Agriculture - School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships

The following qualifications from the RTE03 Rural Production Training Package are available as School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships:

• RTE20103 Certificate II in Agriculture (includes specialisations in beef production, dairy production, goat production, grain production, horse breeding, milk harvesting, pig production, poultry production, sheep and wool production)
• RTE20603 Certificate II in Production Horticulture

 

Credit in the VCE

Credit will be dependent upon the amount of training undertaken based on nominal hours.

Students undertaking either the Certificate II in Agriculture or Certificate II in Production Horticulture as a School-based Apprenticeship or Traineeship are eligible for credit of up to four units towards their VCE: two units at Units 1 and 2 and a Units 3 and 4 sequence. Students must complete a minimum of 360 hours of training to receive a Units 3 and 4 sequence.

Students can accumulate VCE VET units over more than one year.

Apprentices who do not achieve the minimum requirements for the qualification, as listed in the Training Package, will receive a Statement of Attainment from the RTO listing those competencies achieved. A record of their achievement will also appear in their Training Record Book.

 

Study Score

There is no study score available for this program.

 

ATAR Contribution

Students who receive a Units 3 and 4 sequence for RTE20103 Certificate II in Agriculture or RTE20603 Certificate II in Production will be eligible for a 10% increment towards their ATAR (10% of the average of the primary four scaled studies).