The VCE VET program is drawn from the following qualifications:
The following qualifications are available as School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship programs:
Note: Schools are advised that VCE VET programs are not designed as stand-alone studies. Students are strongly advised against undertaking the Units 3 and 4 sequence without first completing Units 1 and 2.
Program 1: Students who complete the ICA20105 Certificate II in Information Technology will be eligible for up to three VCE VET units at Units 1 and 2 towards satisfactory completion of their VCE.
Program 2: Students who undertake partial completion of ICA30105 Certificate III in Information Technology will be eligible for up to four units credit towards satisfactory completion of their VCE: two units at Units 1 and 2, and a Units 3 and 4 sequence. Students who are able to undertake further training to complete the Certificate III qualification may be eligible for further credit at the Units 3 and 4 level.
Students who undertake a School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship program in ICA20105 will receive up to three units credit towards their VCE at Units 1 and 2 level. Students who complete a School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship program in ICA30105 Certificate III in Information Technology may receive two Units 3 and 4 sequences once a minimum of 360 hours of training has been completed: further credit details.
Students wishing to receive an ATAR contribution for the Units 3 and 4 sequence of VCE VET Information Technology 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.
Students who receive a Units 3 and 4 sequence within a School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship program in Information Technology may choose to undertake scored assessment or may choose to receive a a 10% increment towards their ATAR (10% of the average of the primary four scaled studies).
Students wishing to receive a study score for VCE VET Information Technology 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 is based on the Units 3 and 4 sequence of Program 2, partial completion of ICA30105 Certificate III in Information Technology.
Note: Materials relating to scored assessment are available under the "Publications" section on this webpage.
The Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA) website provides detailed information on mapping between IT Vendor programs and the new ICA05 Information and Communications Technology Training Package. This can be accessed at the following link:
www.ibsa.org.au/content/news_old.html
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.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Tools and Assessment Test Banks for the 9 units of competency for the Certificate II core (specified as entry requirements for the Certificate III) are available at: http://trainingsupport.otte.vic.gov.au/p_delivery.cfm?archiveID=23
Find examination specifications and sample materials, past exams and assessment reports. Assessment Reports give advice to teachers and students in relation to examinations.
New VCE VET programs are approved from time to time and are announced in the VCAA Bulletin VCE, VCAL and VET. The details for each of these programs are published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.