Financial Services

Qualifications
Credit in the VCE
ENTER Contribution
Scored Assessment
Publications
Past Exams and Assessment Reports

Qualifications

Enrolment status: current

The following qualification is available as a VCE VET program:

FNS30104 Certificate III in Financial Services

Note: The Units 3 and 4 sequence of VCE VET Financial Services is not designed as a stand-alone study. Students are strongly advised against undertaking the Units 3 and 4 sequence without first completing Units 1 and 2.

Minor changes have been made to the codes in the Financial Services Training Package. These updates are listed under the publications section.

Credit in the VCE

Students who complete FNS30104 Certificate III in Financial Services will be eligible for four units credit towards their VCE: two units at Units 1 and 2 and a Units 3 and 4 sequence.

ENTER Contribution

Students wishing to receive an ENTER contribution for the Units 3 and 4 sequence of VCE VET Financial Services must undertake scored assessment for the purpose of achieving a study score. This study score can contribute directly to the primary four or as a fifth or sixth study.

Scored Assessment

Students wishing to receive a study score for VCE VET Financial Services must undertake scored assessment. This consists of three coursework tasks, worth 66% of the overall study score and an end of year examination, worth 34% of the overall study score.

Scored assessment in 2007 is based on the Units 3 and 4 sequence of FNS30104 Certificate III in Financial Services.

Note: Materials relating to scored assessment can be found under publications.

Publications

Following is a list of publications published by the VCAA. These publications can be read online. Some of the listed publications are PDF documents. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files. This is a free product.

Program information

Financial Services information sheet (PDF - 111KB) printable program flyer
NEW - Revised codes for VCE VET Financial Services (January 2008, PDF - 12KB)
2006 VCE VET Financial Services program booklet (October 2005, PDF - 251KB)

Materials for Scored Assessment

Assessment Guide (February 2007, PDF - 167KB)
Financial Services Assessment Plan and Sample 2008 (DOC - 75KB)
Work Performance Records (DOC - 45KB)
VCE VET Scoring Criteria Sheets 2008
- DOC - 207KB
- PDF - 33KB
VET Coursework Assessment Record (VCAR) 2008
- DOC - 159KB
- PDF - 33KB
- Sample VCAR (PDF - 39KB)
NEW - Scored Assessment in VCE VET programs
Support Advice for assessors. Section 1: Phases of the scored assessment process should be downloaded in conjunction with the VCE VET Financial Services sample task and the appendices:
- Phases of the scored assessment process (Section 1, PDF - 256KB)
- VCE VET Financial Services sample task (PDF - 208KB)
- Appendices (PDF - 56KB)
Scored Assessment in the VCE VET programs - Support Advice for Assessors (2005 - PDF 393KB). This publication provides assessors with advice about the process of scoring coursework in VCE VET programs.

Past Exams and Assessment Reports

Past Exams and Assessment Reports

Find past exams, sample exams and Assessment Reports. Assessment reports give advice to teachers and students in relation to examinations and may contain examination answers.

New programs are approved from time to time and are announced in the VCAA Bulletin. The details for each of these programs are published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.