Vocational Education & Training (VET)

VET allows students to include vocational studies within their VCE senior secondary certificate. Students undertake nationally recognised training from either accredited stat curriculum national training packages. These VET programs may be undertaken in a variety of settings and offer students the opportunity to undertake Structured Workplace Learning (SWL.  Classroom learning combined with structured hands-on training practice in industry.

VET offers students the opportunity to:

• Explore career options and pathways.
• Undertake learning the workplace.
• Undertake applied learning in an adult learning environment.
• Gain a nationally recognised qualification that contributes to the VCE.
• Develop skills that will equip them for the workplace.

What credit will I receive towards my VCE?

VET programs contribute to the VCE certificates. They also contribute to a VCE students ATAR which is used for university selection. Selected VCE VET programs offer scored assessment for Units 3 and 4 in the same way all VCE studies do and includes an end of year exam.

VET programs contribute to the VCE in one of the following ways:

• Credit toward the VCE: units at Units 1 – 2 level and a Unit 3- 4 sequence. Where a Study Score is available, it can contribute directly to your ATAR. These studies are Business, Dance, Engineering, Furniture Making, Health Services, Hospitality, Music Industry, and Sport Aquatics and Recreation.
• Credit towards the VCE: units at Units 1 – 2 level and a Units 3 – 4 sequence. Through block credit a contribution of a 10% increment towards the ATAR or as a fifth or sixth subject.
• Credit toward the VCE Vocational Major (VM): VET units contribute towards the industry specific skills strand at all VCE VM levels.