Themed VCAL Pathways and Credentials
Pathways for Students
The Themed VCAL is designed to develop and broaden the pathways available for young people. Educational providers delivering Themed VCAL must actively negotiate and facilitate the development of student pathways with local employers and other relevant education providers/organisations.
Transition support programs such as the Managed Individual Pathways initiative and other funding sources available have played an important part in the design and delivery of students’ learning programs to enable successful transitions. These programs should be utilised, as appropriate, to complement Themed VCAL programs.
Providers submitting a Themed VCAL learning program at Intermediate level for 2010 will be required to indicate the Senior level VCAL program or other training/employment pathways that will be available to students in 2011.
Credentials
The VCAA will issue the Themed Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning to students who have successfully completed the requirements of the Themed VCAL program.
The provider will determine successful completion of learning outcomes in the approved learning program and the level of the VCAL certificate to be awarded.
The student will receive:
- A VCAL certificate at Intermediate or Senior level which includes an appellation identifying the industry theme
- A Statement of Results.
Additional Statements of Attainment or certificates will be provided (by the RTO) for successful completion of VET or FE curriculum.
Students who begin the VCAL learning program but do not complete it will receive a Statement of Results at the completion of each year of study.
