Recognition of VET and Further Education (FE) within the VCE and the VCAL means that students who complete all or part of a nationally recognised qualification may receive credit towards satisfactory completion of their VCE and/or VCAL. Recognition arrangements are as follows:
VET in the VCE or VCAL allows students to include vocational studies within their senior secondary certificate. Students undertake nationally recognised training from either accredited state curriculum or national training packages which may contribute to their VCE and/or VCAL. Further information on VET in the VCE and VCAL can be accessed via the following link:
VCE VET programs are vocational training programs approved by the VCAA. VCE VET programs lead to nationally recognised qualifications, thereby offering students the opportunity to gain both the VCE and a nationally portable VET qualification. Selected VCE VET programs offer scored assessment for Units 3 and 4. Each of the individual VCE VET program webpages contain specific information and publications. Further information and a full list of VCE VET programs (listed alphabetically) can be accessed via the following link:
Selected VCE VET programs offer scored assessment for Units 3 and 4. Further information on VCE VET scored programs and the scored assessment process can be accessed via the following link:
2012 VCE VET Scored Assessment Workshops: The VCAA conducted a series of professional development workshops for teachers/trainers and assessors of scored VCE VET programs in March 2012. Materials provided at the workshops are linked below:
2011 VCAA VET, VCAL & DEECD Statewide Briefings: VCAA and DEECD conducted briefings to update schools and providers on information regarding VET and VCAL. These briefings took place in each DEECD region across Victoria during November and December. The VET material presented at the briefing is linked below:
Details of all other professional development activities and workshops delivered by the VCAA can be accessed via the following link: Professional development activities
There are two ways in which a student may undertake an apprenticeship or traineeship while still at school: school-based or part-time. Further information on apprenticeships and traineeships for students enrolled at school can be accessed via the following link:
Students who undertake VET or Further Education (FE) qualifications that are not included in the suite of approved VCE VET programs and School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships may be eligible for credit towards their VCE. This is called Block Credit Recognition. Further information on Block Credit Recognition can be accessed via the following link:
A full list of publications produced by the VCAA VET Unit for teachers, trainers and assessors of VCE VET programs can be accessed via the following link:
Enrolment, unit completion and assessment data for students undertaking a senior secondary certificate in Victoria must be entered on VASS in accordance with the administrative requirements of the VCAA and must meet critical dates. Further information and advice on enrolling students in a VET qualification on VASS can be accessed via the following link:
Delivery of a VET certificate is undertaken by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). Further information on how to become an RTO and the delivery options for VET can be accessed via the following link:
The VCAA has determined that SWL is an appropriate and valuable component of all VCE VET programs. Further information on SWL and the recommendations for SWL in VCE VET programs can be found via the following link:
For a list of key contacts and useful resources relating to VET including details of the VCAA VET Unit, VET Support Networks and State Reviewers, click on the following link:
For answers to frequently asked questions from students, parents, teachers and trainers about VET, click on the following link:
The following webpage contains statistical information relating to post-compulsory completion, achievement and performance in senior secondary certificates:
This function lets you conduct a search of Victorian senior secondary subjects sorted by school. The listing is based on which studies are actually taught by a school:
Information for adults on studying the VCE, VCAL or VET can be accessed via the following link: