VET courses are generally broken into two groups, Industry Curriculum Framework courses and Board Endorsed Courses. Both groups will provide units of credit towards the students HSC. Similarly, both groups will give students access to a nationally recognised qualification.
PLEASE NOTE:
The Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) welcomes the announcement from the NSW Government that the current system of classifying HSC courses as either Category A or Category B will be abolished.
This will mean that, from 2025, more vocational (VET) courses can contribute to a student’s ATAR.
VET courses offer dual accreditation: students who successfully complete these courses will gain unit credit toward their HSC and will receive a nationally recognised industry based qualification. All VET courses have been developed in conjunction with industry, are taught to industry standards and have clear links to post school destinations. VET courses can only be delivered through Registered Training Organisations (RTO). Lumen Christi Catholic College is able to deliver VET courses under our RTO, Catholic Education Office Canberra and Goulburn (91369).
All VET courses have a practical component. They are designed for students who may wish to build a career in these industry areas. There is also a significant theoretical component in most of the courses. Many of the core competencies and skills gained from VET Courses are “transferable”, for e.g. teamwork, communication, work health and safety and work ethics. No matter what industry the student eventually pursues, they will have participated in entry-level skills that will make them more “work ready”.
Industry Curriculum Framework courses have an optional external HSC exam for students wishing to include their mark in the calculation of the ATAR. Students who sit for the optional HSC exam will have an estimate mark submitted to NESA by the school. This estimate mark will only be used in the event of a claim of misadventure being upheld by NESA. Students can officially withdraw from the HSC exam by informing their teacher and the VET Coordinator. This has no impact on the eligibility of a student to receive AQF qualifications.