The VCE VET Engineering Studies program is drawn from Victorian accredited curriculum and offers a portable qualification which is recognised throughout Australia. The VCE VET Engineering Studies program is a pre-employment course designed to meet the needs of students wishing to pursue a career in the manufacturing, engineering and related industries.
Scored assessment is available for the scored Unit 3–4 sequence of the VCE VET Engineering Studies program.
VCE Season of Excellence
The prestigious Top Designs exhibition at Melbourne Museum is now showcasing five VCE VET programs. If you are undertaking scored assessment as part of your VCE or VCE Vocational Major, then you can apply. Top Designs is part of the VCE Season of Excellence, an annual festival celebrating senior secondary student work from Victorian schools.
Applications open in September and close in November each year. For information on how to apply, watch this video or visit the
Top Designs page.
Register your interest here and you will be notified when applications open and are due to close.
This
A3 Top Designs poster is also available to print for your classroom.
Qualification
22632VIC Certificate II in Engineering Studies: aims to provide graduates with basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge in a defined area of work and learning covering engineering and manufacturing and related industries, together with employment opportunities and career pathways.
Credit in the VCE (including VCE VM and VPC): recognition of up to three VCE VET units at Units 1 and 2 level, and a VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequence.
22470VIC Certificate II in Engineering Studies: aims to instil positive perceptions of engineering related industries by introducing young people to the wide range of employment opportunities, career choices and study pathways to further training in the engineering, manufacturing and related industries.
Credit in the VCE (including VCE VM and VPC): recognition of up to three VCE VET units at Units 1 and 2 level, and a VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequence.
Note: The scored Unit 3–4 sequence must be delivered and assessed in a single enrolment year. Students are strongly advised against undertaking the scored Unit 3–4 sequence without first completing Units 1 and 2 because Unit 3–4 sequences are not designed for standalone study.
Program material
The VCE VET Engineering Studies program booklet contains information relating to the qualification approved by the VCAA for delivery to VCE (including VCE VM and VPC) students.
It includes advice on the units of competency making up the program and the credit available for students.
It also provides advice on Structured Workplace Learning, the ATAR contribution and pathways to further learning.
View
2024 VCE VET Engineering Studies program booklet.
Full descriptions of the units of competency drawn from state-accredited curriculum that are included in the VCE VET Engineering Studies program can be found on the
Victorian Department of Education website.
Scored assessment
Scored assessment is available for 22470VIC Certificate II in Engineering Studies.
Students wishing to receive an ATAR contribution for VCE VET Engineering Studies must undertake scored assessment. This consists of three coursework tasks, worth 66% of the overall study score, and an end-of-year examination which is worth 34% of the overall study score.
Scored assessment is based on the scored Unit 3–4 sequence of VCE VET Engineering Studies.
The scored Unit 3–4 sequence of the VCE VET Engineering Studies program must be delivered and assessed in a single enrolment year.
Materials for scored assessment
View
VCE VET Scored Assessment Guide.
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2025 VCE VET Engineering Studies assessment plan template and sample.
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VCE VET scoring criteria sheets.
View assessment templates for task types:
Portfolio,
Product,
Work Performance,
Industry Project.
View
Task type overview.
Examination specifications, past examinations and reports
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VCE VET Engineering Studies examination specifications, past examinations and reports.
ATAR contribution
Students wishing to receive an ATAR contribution for the VCE VET Engineering Studies program Unit 3–4 sequence must undertake scored assessment for the purpose of achieving a study score. This study score can contribute directly to the ATAR, either as one of the student's best four studies (the primary four) or as a fifth or sixth study increment.
Where a student elects not to receive a study score for a scored Unit 3–4 sequence no contribution to the ATAR will be available.
The increment is awarded by the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC).
Further information can be found on the
VTAC website.
Where a scored Unit 3–4 sequence is used as an increment, the increment will be calculated using 10% of the scaled score.
VCE VET Engineering Studies State Reviewer
VCE VET state reviewers are appointed for scored VCE VET programs.
This position is vacant.
VCE Season of Excellence
High quality works created by students who complete this VCE VET program are eligible to apply for the VCE Season of Excellence. For further information, visit
Top Designs.
Structured workplace learning recognition
The VCAA provides recognition for Structured Workplace Learning for students undertaking a VCE VET program (VE1) or a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship (SBAT) (VE2).
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Workplace Learning Record booklets.