Automotive
Qualifications
Enrolment status: current
The following curriculum qualification is available as a VCE VET program:
- 21560VIC Certificate II in Automotive Technology Studies
Pre-apprenticeships
A pre-apprenticeship is a nationally recognised qualification that has an automatic training and duration credit into the apprenticeship in the same industry area. A pre-apprenticeship training program prepares the student for entry into a trade based apprenticeship by equipping the student with foundation knowledge and skills.
Formal pre-apprenticeship arrangements have been approved by Skills Victoria for 21560VIC Certificate II in Automotive Technology Studies.
The following training package qualifications from AUR05 Automotive Industry Training Package Retail, Service and Repair are available as a School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship program:
- AUR20205 Certificate II in Automotive Aftermarket Manufacturing
- AUR20305 Certificate II in Bicycles
- AUR20405 Certificate II in Automotive Electrical Technology
- AUR20505 Certificate II in Automotive Vehicle Servicing
- AUR20605 Certificate II in Marine
- AUR20705 Certificate II in Automotive Mechanical
- AUR20805 Certificate II in Outdoor Power Equipment
- AUR20905 Certificate II in Automotive Vehicle Body
- AUR21005 Certificate II in Motor Sport
- AUR21105 Certificate II in Automotive Sales
- AUR21205 Certificate II in Automotive Warehousing/Distribution Operations
- AUR30405 Certificate III in Automotive Mechanical Technology
Credit in the VCE
Students who complete the 21560VIC Certificate II in Automotive Technology Studies qualification will be eligible for four units credit towards their VCE: two units at Units 1 and 2, and a Units 3 and 4 sequence.
Students who complete a Certificate II School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship program from AUR05 Automotive Industry Training Package Retail, Service and Repair will receive four units credit 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.
Students who complete AUR30405 Certificate III in Automotive Mechanical Technology will receive up to six units credit towards their VCE: two units at Units 1 and 2 and two Units 3 and 4 sequences, depending on the number of hours of Certificate III level training successfully completed.
ENTER Contribution
Students who receive a Units 3 and 4 sequence for 21560VIC Certificate II in Automotive Technology Studies or any of the School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship program qualifications from the Automotive Training Package AUR05 (at Certificate II or III level) will be eligible for a 10% increment towards their ENTER (10% of the average of the primary four scaled studies).
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
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VCE VET Automotive program booklet (August 2005 - PDF 189KB)
- Full descriptions of the units of competence included in the VCE VET Automotive program are available on the Training Support Network website. Go to the Curriculum Document Search Facility. Enter the qualification title or state code and click on the search button. Click on the Download Curriculum link to view a PDF of the current curriculum document.
- Automotive information sheet (printable program flyer - PDF 45KB)
- A Guide to School Based New Apprenticeships (November 2003 - PDF 183KB)
- School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships Frequently Asked Questions
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.
