Teacher Resources

Administration

• VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook
  Sets out the rules, regulations and policies governing the delivery of the VCE and VCAL, and provides an all-inclusive guide for principals, teachers and administrators.
• Review of Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning Final Report Nov 2004 (pdf - 185.18kb)
  A review of the current structure of the certificate prior to its reaccreditation in 2006.

VCAL Curriculum Planning Guides

Skills for Further Study Senior (pdf - 714.42kb) 
Accreditation Period: Extended to December 2019

The purpose of this unit is to enable students to develop knowledge and skills for further study that will prepare and assist them to pursue diverse and higher level education and training pathways in a range of settings.

Industry Specific Skills Strand and Work Related Skills Strand (pdf - 1.11mb) 
Accreditation Period: January 2014 – December 2019
Information on designing curriculum and learning programs to meet the purpose statements of the Industry Specific Skills and Work Related Skills Strand. This is the revised curriculum planning guide and is to be used from 2014.

• A summary of changes (doc - 197.5kb) to Curriculum Planning Guide − Industry Specific Skills Strand and Work Related Skills Strand.

Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand – Literacy Skills Units (pdf - 1.25mb) 
Accreditation Period: Extended to December 2018
Information on designing curriculum and learning programs to meet the purpose statement of the Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand - Literacy Skills Units. This curriculum guide contains the literacy units for all VCAL levels - Foundation, Intermediate and Senior.

Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand – Numeracy Skills Units (pdf - 1,011.72kb) 
Accreditation Period: Extended to December 2018
Information on designing curriculum and learning programs to meet the purpose statement of the Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand – Numeracy Skills Units. This curriculum guide contains the literacy units for all VCAL levels – Foundation, Intermediate and Senior.

Personal Development Skills Strand (pdf - 860.35kb) 
Accreditation Period: January 2012 – December 2019
Information on designing curriculum and learning programs to meet the purpose statement of the Personal Development Skills Strand.

VCAL Literacy and Numeracy Skills Units for implementation in 2019

Teachers are advised that the Curriculum Planning Guides and the Literacy and Numeracy Skills Units Advice for Teachers listed below are for use from 2019. They are available for providers in preparation for use from 2019.

Senior Extension Units - approved providers only

Accreditation Period: Extended to December 2019

For approval to deliver Senior Extension Units to eligible senior students, please contact the VCAL Unit Manager,  Bernadette Cronin:  (03) 9032 1727 or cronin.bernadette.l@edumail.vic.gov.au.

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VCAL Assessment and Planning Guides

• VCAL Unit Assessment Planning Guide (pdf - 580.55kb)
  This guide is to support practitioners in their delivery of VCAL. The guide contains information on assessment, structured work place learning and recognition of prior learning.
• VCAL Recognition of prior learning (RPL) discussion template (doc - 51kb)
• VCAL Recognition of prior learning (RPL) Portfolio Coversheet (doc - 49.5kb)

VCAL Information sheets

• VCAL Information Sheets   Updated July 2014
  Fact sheets about the VCAL, which cover subjects such as applied learning, an integrated approach, Literacy and Numeracy Skills and Skills for Further Study.

VCAL Hands-on Options Booklet

• VCAL Hands-On Booklet
  This booklet is provided in English and other languages for Years 11 and 12 students and their parents.

VCAL 4 Life

• VCAL 4 Life
  A short video that introduces the VCAL to students and parents who are considering options for senior secondary study.

VCAL First

• VCAL First
  A guide for teachers new to the VCAL produced by the Victorian Applied Learning Association (VALA).

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