VET industry specific courses

The Council has collaborated with schools and industry to develop 10 industry specific courses.  The most current training packages have been used in their development. Current training packages can be found at www.ntis.gov.au/

 

The ten VET industry specific courses that have been accredited by the Curriculum Council and can be delivered by schools in 2009 are listed below.

 

 

Click here to view a table that summarises the certificates included in the courses.

 

Two more VET industry specific courses will be developed during 2009. They are:

 

 

 

 

A VET industry specific course is a council developed course that uses a training package qualification in which competency electives are generally prescribed.

 

To meet VET industry specific course requirements and achieve course unit credit towards a WACE, students must attain the required units of competency according to the training package rules to complete a full qualification and fulfil the work placement requirement.

 

Each VET industry specific course may have an optional examination based on underpinning knowledge and skills of the units of competency identified as compulsory in the course, from a selected training package qualification. The written examination is independent of the competency-based assessment undertaken during the course and has no bearing to a student’s eligibility to receive a training package qualification. Examinations will not be available until the second year of implementation for each course. Exams for particular VET industry specific courses may be held in the course’s second year of implementation. The conduct of these exams will be jointly negotiated between schools offering these courses and the Council.