Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)

The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) is a hands-on option for students in Years 11 and 12. The VCAL gives you practical work-related experience, as well as literacy and numeracy skills and the opportunity to build personal skills that are important for life and work. Like the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), VCAL is an accredited secondary certificate.

This page is an index to information on this site relating to the VCAL.

For Students & Parents
Information for students and parents on choosing VCAL, what counts towards a VCAL program and where the VCAL will lead students.

For Employers
Information for Employers considering taking on a VCAL student in their workplace. Provides answers to commonly asked questions and case studies of VCAL students in specific industries.

For Providers
Access to support resources and information for providers of the VCAL program.

VCAL Quality Assurance 2008

VCAL Coordinator’s Resource Kit
This kit has been produced to support the VCAL Coordinator in the delivery and coordination of VCAL.

VCAL Unit Reviews
Outlines principles, guidelines, terms of reference and timelines for the VCAL unit reviews and publishes draft material for review.

Forms & Publications
A list of publications and forms relating to the administration of VCAL.

Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs
Answers to frequently asked questions from students, parents and employers about VCAL.

Schools and Study Search
Conduct a search to find which schools offer what Victorian senior secondary subjects. This listing is based on enrolments of students. The home school of students has been used, rather than the assessing school.

Other options

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

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		Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) is a hands-on option for students in Years 11 and 12. The VCAL gives you practical work-related experience, as well as literacy and numeracy skills and the opportunity to build personal skills that are important for life and work. Like the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), VCAL is an accredited secondary certificate. This page is an index to information on this site relating to the VCAL. For Students & Parents Information for students and parents on choosing VCAL, what counts towards a VCAL program and where the VCAL will lead students. For Employers Information for Employers considering taking on a VCAL student in their workplace. Provides answers to commonly asked questions and case studies of VCAL students in specific industries. For Providers Access to support resources and information for providers of the VCAL program. VCAL Quality Assurance 2008 VCAL Coordinator’s Resource Kit This kit has been produced to support the VCAL Coordinator in the delivery and coordination of VCAL. VCAL Unit Reviews Outlines principles, guidelines, terms of reference and timelines for the VCAL unit reviews and publishes draft material for review. Forms & Publications A list of publications and forms relating to the administration of VCAL. Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs Answers to frequently asked questions from students, parents and employers about VCAL. Schools and Study Search Conduct a search to find which schools offer what Victorian senior secondary subjects. This listing is based on enrolments of students. The home school of students has been used, rather than the assessing school. Other options Where To Now? is an online guide to the VCE, VCAL and Apprenticeships and Traineeships.
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