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Themed VCAL Learning Programs

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Introduction

Providers delivering a Themed VCAL learning program should ensure that they have access to appropriately qualified staff and curriculum expertise. In addition, these providers must have access to suitable resources that will enable the delivery of curriculum in the particular industry theme area. The development of industry and community organisation partnerships, which contribute to a learning program delivery in the particular industry theme area, is essential in ensuring the relevance and usefulness to the student, of the curriculum included in the learning program.

Learning programs must:

• develop pathways for the needs, aspirations and goals of the student
• be designed to enable students to complete the requirements of the chosen level of Themed VCAL within one year
• build on the student’s current skills and aptitudes and include appropriate curriculum choices for particular needs or vocational goals
• incorporate appropriate partnerships for the development of curriculum and delivery approaches related to the industry theme.

In designing a Themed VCAL learning program providers will need to select curriculum components for VCAL study that can enable successful completion of a minimum of 10 credits. Students will be enrolled in full-year programs.

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Quality Assurance

Themed VCAL providers will take part in the VCAL quality assurance process for VCAL units. This process is managed by the VCAA.   This ensures consistency and maintains appropriate standards in delivery of VCAL units.

VCAL providers must ensure that the delivery of VCE units and VCAL units complies with the assessment and quality requirements of the VCAA.

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Themed VCAL Course Approval

In order to ensure consistency of approach in Themed VCAL, the VCAA will approve learning programs through an application process. Providers who wish to deliver a Themed VCAL in 2010 should carefully read these guidelines, complete the attached application form, including the Learning Program Proforma, and forward these to the VCAA at the address indicated on the form at any time before the due date. It is critical that applications are submitted on time.

• Guidelines for Themed VCAL in 2010 (PDF - 48KB)
• Themed VCAL Application Form - 2010 (DOC - 143KB)
• Themed VCAL Application Form - 2010 (PDF - 38KB)

Themed VCAL programs cannot proceed until the formal approval process has been completed.

Providers who intend to deliver a previously approved Themed VCAL program in 2010 are still required to submit an application to deliver Themed VCAL in 2010.

The VCAA will respond to applications as they are received and providers will be notified by email of their approval to deliver a Themed VCAL program.

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