Vocational Education and Training VET What is VET
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Vocational Education and Training (VET)
What is VET? • VET combines senior school studies and accredited vocational education and training • It enables students to complete a nationally recognised vocational qualification (e. g. Certificate II in Hospitality) and a senior school certificate (VCE) at the same time • It develops industry-specific skills to make students ‘work-ready’
What VET subjects are offered at Trinity? • Trinity is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) for: • Certificate II in Hospitality and selected units from Cert III in Hospitality (with William Angliss) • See Mr. Stewart for further details about this course.
• There are hundreds of other courses available to students at institutions like Holmesglen and Box Hill. What external VET subjects can I do? • Popular courses include: • • • • Business Administration Engineering Automotive Design Animal Studies Acting Game Design Lab Skills Digital Screen and Media Building and Construction Sport and Recreation Horticulture Furniture making Aviation • The Inner Melbourne VET Cluster (IMVC) website imvc. com. au has a list of most courses.
Why do external VET subjects? • Access to courses not offered at Trinity. • Follow your passion. • External VET programs can be the ‘hidden gold’ in your VCE. . . • ‘Unscored’ external courses automatically become your fifth subject in VCE. They receive an ATAR based on 10% of your fourth VCE subject. • All that for no SACs and no Exam!
How do I choose an external VET subject? • Talk to your parents, Mrs Ward or Mr Lawson about options and interests. • When you do you subject selection for VCE, one of the options is ‘External VET’
For further information on VET subjects and opportunities… • Please contact the VET Co-ordinator, Mr. James Lawson. lawsonj@trinity. vic. edu. au And, look at the VCAA website ‘Get. Vet’
