VCAL
 


Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) is a qualification aimed at those who want more of ‘a hands on education’ developing skills for further education, training or employment and those students not intending to go to University.

The course is made up of :

• Literacy and numeracy units from VCE/VCAL
• Industry skills from VET/AS-bA/Traineeships
• Work related skills
• Personal development skills


Note: VCAL programs must include either a AS-bA or VET program.

This certificate is explained more fully in your “Where To Now” booklet. Read it to get a fuller understanding of the way this certificate works and the benefits it has to offer students looking for a more practical “hands –on” education.

At Galen College we are looking to offer VCAL at Foundation and Intermediate levels to year 11 students and Senior level to year 12 students. If we have sufficient students Galen will develop a course to suit those students.

At Galen, we have had students complete VCAL certificates with an emphasis on these careers :

Automotive
       - Mechanics
Retail
Business/Office          Management
Equine Studies

 Agriculture/farming
Building Industry
      - Plumbing
      - Carpentry
      - Electrical
Hospitality

Information Technology
    - computer networking
Arts
    - Theatre
Animal Care & Handling


For example, a Galen VCAL course on Hospitality might look like this:

Study/
Course
Type
Literacy
Numeracy
Industry Specific Skills modules from:
Work Related
Skills
 Personal Development Skills
VCAL
 Targeted at life skills & hospitality skills
 Targeted at life skills & hospitality skills
   Foundation or
Intermediate units
 Foundation
or Intermediate units
VCE
 • VCE
English
Or
Foundation English


Note: VCAL students completing VCE English & Maths can receive 2 certificates, both VCAL & VCE

 • VCE
General Maths
Or
Foundation Maths
   Units 1&2 in
• Food & Technology

• VCE Industry and Enterprise


• VCE Information Technology,
Or
Business Management

 Students could choose from other VCE Units such as
• RE units
• VCE Studio
Arts units1&2
Or
• VCE Visual .
Communicat-ion & Design
Or
• VCE HHD
Or
• VCE Legal Studies
Or
Negotiated Community Work
VET
     Cert 2 in
Hospitality
   

 



A full VCAL program would entail literacy & numeracy, work skills, personal development, industry skills & 1 VCE subject. Students would generally spend 1 day a week in the workplace (sometimes 2) and 4 days at school.

NOTE: This type of programme suits those students who are not aiming for a university course. Students could go onto TAFE or in Year 12 complete an Advanced Level VCAL. Students can change from VCAL to VCE, or VCE to VCAL at change of semester or change of year. Any VCE units completed in VCAL, count towards the VCE and vice-versa.

 

 

  

SENIOR STUDIES


Careers
VTAC


Paul Walker

VCAL co-ordinator