VET
What is VET?
Vocational Education and Training (VET) partners with industry and government to provide people with workplace skills and technical knowledge to help them advance their career now and in the future.
Your VET course will broaden your skills in a specialised area and give you the practical experience you'll need for the workplace. It will train you to design, plan and execute the practical and technical aspects of your field within an industry context.
Qualifications range across four levels of certificates (Certificate I, II, III and IV), as well as Diploma courses and Advanced Diploma courses.
For NSW school students in Years 9–12 VET is ‘dual accredited’. Students receive recognition towards their school qualification (Record of School Achievement or HSC), as well as a nationally recognised VET qualification
There are many professions that are delivered through VET that may surprise you, and ones with strong job prospects.
Does VET count towards an ATAR?
Courses within Industry Curriculum Frameworks (Frameworks) count as Board Developed unit credit for the HSC. Frameworks include an HSC examination which provides the opportunity for students to have this HSC examination mark contribute to the calculation of their ATAR.
Work placement
Work placement is a key feature of most VET courses. Students are required to complete a set number of work placement hours to successfully complete their course.
During a work placement, students use knowledge and skills gained in the classroom in a real work setting. This develops attitudes and behaviours appropriate for the industry while the participants progress towards achieving industry competencies. Additionally, it is often used by employers to identify students they would like to employ.
VET Courses offered at QHS
Hospitality
Primary Industries
Construction