• Victorian Certificate of Education
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
• Apprenticeships and Traineeships

• About the VCE
• About VET
• What must I do to get my VCE?
• About the GAT
• How are results reported?
• Other things I might like to know
• Student Success Stories
• VCE Studies in 2010
• VCE VET programs in 2010
• VCE & VET pathways in languages other than English
• Glossary

About VET

There are three ways to include VET as part of your VCE. If you complete a VET qualification in any of these ways you will receive a certificate from the RTO as well as credit in the VCE.

 

1. VCE VET Programs

VCE VET students do vocational training programs as part of their VCE. Currently there are over 30 VCE VET programs to choose from. See: A list of VCE VET programs. A program booklet for each of the VCE VET programs is available on VCAA website at: http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vet/programs/index.html

VCE VET will contribute towards satisfactory completion of your VCE and also give you a qualification that is recognised around Australia. It can also lead to further training, for instance at a TAFE institute.

VCE VET programs that have Units 3 and 4 can be included in the calculation of the ENTER by VTAC.

If you are interested in a particular area of work, ask your school VCE or VET coordinator how a VCE VET program in this area will contribute to your VCE.

 

2. School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship?

School Based Apprenticeships are another way for vocational training to contribute towards your VCE. To become an apprentice or trainee you have to be in paid work and sign a contract of training which must be registered with Skills Victoria. Your VCE program would then include:

• VCE studies at school
• vocational training at an RTO, for example a TAFE institute
• part-time, paid work in the industry in which you are doing the training.

Currently there are eleven industries where you can do a School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship as part of your VCE.

• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Business
• Community Services
• Engineering
• Food Processing (Wine)
• Horticulture
• Hospitality
• Information Technology
• Retail Operations
• Sports and Recreation:
  • Community Recreation
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Sport

There are many other industry areas available for both school based or part-time apprenticeships and traineeships.

A School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship qualification contributes to satisfactory completion of the VCE in the same way that VCE VET programs do by giving credit at Units 1–4. School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship programs contribute to the ENTER in the same way that VCE VET programs do.

Ask your school how a School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship can be set up for you.

VCE VET and School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship programs can also be part of a student’s VCAL learning program. VCAL is explained later in this book.

 

3. Block Credit Recognition in the VCE

If you are interested in doing a vocational training certificate that is not available as a VCE VET program or a School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship, it is possible you may be able to count this training towards satisfactory completion of your VCE.

Block credit is the name given to this arrangement. Ask your VET or VCE coordinator for more information about the rules for block credit.