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​VCAA Bulletin
No. 46 - March 2019
VET

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New VCE VET program booklets

VCE VET program booklets are now available on each VCE VET Program webpage. The booklets are to be used in conjunction with the VCE VET Program guide 2019 and provide program-specific advice for each VCE VET program.

Scored assessment workshops

A series of free professional development workshops for teachers, trainers and assessors of scored programs (school and Registered Training Organisation) will be held in March at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Parkville.

Refer to Notice to Schools 17/2019.

State reviewer vacancies

Applications are invited for the vacant VCE VET state reviewer positions in the following program areas:

  • Integrated Technologies
  • Music (Sound Production)
  • Information, Digital Media and Technology
  • Furnishing.

For more information, refer to the February 2019 VCAA Bulletin or contact the VET unit: vet.vcaa@edumail.vic.gov.au.

65th anniversary Victorian Training Awards nominations open

Nominations are now open for the 2019 Victorian Training Awards.

The Victorian School-based Apprentice or Trainee of the Year is awarded to a student who is undertaking a Certificate II or above qualification as a Victorian school-based apprentice or trainee. The award recognises the student's commitment to their formal studies at school and the workplace.

The winner of the award receives $5000 and becomes the Victorian nominee for the Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year at the Australian Training Awards.

Nominations close midnight Friday 3 May.

For further information, go to the Victorian Training Awards webpage.

Revised VASS certificate types – VE1, VE2, VE3

The VASS certificate types that relate to VET: VES, NAP and VFE will be changing from 2019. Advice regarding the new certificate types and credit calculation is now included on VASS.

VE1 – VCAA approved VCE VET Programs

  • Freely available for enrolments on VASS.
  • Designated credit.
  • Scored assessment available for 15 programs.

VE2 – Apprenticeships and traineeships

  • All apprenticeships and traineeships with an approved Victorian Registrations and Qualifications training scheme for School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships.
  • All qualifications are restricted. To gain VASS access, Training Plans must be emailed to VCAA.
  • Credit follows corresponding certificate type VE1/VE3.

VE3 – Block credit recognition

  • Any qualification not in VE1.
  • Institutional delivery of any VE2 qualification.
  • High-level qualifications.
  • Revised block credit arrangements.