Education and training providers seeking to deliver the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and/or the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) from 2026 must apply to the VCAA for permission to deliver these certificates. There are two stages to this process:
- All curriculum and assessment plans and administrative documents to be deemed compliant by the VCAA Curriculum Division. Providers will be notified at the completion of this stage.
- Formal approval granted through the internal VCAA governance process. Providers and relevant parties, including the VRQA will be informed once this stage is complete.
Providers are also required to be registered by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA). Information about registration can be found on
the
VRQA website.
Providers seeking to deliver VCE studies and/or VPC studies can access the necessary application forms and instructions via the ‘provider type’ links below.
Provider type | Applying for permission to deliver: | Date |
|---|
All new school providers in first year of permission process | - VCE studies, including VM studies
- VPC studies
| 30 June 2025 |
School providers in the second or third year of the permission process. | - VCE studies, including VM studies
- VPC studies
| 30 May 2025 |
| All existing providers wishing to expand their scope. | - VCE VM studies
- VPC studies
| 30 May 2025 |
Non-school Senior Secondary and Foundation Secondary Provider’s (NSSSFSP). | - Any VCE, including VM, studies and/or VPC studies as part of the VRQA’s reregistration process.
- Any VCE, including VM, studies and/or VPC studies NSSSFSPs intend to add to their scope within the 5-year registration period.
| 28 March 2025 |
Single study providers. | VCE Dance and Music | 12 August 2025
|
VCE Languages | 12 August 2025 |