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The Credit Matrix

The Credit Matrix. Trials and Projects. Introduction. Developments Elsewhere. How the Credit Matrix will work. Contact Us. The Credit Matrix and Qualifications. Click on titles. Back to start. Introduction. The credit matrix aims to: make the qualifications system easier to understand

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The Credit Matrix

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  1. The Credit Matrix Trials and Projects Introduction Developments Elsewhere How the Credit Matrix will work Contact Us The Credit Matrix and Qualifications Click on titles

  2. Back to start Introduction • The credit matrix aims to: • make the qualifications system easier to understand • make it easier to design more flexible qualifications that • combine new and different mixes of knowledge and skills • provide a common and uniform approach to describing • qualifications and recording achievement in them • support the development of pathways between • qualifications • help ensure learning already successfully achieved does • not need to be repeated

  3. How the credit matrix will work • Figure 1shows points and levels applied to core and elective units in the Certificate IV in Information Technology (a vocational education and training qualification). • A learner who successfully completes this certificate could have: • 32 points at level 2 • 26 points at level 3 and • 40 points at level 4 • (depending on the electives they choose) Figure 1 Click here

  4. FIGURE 1: CERTIFICATE IV IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEVEL AND POINTS OF EACH UNIT * Students choose 22 points from levels 2 or 3

  5. The levels of the units in the certificate on the previous page were determined by comparing each unit’s outcomes against the credit matrix level descriptors. Summary level descriptors will look like this: Back to previous FIGURE 2: CREDIT MATRIX DETAILED LEVEL DESCRIPTORS LEVEL 2 – 4

  6. Back to start FIGURE 3: CERTIFICATE IV IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CREDIT PROFILE Full implementation of the credit matrix will result in materials about qualifications (such as course brochures and websites) showing the level and points of each unit within qualifications. A learner’s statement of attainment and statement of results will also show the level and points of each unit.

  7. Back to start The Credit Matrix and Qualifications The Credit Matrix does not change qualifications. The AQF describes whole qualifications. The credit matrix describes the individual components of qualifications FIGURE 4: MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE AQF AND THE CREDIT MATRIX

  8. Trials: Gippsland Education Precinct focus groups Back to start Trials are being held with a number of focus groups to test the credit matrix prototype. These groups have involved students, teachers, parents, careers counsellors and TAFE/Higher Ed administrators. For further information on current projects visit the credit matrix website www.vqa.vic.gov.au and follow the links.

  9. Developments Elsewhere Back to start A summary of developments overseas FIGURE 5: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF CREDIT-BASED SYSTEMS Note: All the systems in the figure use 1 point = 10 hours average learning time.

  10. Back to start Contact: Back to web site VQA Address: Level 2 33 St Andrews PlaceEast Melbourne VIC 3002 Telephone: (03) 9637 2806Fax: (03) 9637 2422Web: www.vqa.vic.gov.au

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