Teaching Resources

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Administration

• VCE and VCAL Administrative 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

• Skills for Further Study Senior (PDF - 718KB)
  Accreditation Period: Jan 2011 – Dec 2015
  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.
• Industry Specific Skills Strand and Work Related Skills Strand (PDF - 696KB)
  Accreditation Period: Jan 2008 – Dec 2012
  Information on designing curriculum and learning programs to meet the purpose statements of the Industry Specific Skills and Work Related Skills Strand.
• Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand – Literacy Skills Units (PDF - 1.1 MB)
  Accreditation Period: Jan 2009 – Dec 2013
  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)
  Accreditation Period: Jan 2009 – Dec 2013
  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.
• NEW! Personal Development Skills Strand (PDF - 860KB)
  Accreditation Period: Jan 2012 – Dec 2016
  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 (PDF – 865KB)
  Updated October 2010
  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

• NEW! VCAL Information Sheets
  Updated July 2011
  Fact sheets about the VCAL, which cover subjects such as applied learning, an integrated approach,  Literacy and Numeracy Skills and Skills for Further Study.

 

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VCAL Hands-on Options Booklet

• VCAL Hands-On Booklet
  This booklet is provided in English and other languages for Years 11 and 12 students and their parents.