Workplace learning in the Victorian Pathways Certificate
Principals/Directors and VPC teachers in specialist and flexible delivery settings
Workplace learning provides students with the opportunity to incorporate on-the-job experience with school-based studies as part of the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC).
Students undertaking the VPC may complete workplace learning in several different ways including work experience or industry engagement such as participation in industry tours or exhibitions. For more information, see
workplace learning options for schools.
The VPC is designed to be delivered flexibly to suit the needs and circumstances of individual students. This can include face-to-face learning and can consist of activities such as work experience, volunteering, community involvement, and sports leadership. Students can demonstrate achievement of Learning Goals within a module and work toward satisfactory completion of a VPC Unit in their work placement or other community engagement activity.
When VPC students undertake
work experience, or other industry engagement, they may engage in activities related to the Learning Goals within the VPC module and collect evidence of their learning from the workplace. The teacher will be responsible for designing learning activities, facilitating classroom delivery, and aligning the curriculum with what the students do at their workplace to collect evidence of their learning. The student needs to satisfy relevant Learning Goals to achieve a satisfactory result as assessed by the teacher. The type of evidence the teacher collects will depend on the student’s chosen industry, the workplace, and the learning goals of the VPC unit in which they are enrolled.
Action
Principals/Directors, please share this information with your staff members.
Critical dates
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More information
View the
VPC curriculum page on the VCAA website.
For any questions, contact the Senior Secondary Reform team.
email:
vcaa.seniorsecondaryreform@education.vic.gov.au