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VCAL Update 40 minsVET Update 60 mins
Break 30 mins
VCE 60 minsVCAL, VET & Other funding 40 mins
VET, VCE & VCAL BRIEFINGS 2009
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
Total number of VCAL providers
379 401 418 423 423
323
222
22
0100200
300400500
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
VCAL providers 2009(May)
VCAL enrolments 2009(May)
Total number of VCAL enrolments
10412 12326 14093 15641 17249
546
80665137
0
500010000
15000
20000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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 2010DEECD Region VCAL Strand
BSW 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 and 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 DetailsDavid Gallagher9651 4532Email [email protected]
Cornelia DeBrincat9651 4383Email [email protected]
Anton Bouwer9651 4435Email [email protected]
Emma Cook9651 4445Email [email protected]
Website: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
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