at the VCAL level attempted (Foundation, Intermediate or Senior) or above this level. One of these credits must be for Literacy and one credit for Personal Development Skills.

At the VCAL Intermediate and Senior levels the program must also include VET totalling at least 100 hours.

A VCAL program may also include VCE studies and Further Education units. One credit is awarded for 100 hours of a Further Education unit.