The Victorian Certificate of Education - Vocational Major (VCE-VM) is a two-year applied learning program which is designed to sit within the VCE and is an equivalent senior school completion certificate. It provides additional pathways for Year 11 and 12 students seeking vocationally oriented career options such as apprenticeships, traineeships, further education and training or employment. The VCE VM consolidates the need for increased connection between education and training, industry and employment. Through applied learning, the VCE VM provides students with the skills to make informed decisions about further education and/or employment pathways. Students will develop the skills and capabilities needed to succeed in further education, work and life. There are many opportunities available to VM students who will be considered work- ready.
To be eligible to receive the VCE VM, students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 16 units, including:
3 VCE VM Literacy or VCE English units (including a unit 3-4 sequence)
2 VCE VM Numeracy or VCE Mathematics units
2 VCE VM Work related skills units
2 VCE VM Personal development skills units, and
2 VET credits at Certificate II level or above (180 nominal hours)
Students must complete a minimum of three other Unit 3-4 sequences as part of their program. Units 3 and 4 of the VM studies may be undertaken together over the duration of the academic year to enable these to be integrated.
Students must also complete the Structured Workplace Learning (SWL) as a part of their VM experience.
At Sunshine College, the VM curriculum is timetabled for 4 days per week enabling the students to spend one day per week in the workforce - Structured Workplace Learning.