There were 8145 students enrolled in any level of VCAL in 2004. They were enrolled with 322 providers. Nearly three quarters of all students, (74.6%) were enrolled in government schools.
With respect to the level of certificate studied, 30.6% VCAL students were enrolled in foundation and 55.4% in intermediate level certificates. Senior and senior extension enrolments comprised 11.5% and 2.5% of enrolments respectively.
|
Certificate Name and Level |
Enrolments |
|
VCAL (Foundation) |
2484 |
|
ICT Industries (Foundation) |
2 |
|
All Foundation |
2486 |
|
VCAL (Intermediate) |
4313 |
|
Automotive Industry (Intermediate) |
31 |
|
Carpentry, Joinery & Shop Fitting (Intermediate) |
12 |
|
Construction Industry (Intermediate) |
8 |
|
Digital Design (Intermediate) |
10 |
|
Electrical Industry (Intermediate) |
6 |
|
Furniture Making (Intermediate) |
6 |
|
Hospitality Industry (Intermediate) |
17 |
|
ICT Industries (Intermediate) |
7 |
|
Land Based Industry-Horticulture (Intermediate) |
3 |
|
Media & Communications Film & TV (Intermediate) |
9 |
|
Multimedia (Intermediate) |
9 |
|
Performing Arts - Music (Intermediate) |
10 |
|
Plumbing Industry (Intermediate |
19 |
|
Printing Industry (Intermediate) |
5 |
|
Service & Retail Industries (Intermediate) |
16 |
|
Sport & Leisure Industries (Intermediate) |
22 |
|
All Intermediate |
4503 |
|
VCAL (Senior) |
901 |
|
Automotive Industry (Senior) |
7 |
|
Digital Design (Senior) |
5 |
|
ICT Industries (Senior) |
3 |
|
Media & Communications Film & TV (Senior) |
8 |
|
Multimedia (Senior) |
3 |
|
Printing Industry (Senior) |
1 |
|
Sport & Leisure Industries (Senior) |
4 |
|
All Senior |
932 |
|
Senior Extension (Folio Enhancement) |
204 |
|
Total |
8125 |
Just over three in five VCAL student enrolments in 2004 were male (61.4%). However, for Senior and Senior Extension level enrolments there were a similar number of males as of females.
|
Level |
Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
Female |
Male |
% Male |
All |
|
Foundation |
978 |
1508 |
60.7 |
2486 |
|
Intermediate |
1607 |
2896 |
64.3 |
4503 |
|
Senior |
551 |
585 |
51.5 |
1136 |
|
All |
3136 |
4 989 |
61.4 |
8125 |
In 2004 there were a total of 34,300 VCAL unit enrolments. Students enrolled in any VCAL certificate can also gain credit for VET and VCE studies towards their qualification. The table below shows enrolments in VCAL units which is not the full range of curriculum participation or completion that contributed towards the attainment of a VCAL. VCAL students enrolled in VETiS and VCE units are included in the participation and completion reports for those units and certificates.
VCAL Personal Development units (38.5%) and VCAL Work Related Skills units (37.3%) accounted for over three quarters of enrolments in VCAL units.
Overall 70.5% of VCAL units were satisfactorily completed. Literacy Skills units averaged 69.5% completion, Numeracy skills units 62.7%, Personal Development units 71.2% and /work related skills units 71.6%.
|
VCAL Unit description |
S |
Enrolments |
% S |
|
Advanced Numeracy Skills (Senior) |
24 |
51 |
47.1 |
|
Advanced Study Skills |
143 |
204 |
70.1 |
|
Folio Enhancement and Presentation |
165 |
204 |
80.9 |
|
Literacy Skills (Intermediate) Oral Communication |
1330 |
1898 |
70.1 |
|
Literacy Skills (Intermediate) Reading and Writing |
1435 |
2139 |
67.1 |
|
Literacy Skills (Senior) Oral Communication |
415 |
571 |
72.7 |
|
Literacy Skills (Senior) Reading and Writing |
479 |
657 |
72.9 |
|
Numeracy Skills (Intermediate) |
1120 |
1790 |
62.6 |
|
Numeracy Skills (Senior) |
345 |
546 |
63.2 |
|
Pathways Planning |
162 |
222 |
73.0 |
|
Personal Development Skills Unit 1 (Foundation) |
1793 |
2478 |
72.4 |
|
Personal Development Skills Unit 1 (Intermediate) |
3133 |
4110 |
76.2 |
|
Personal Development Skills Unit 1 (Senior) |
677 |
890 |
76.1 |
|
Personal Development Skills Unit 2 (Foundation) |
973 |
1641 |
59.3 |
|
Personal Development Skills Unit 2 (Intermediate) |
2265 |
3309 |
68.4 |
|
Personal Development Skills Unit 2 (Senior) |
572 |
789 |
72.5 |
|
Work Related Skills Unit 1 (Foundation) |
1754 |
2332 |
75.2 |
|
Work Related Skills Unit 1 (Intermediate) |
2635 |
3550 |
74.2 |
|
Work Related Skills Unit 1 (Senior) |
533 |
685 |
77.8 |
|
Work Related Skills Unit 2 (Foundation) |
1162 |
1828 |
63.6 |
|
Work Related Skills Unit 2 (Intermediate) |
2540 |
3703 |
68.6 |
|
Work Related Skills Unit 2 (Senior) |
539 |
703 |
76.7 |
|
Grand Total |
24,194 |
34,300 |
70.5 |
There were 3642 VCAL certificate completions out of 6126 enrolments which were eligible to complete in 2004. A student is eligible to complete a qualification if they have completed sufficient units or modules or are enrolled in sufficient units or modules that if completed satisfactorily met the requirements for satisfactory completion of the qualification.
|
|
Eligible to Complete |
|
|
|
Level |
Completed |
All |
% Completed |
|
Foundation |
794 |
1538 |
50.3 |
|
Intermediate |
2062 |
3580 |
57.4 |
|
Senior and Senior Extension |
786 |
1008 |
76.3 |
|
Total |
3642 |
6,126 |
58.7 |
VCAL is a pathways program designed to lead on to further education, employment, apprenticeship or traineeship. Students may take up employment or a mix of employment and training such as an apprenticeship before certificate completion.
Destination data collected by the VQA from 90% of VCAL providers (88% of students) indicates 85.4% of students moving to further education and training and employment destinations; 51.5% into further education and training and 33.9% into employment.
|
Destination |
Number |
Percentage |
|
VCAL Foundation |
445 |
6.2 |
|
VCAL Intermediate |
651 |
9.1 |
|
VCAL Senior |
1176 |
16.4 |
|
VCE Year 11 |
170 |
2.3 |
|
VCE Year 12 |
406 |
5.7 |
|
TAFE |
731 |
10.2 |
|
University (Higher Education) |
104 |
1.5 |
|
Total |
3683 |
51.5 |
Source: VQA
|
Destination |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Apprenticeship |
1086 |
15.1 |
|
Traineeship |
162 |
2.2 |
|
Employment: Less than 15 hours per week |
254 |
3.5 |
|
Employment: More than 15 hours per week |
922 |
12.9 |
|
Total |
2424 |
33.9 |
Source: VQA