VCE VET Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Ecosystem Management
The VCE VET Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Ecosystem Management program is drawn from a national training package and offers portable qualifications which are recognised throughout Australia. These qualifications equipe students with a broad range of skills and knowledge to pursue a career or further training in the agriculture, horticulture, conservation and ecosystem management or related industries.
The VCE VET Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Ecosystem Management program does not offer scored assessment.
Qualifications
AHC20122 Certificate II in Agriculture:
- Overview: This is a nationally recognised, entry-level qualification designed to provide entry level occupational outcome in agriculture. The qualification enables individuals to select a livestock production or cropping context as a job focus or in the case of mixed farming enterprises, both. Job roles vary across different industry sectors and may include assistant animal attendant /stockperson, assistant farm or station hand/worker/labourer, assistant farm fencing contractor, farm machinery worker, Jillaroo/Jackaroo, Saleyard livestock worker. The qualification is suited to VET programs delivered to secondary school students or learners with no previous connection to the agriculture industry or relevant employment history.
- Credit in the VCE (including VCE VM and VPC): recognition of up to four VCE VET units at Units 1 and 2 level, and a VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequence.
AHC20422 Certificate II in Horticulture:
- Overview: This is a nationally recognised qualification that equipes students with the skills and knowledge for a range of entry level horticulture job roles. Employment opportunities may include nursery worker, assistant landscaper, assistant parks or gardens worker. The qualification is suited to VET programs delivered to secondary school students or learners with no previous connection to the horticulture industry or relevant employment history.
- Credit in the VCE (including VCE VM and VPC): recognition of up to four VCE VET units at Units 1 and 2 level, and a VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequence.
AHC21216 Certificate II in Rural Operations:
- Overview: This nationally recognised qualification is designed to provide an occupational outcome across diverse industries in rural and regional Australia. Depending on the units selected individuals can be employed not only in rural industries but also in other rural and regional sectors such as local government, tourism, hospitality, transport, construction, community services, information technology and metals. Individuals holding this qualification are expected to carry out routine tasks under general supervision and exercise limited autonomy with some accountability for their own work. The qualification is suitable for an Australian Apprenticeship.
- Credit in the VCE (including VCE VM and VPC): recognition of up to four VCE VET units at Units 1 and 2 level, and a VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequence
AHC21024 Certificate II in Conservation and Ecosystem Management:
- Overview: This nationally recognised qualification provides the skills and knowledge required for work in a defined context and/or for further study in conservation and ecosystem management. The qualification enables individuals to select and develop basic factual, technical and procedural knowledge in conservation and ecosystem management for Indigenous land management, lands, parks and wildlife services and the restoration and rehabilitation of ecosystems. Employment opportunities may include assistant land management officer, assistant conservation worker, assistant parks and wildlife officer.
- Credit in the VCE (including VCE VM and VPC): recognition of up to four VCE VET units at Units 1 and 2 level, and a VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequence.
Program Booklet
VCE VET programs are developed with a reference group of industry and vocational professionals. Each program includes a predesignated program structure with defined credit arrangements.
The Program Booklet for the VCE VET Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Ecosystem Management program outlines the program structure, approved Units of Competency (UoCs) and available credit towards the VCE, VCE VM and VPC for the certificates listed above.
Program Booklets should be read in conjunction with the source qualification, as listed on the National Training Register (training.gov.au), or relevant accredited VET course document(s). While certificates may include a range of UoCs in these source training products, only the approved UoCs listed in the relevant Program Booklet can be delivered as part of a VCE VET program.
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ATAR contribution
Scored VCE VET programs may contribute to a student’s ATAR as one of the primary four studies or one of the two available (and permissible) increments. Where a student completes the UoCs from a scored Unit 3–4 sequence but elects not to undertake scored assessment to receive a study score, no contribution to the ATAR will be available.
Non-scored Unit 3–4 sequences may contribute to the ATAR as an increment (fifth and/or sixth study), calculated as 10 per cent of the fourth study score of the primary four.
Further details regarding ATAR contribution for the VCE VET Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Ecosystem Management program can be found in the Program Booklet.
For more information on study scores and ATAR contribution, refer to the ATAR and Scaling Guide accessible from the VTAC website.
Structured Workplace Learning (SWL) recognition
Students undertaking a VCE VET program (VE1), or a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship (SBAT) (VE2) can receive recognition for structured workplace learning related to their VET studies.
Visit the SWL–R Study Design page to find out more about delivering SWL Recognition for VET as a VCE Study Design.
View the Workplace Learning Record booklets page to access documentation for all VCE VET programs.
Contact
For further information on this VCE VET program, please email the VCAA VET Unit on vet.vcaa@education.vic.gov.au.