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School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships

School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeships are open to students 15 years of age or over, who are an Australian Citizen; or hold a working Visa that covers the nominal duration of the apprenticeship or traineeship.

Undertaking a School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship in Victoria involves the student undertaking the VCE or VCAL as well as being employed and trained under the following arrangements:

• VCE/VCAL studies are selected and undertaken by the student
• the student has paid employment under an industrial agreement that recognises School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships. In effect the employer will be either:
  • covered by an Award with suitable provisions;
  • party to a workplace agreement, including Individual Transitional Employment Agreements, Australian Workplace Agreements, collective agreements, or pre-reform certified agreements; or
  • covered by the minimum terms and conditions of Part 21 of the Workplace Relations Act.
• a Training Contract that includes the qualification and duration of training to be undertaken must be registered with Skills Victoria.
• a Training Plan must be signed with an RTO within 2 months of commencement of the School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship.
• the school acknowledges and endorses the Training Plan by becoming a signatory to the Training Plan.
• a program leading to a nationally recognised qualification must be provided.

Training and assessment are the responsibility of an RTO.

School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship programs generally provide the same credit toward the the VCE as the related VCE VET program.

School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships in the following industry areas have been approved by industry bodies and the VCAA for students undertaking VCE:

• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Business
• Community Services
• Engineering
• Food Processing (Wine)
• Horticulture
• Hospitality (Operations)
• Information Technology
• Retail
• Sport and Recreation

School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships in other industry areas, may also contribute to the VCE through Block Credit Recognition.

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Block Credit Recognition

School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships are also available in any other industry area for which Skills Victoria have approved funding. 

A summary of Block Credit Recognition can be found at:

• Block Credit Recognition
• 2009 VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook Part A, Section 3, pages 28 and 30

 

Other options

Where To Now? is an online guide to the VCE, VCAL and Apprenticeships and Traineeships.

School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships - FAQs including time committment, administrative details and the role of schools.

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