VCE VET Visual Arts

The VCE VET Visual Arts program is drawn from a national training package and offers portable qualifications which are recognised throughout Australia. These qualifications combine studio practice with knowledge of how the visual arts sector operates. This helps students build confidence as emerging artists and designers and prepares them for pathways into further visual arts, design or related tertiary study.

The VCE VET Visual Arts program does not offer scored assessment.

Qualifications

CUA20720 Certificate II in Visual Arts:

  • Overview: This is a nationally recognised introductory qualification for students who want to explore visual arts and build core creative skills. It focuses on developing basic drawing, design and making skills, along with safe and appropriate use of tools, materials and studio equipment. Employment opportunities reflect roles such as ceramics studio trainee, community arts workshop assistant, arts practitioner and design trainee. Certificate II in Visual Arts is a pathway to Certificate III in Visual Arts.
  • Credit in the VCE (including VCE VM and VPC): Students undertaking this certificate may be eligible for up to four VCE VET units at Units 1 and 2 level.

CUA31125 Certificate III in Visual Arts:

  • Overview: This is a nationally recognised foundation qualification for emerging artists who want to deepen their studio practice and begin taking greater responsibility for their own creative work. Students extend their skills across areas such as Ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, digital imaging and design, while also exploring art history and theory to inform their ideas. Certificate III in Visual Arts is a pathway to Certificate IV in Visual Arts.
  • Credit in the VCE (including VCE VM and VPC): Students undertaking this certificate may be eligible for up to two VCE VET units at Units 1 and 2 level, and two VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequences.

CUA31120 Certificate III in Visual Arts:

  • Overview: This is a nationally recognised foundation qualification for emerging artists who want to deepen their studio practice and begin taking greater responsibility for their own creative work. Students extend their skills across areas such as Ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, digital imaging and design, while also exploring art history and theory to inform their ideas. Certificate III in Visual Arts is a pathway to Certificate IV in Visual Arts.
  • Credit in the VCE (including VCE VM and VPC): Students undertaking this certificate may be eligible for up to two VCE VET units at Units 1 and 2 level, and two VCE VET Unit 3–4 sequences.

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 Visual Arts 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 Visual Arts 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.