The VCE VM is a 2-year vocational and applied learning pathway for Years 11 and Year 12 within VCE.
The program aims to empower students with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to prepare for the world of work and further education and training.
Vocational and Applied Learning pathways not only equip young people for entry into the world of work, but also provide them with functional competencies and skills to be successful in their lives and be a functional member of society and the workplace.
To be awarded your VCE VM certificate at Sale College, students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 16 units of study.
These must include:
For example: A VCE VM Program can be made up of the following:
Year 11:
Year 12:
Students may also undertake another VCE subject that aligns with their timetable instead of PDS or WRS in Year 11. However, they must complete 2 units of both PDS & WRS by the end of Year 12.
Please also note some VCE units may not be available due to blocking and timetable constraints.
(Please see Sale College Handbook for further information on VCE Vocational Major)
The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) is accredited at three award levels:
The three award levels provide flexible entry and exit points for a range of student abilities and interests and offer a clear progression for the development of knowledge, skills and attributes.
The VPC is a highly individualised pathway for students in Years 10 to 12. This is a pathway for students who are not able or not ready to complete VCE or VCE VM. The VPC is suitable for students whose previous schooling experience may have been disrupted for a variety of reasons, including students with additional needs, students who have missed significant periods of learning and vulnerable students at risk of disengaging from their education. Students will gain the skills, knowledge, values and capabilities to make informed choices about pathways into a senior secondary qualification, entry level vocational education and training (VET) course or employment. The VPC can be for any length of time and caters to the need and circumstances of individual students. After successfully completing the VPC your will receive a Certificate of Attainment which is not a senior years’ certificate. Enrolling in the VPC is on a case-by-case basis which will require conversations with the student, their family and the school.
For more information please download the Macalister Campus Handbook
VET Programs allow students to simultaneously complete their school certificate and obtain a TAFE qualification. Many of the programs incorporate structured Work Placements involving on the job instruction. Sale College offers a wide range of VET in the senior years programs
For some students, a mix of work and VCE or VM studies is an option.
For more information please download the Macalister Campus Handbook
VET Programs allow students to simultaneously complete their school certificate and obtain a TAFE qualification. Many of the programs incorporate structured Work Placements involving on the job instruction. Sale College offers a wide range of VET in the senior years programs
Students have the opportunity to extend their VCE program by studying a University subject in Year 12. This is an exciting and challenging option for very capable and motivated students. Further information is available from the Careers Advisors.
Work experience is available to all students in years 10, 11 and 12 depending on their interests and subject load. Work Experience Placements provide many students with a link between school and their future in the workplace.
Students can complete training in a variety of part-time apprenticeships and traineeships as part of their school program. The work component may be completed outside school hours or sometimes will take as much as two days a week. SBA’s cannot be selected but need to be negotiated with employers.
Head Start is an Apprenticeship and Traineeship pathway for school students aimed at giving them just that. Head Start allows students to undertake their VCE or VPC for up to three years so they can spend more time in paid, on-the-job training to develop skills employers need. Head Start students leave secondary school with their VCE or VPC and the recognition for completing or near completed their Apprenticeship or Traineeship.
Depending on the needs of the employer, students attend schools some days and work on others. At a minimum, students will undertake paid employment for One day per week in Year 10, Two days per week in Year 11 and Three days per week in Year 12.
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Sale College is accredited under the Department of Education’s CRICOS registration (CRICOS provider name and code: Department of Education, 00861K). For more information, see: www.study.vic.gov.au
