Block Credit Recognition
Students with a nationally recognised Vocational Education and Training or Further Education (VET/FE) qualification that is not included in the suite of approved VCE VET and School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships programs may be eligible for credit towards their VCE.
To be eligible for credit the student must be enrolled in the VCE. Students who have been enrolled in the VCE within the previous two years may also be eligible for credit.
Credit will be available for full or partial completion of a nationally recognised qualification, according to the guidelines below.
Determining credit toward the VCE
Under block credit recognition, credit toward the VCE is determined by the AQF level at which the units of competence/modules are recognised and the nominal hours of training completed.
The following guidelines apply:
- Attainment of units of competence/modules at AQF level II provides credit at Units 1 and 2 level.
- Attainment of units of competence/modules at AQF level III or above provides credit at Units 3 and 4 level.
- At least 90 nominal hours of training is required for each VCE Unit.
- Where a student has completed two or more qualifications, or parts there of, within the same industry area, the highest AQF level of training achieved will be counted for credit.
- The award of credit will take into account issues of duplication with students' other VCE studies or VCE VET programs.
A Unit 3 and 4 sequence will be awarded on satisfactory completion at a minimum of 180 nominal hours, according to the guidelines above.
For students enrolled in a VET/FE program, the amount of credit they are eligible for will be calculated and recorded on VASS. It will specify the number and level of units and/or Unit 3 and 4 sequences.
Where students apply for credit for training completed prior to 2009, decisions on the amount of credit granted will be made and recorded by the VCAA.
Students with a current enrolment in VET/FE
Where students are completing training in a nationally recognised VET/FE qualification in 2009, they should be enrolled on Victorian Assessment Software System (VASS) in the certificate and all units of competence/modules expected to be completed in the current year only.
These students do not need to apply for credit as entry on VASS will calculate the level of credit students are entitled to, based on the rules above.
Students who have completed training in VET/FE prior to 2009
Where students have completed training in a nationally recognised VET/FE qualification prior to 2009, and have not previously had their details entered onto the VASS, they must apply to the VCAA, through the Victorian school at which they are enrolled.
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