VET Vocational Education & Training Programs

1. VET Vocational Education & Training Programs

2. Why do a VET Course? • Value adds to VCE (an extra Certificate or two) • Provides afull or partial nationally recognised Certificate II, III or IV - as well as VCE or VCAL credits • Can be part of VCE & must be part of a VCAL Certificate • Industry based – provides Industry recognised skills • Provides an opportunity to ‘road test’ career aims • Provides TAFE/Apprenticeship credits

3. VCE VCAL VET(Optional for VCE - required for VCAL) VET

4. VET Training: Delivered on the Senior Campus

5. Some VET Training: Delivered Off Campus Other VET courses are possible!

6. VET Courses = VCE and VCAL Subjects VCE units 1/2 and Intermediate or Senior VCAL credits can be gained if the Certificate is at a level II VCE units 3/4 and Senior VCAL credits can be gained if the Certificate is at level III or IV For all but 4 of our VET courses, a Year 11 level Certificate must be successfully completed before it can be undertaken at a Year 12 level. For all the VET courses you can choose from – go to the VET page on the College website and follow the links to the TAFE Partners page – or go directly to http://sandringhamvetprograms.wikispaces.com

7. Example of a VCE Course with VET Ray: VCE/VET Hospitality Student Year 11 VCE Subjects English Food Technology Accounting General Maths Information Technology VCE/VET Subject Hospitality (Wednesdays) Done on Sandringham Campus with some delivery at Holmesglen TAFE

8. Example of VCE with a Block Credit VET Course Ngahina: VET Visual Arts Year 12 VCE Subjects English Art Studio Arts (Drawing) Outdoor & Environmental Studies Block Credit VET Subject (Units 3/4) Cert IV Visual Art modules Wednesdays – Sandringham College Certificate from Chisholm TAFE

9. Example of a VCAL Course with VET Gianni: VCAL Building Student Intermediate VCAL Units Intermediate Literacy & Numeracy (Literacy and Numeracy Strand) Work Placement (Work Related Skills Strand) Intermediate Personal Development (PD Skills Strand) VCE & VET Units DT Wood Cert II Building & Construction(Industry Specific Skills Strand) Wednesdays: Holmesglen (Chadstone)

10. School Based Apprenticeships & Traineeships (SBATS) These are part time apprenticeships or traineeships Particularly useful as part of VCAL but also provides credit to VCE Students complete about 200 days of training on the job, off the job & in paid employment which consists of one day at work, one day training and 3 days at school or one day at work, 4 days at school and training done in holidays or done as part of a part time job, out of school hours It combines VCE or VCAL, VET & paid work Students have to have an employer

11. Example of VCE with an SBAT Monique: Automotive SBAT Year 12 Subjects Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri English Business Management Systems Automotive DT Wood VET Units Certificate II in Automotive modules – done during holidays – Kangan TAFE (Richmond) Wednesdays – Employer (paid work)

12. Expressions of Interest VET programs are all extremely popular and you may miss out on a place if you don’t fill in an ‘Expression of Interest’ form & return it to Jenny Marks ASAP. This form does not take the place of a TAFE application form though. For all off campus VET courses – a separate TAFE application form must be submitted via your current Careers Teacher/ VET Coordinator – usually by the end of September. More information (and the appropriate forms) can be found by going to the Sandringham College website and following the links to VET (via Senior Campus & Curriculum) or go to: http://sandringhamvetprograms.wikispaces.com

13. Things to Remember • Early Expressions of Interest are really important to secure placement in a VET program as TAFE places fill fast. • Many VET Programs involve one day per week out of the school - either at a TAFE or in a workplace and involve additional costs. • Sandringham College works with other transitional organisations like Youth Connect to facilitate Work Placement, a vital part of a VET program