VCAL Publications

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Administration

• VCE and VCAL Administration Handbook
  Sets out the rules, regulations and policies governing the delivery of the VCE and VCAL, and provides an all-inclusive guide for principals, teachers and administrators.
• Review of Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning Final Report Nov 2004
  (PDF - 185KB) A review of the current structure of the certificate prior to its reaccreditation in 2006.

 

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VCAL Curriculum Planning Guides

• NEW! Skills for Further Study Senior (PDF - 649KB)
  The purpose of this unit is to enable students to develop knowledge and skills for further study that will prepare and assist them to pursue diverse and higher level education and training pathways in a range of settings.
  
  • Skills for Further Study Senior Professional Development

• Industry Specific Skills Strand and Work Related Skills Strand (PDF - 696KB)
  Information on designing curriculum and learning programs to meet the purpose statements of the Industry Specific Skills and Work Related Skills Strand. This is the revised curriculum planning guide and is to be used from 2008.
  
• Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand - Literacy Skills Units (PDF - 1.1 MB)
  Information on designing curriculum and learning programs to meet the purpose statement of the Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand - Literacy Skills Units. This curriculum guide contains the literacy units for all VCAL levels - Foundation, Intermediate and Senior.
• Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand - Numeracy Skills Units (PDF - 1 MB)
  Information on designing curriculum and learning programs to meet the purpose statement of the Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand - Numeracy Skills Units. This curriculum guide contains the literacy units for all VCAL levels - Foundation, Intermediate and Senior.
• Personal Development Skills Strand (PDF - 189KB)
  Information on designing curriculum and learning programs to meet the purpose statement of the Personal Development Skills Strand.

 

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VCAL Assessment and Planning Guides

• NEW! VCAL Unit Assessment Planning Guide (Updated 12 October 2010, PDF - 865KB)
  This guide has been prepared to assist you in the design of assessment tasks.
• VCAL Recognition of prior learning (RPL) discussion template (DOC - 39KB)
• VCAL Recognition of prior learning (RPL) Portfolio Coversheet (DOC - 36KB)

 

 

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Accreditation

• VCAL Accreditation Document (PDF - 2,238KB)
  Submission document for initial accreditation of VCAL as a senior secondary qualification. Outlines all components of the qualification.

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VCAL Information Sheets

• VCAL Information Sheets
  Fact sheets on the VCAL program, including an Introduction to VCAL, Literacy and Numeracy Skills units, Applied Learning and the Integrated Approach.

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VCAL - Hands-on Options Booklet

• VCAL - The Hands-On Option booklet
  VCAL - The Hands-On Option for Years 11 & 12 Students is provided in English and other languages for students and their parents.