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Community Services

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Qualifications

Enrolment status: current

The following qualification is available as a VCE VET program:

• CHC20202 Certificate II in Community Services Work

The following qualifications are available as a School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship program:

• CHC20202 Certificate II in Community Services Work
• CHC20102 Certificate II in Community Services Support Work
• HLT20702 Certificate II in Health Support Services (Client/Patient Support Services)

Note: The Units 3 and 4 sequence of VCE VET Community 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.

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Credit in the VCE

Students who complete the CHC20202 Certificate II in Community Services Work and selected units of competence from CHC30802 Certificate III in Community Services Work and CHC30402 Certificate III in Children’s Services will be eligible for up to five units credit towards their VCE: up to three units at Units 1 and 2 and a Units 3 and 4 sequence.

Students undertaking a School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship program in any of the three qualifications available, credit will be dependant upon the amount of training undertaken. For further details see the October 2004 VCAA Bulletin (page 10).

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ENTER Contribution

Students wishing to receive an ENTER contribution for the Units 3 and 4 sequence of VCE VET Community 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.

Students who receive a Units 3 and 4 sequence for a School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship program in Community Services may choose to undertake scored assessment or may choose to opt-out and receive a 10% increment towards their ENTER (10% of the average of the primary four scaled studies).

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Scored Assessment

Students wishing to receive a study score for VCE VET Community 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.

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

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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

• 2005 VCE VET Community Services program booklet (October 2004, PDF - 254KB)
• NEW - 2008 Revised Community Services Program Structure (PDF - 42KB)
• Community Services information sheet (printable program flyer, PDF - 104KB
• A Guide to School Based New Apprenticeships (November 2003, PDF - 183KB)
  • Supplementary information to a Guide to School Based New Apprenticeships (PDF - 149KB)
    VCAA Bulletin No.34 February 2006 Supplement No. 1
• School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships Frequently Asked Questions

 

Materials for Scored Assessment

• Assessment Guide (January 2006, PDF - 140KB)
• Community Services Assessment Plan and Sample 2008 (DOC - 107KB)
• Work Performance Records (DOC - 40KB)
• VCE VET Scoring Criteria Sheets 2008
  • DOC - 207KB
  • PDF - 33KB
• VET Coursework Assessment Record 2008 (VCAR)
  • DOC - 159KB
  • PDF - 34KB
  • Sample VCAR (PDF - 18KB)
• 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 Community Services sample task and the appendices:
  • Phases of the scored assessment process (Section 1, PDF - 256KB)
  • VCE VET Community Services sample task (PDF - 200KB)
  • Appendices (PDF - 56KB)
• Scored Assessment in 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.

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Past Exams and Assessment Reports

• Past Exams & 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.

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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.

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