VET VCE VCAL BRIEFINGS 2009 Agenda VCAL

VET, VCE & VCAL BRIEFINGS 2009 Agenda VCAL Update VET Update 40 mins 60 mins Break 30 mins VCE VCAL, VET & Other funding 60 mins 40 mins

VET/VCE /VCAL Briefings Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning November 2009

• • • Overview – Enrolments Quality Assurance for 2010 Community VCAL (CVCAL) – new arrangements New VCAL Unit VCAL Senior Extension Changes for 2010

VCAL providers 2009(May)

VCAL enrolments 2009(May)

Quality Assurance 2010 • In 2010 all existing VCAL providers will be required to submit: • the VCAL strand allocated by the VCAA and • VCAL Reading and Writing unit (highest level delivered) • There are no changes to the quality assurance arrangements for new VCAL providers in 2010 • CVCAL providers will be required to participate in the QA process as a separate provider

Quality Assurance 2010 DEECD Region BSW VCAL Strand Personal Development Skills + Literacy (R&W) Grampians Literacy (R&W)/Numeracy Skills Gippsland Work Related Skills + Literacy (R&W) Hume Personal Development Skills + Literacy (R&W) Loddon Mallee Work Related Skills + Literacy (R&W) EMR Work Related Skills + Literacy (R&W) WMR Literacy (R&W)/Numeracy Skills NMR Literacy (R&W)/Numeracy Skills SMR Personal Development Skills + Literacy (R&W)

Community VCAL When a community VCAL provider is delivering the entire VCAL program on behalf of a school that community provider must be: • Registered with the VRQA as a senior secondary provider • Authorised to deliver the VCAL by the VCAA

Community VCAL • VASS is currently being upgraded to reflect CVCAL provision • In 2010 VASS will allow the home school to record that the certificate or unit/s is being delivered by an authorised external provider • Providers will not be able to enrol VCAL students until the end of January 2010

New VCAL Unit • A new VCAL unit - Skills for Further Study has been developed • The one semester unit is at the Senior level • Trial at 6 pilot providers - Semester 1, 2010 • The unit will contribute to the VCAL as a general credit. It will not contribute to any of the existing strands • Anticipated that it will be available from Semester 1 2011

Skills for Further study cont. . • Skills for Further Study learning outcomes focus on: • organising personal and work priorities • development of strategies for learning • research and citation skills • pathway planning • preparation of a portfolio • oral presentation on topic related to further study

VCAL Senior Extension Program • Currently only available in three approved schools • Developed for students who have completed either Senior VCAL or VCE and who wish to undertake intensive folio preparation for entrance to further education programs • Three units: • Folio Enhancement & Presentation • Advanced Study Skills • Pathways Planning • Review undertaken in 2010

Work Related Skills Units • VET units may be used to meet the eligibility requirement for the WRS and ISS strands. • If a student has completed 200 hours of a VET certificate, 100 hours will be used to meet the ISS strand the remaining 100 hours may be used to meet the WRS strand requirement • Structured work placement may be used to meet some or all of the learning outcomes for WRS.

Changes to be implemented in 2010 • From 2010 the following changes will apply • VCE Accounting will no longer meet the eligibility strand requirement for VCAL Numeracy Skills • VCE Environmental Science will meet the eligibility strand requirement for VCAL Numeracy Skills • Any E rated units (Credit Matrix) in the new Certificate in Vocational Preparation will not make a contribution to the VCAL

VCAL Achievements Awards • Guidelines and application now available on the VCAA website • Applications close on 4 December, 2009 • This year there is a new award - VCAL Teacher of the Year • Encourage all providers to consider submitting an application • If submitting an application please ensure that all nominees have signed the application form

Themed VCAL • Guidelines and application form are now available on the VCAA website • Applications must include evidence of industry skill shortage • Applications close on 27 November, 2009

VCAA Publications • VCAL Curriculum Planning Guides • VCAL Unit Assessment Planning Guide (being updated: WRS no longer current) • Hands on brochure • VCAL Poster • Where to Now publication • VCAL Coordinator’s Resource kit

Important dates • 27 November, 2009 -Themed VCAL applications close • 4 December, 2009 - VCAL Achievement Award nominations close • 19 April, 2010 - last day to lodge VCAL QA templates with VCAL Liaison Teachers • 28 April, 2010 - Final date for enrolments on VASS for VET in Schools and VCAL funding (Government schools)

Contact Details David Gallagher 9651 4532 Email gallagher. david. j@edumail. vic. gov. au Cornelia De. Brincat 9651 4383 Email debrincat. cornelia. c@edumail. vic. gov. au Anton Bouwer 9651 4435 Email bouwer. anton. p@edumail. vic. gov. au Emma Cook 9651 4445 Email emmaline. cook. j@edumail. vic. gov. au Website: www. vcaa. vic. edu. au

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