Vocational Education and Training

2018 Victorian Training Awards – don't forget to nominate

The Victorian School-based Apprentice of the Year Award is presented to a student who is undertaking a Certificate II or above qualification as a Victorian school-based apprentice or trainee. The winner is nominated by Victoria for the Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year Award at the Australian Training Awards.

Nominations for the 2018 Victorian Training Awards close midnight on Monday 2 April 2018. Information to help you with your nomination can be downloaded from the Victorian Training Awards resources webpage.

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VCE VET programs under review in 2018

It is anticipated that reviews for the following VCE VET programs will be undertaken in 2018 for implementation in 2019:

• Equine Studies – Certificate II in Equine Studies
• Small Business – Certificate II in Small Business Operations
• Sport and Recreation – Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation

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VCE VET Animal Studies

A revised VCE VET Animal Studies program will be available shortly. The program will be drawn from the ACM20117 Certificate II in Animal Studies.

It is important that all students undertaking Certificate II in Animal Studies enrol on VASS in ACM20110 until further advice is provided.

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VCE VET Cisco

The VCE VET Cisco program has been updated as a consequence of minor changes to the 22263VIC Certificate IV in Integrated Technologies qualification. A new program extract is now available on the VCE VET Cisco program webpage.

All new and continuing students will undertake the updated VCE VET Cisco program – Cisco CCNA v6.

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VCE VET Engineering

A revised VCE VET Engineering program will be available in Term 3, 2018. All enrolments are to be in the current course 22209VIC Certificate II in Engineering Studies until details of the course and transition arrangements are available.

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Industry Pathways

Schools planning to introduce or continue to offer Industry Pathways programs for VCE or VCAL students in 2018 should ensure that they refer to the information contained on the Industry pathways in the VCE or VCAL webpage.

Schools should also contact Daryl Sutton at sutton.daryl.j@edumail.vic.gov.au with information of the programs they wish to offer; this will assist in meeting the VASS and Certificate reporting requirements.

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Scored Assessment Workshops

Schools are reminded that workshops for teachers/trainers/assessors of scored programs (school and RTO based) will be held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre, Brens Drive, Parkville, in March 2018.

Workshops will consist of activities relating to the design and development of scored assessment tasks in each scored VCE VET program. Additional activities will be conducted relating to proposed reforms of VCE VET Scored Assessment. These workshops provide opportunities for sharing and networking while preparing tasks for 2018. All teachers, trainers and assessors are encouraged to attend.

Workshops will be held for the following VCE VET program areas:

Further information and a link to the registration webpage is available on the VET Professional Development webpage. Schools are urged to pass on this information to their RTO partners. For further information, contact the VET Unit at vet.vcaa@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Coursework Audits 2017

Results and feedback from 2017 VCE VET Coursework Audits were sent to principals or managers of the Assessing Group in February. We encourage teachers of VCE VET programs to ensure they receive the outcome of the audit from their principal. If training and assessment is conducted externally within a cluster or at an RTO, schools and assessing groups are reminded to forward the audit results to these trainers and assessors.

If audit results are satisfactory, no further action is required by schools and assessing groups.

Where a school or assessing group does not meet the VCAA Assessment requirements, improvement in task design is required and teachers/trainers should attend the relevant VCE VET Scored Assessment workshop and make contact with the VCAA VET Unit. The school will be re-audited for the same program in 2018. Notification of audits in 2018 will be sent in late August.

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Structured Workplace Learning recognition workshops: new dates and times for 2018

The VCAA will be conducting additional workshops for schools interested in implementing Structured Workplace Learning (SWL) recognition. Schools and LLENs are invited to attend a SWL Recognition Workshop to enable the implementation of the program in the school/cluster in 2018. Schools must attend to understand the administrative and assessment requirements, as well as to enable access to the program on VASS for enrolments.

The workshops will be conducted in Term 2. We invite school leaders, teachers and trainers to let us know their location preferences by responding to our survey. Locations will be determined based on feedback from the survey.

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VCE VET State Reviewer vacancy

Applications are invited for the vacant VCE VET State Reviewer position for the Integrated Technologies program area in 2018.

Teachers of the program at Units 3 and 4 level are encouraged to apply for the State Reviewer position.

The VCE VET State Reviewer is required to undertake a range of activities including participating in VCAA professional development activities, assisting in VCE VET program reviews (where appropriate), providing feedback and advice to schools/RTOs, assisting in the preparation of published advice regarding scored assessment, conducting coursework audits and preparing feedback as a result of the coursework audits.

For more information and to apply, please go to the Sessional Staff Management System (SSMS).

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