VET Small Business
Study Overview
This two year course covers the 22247VIC Certificate II in Small Business (Operations/Innovation) program. The VCE VET Small Business program offers a portable qualification, which is recognised throughout Australia. The state accredited curriculum provides students with the knowledge and skills to enhance their employment prospects in a small business or related industries. The program offers full completion of the certificate II and includes units such as small business policies and procedures, professional skills for small business environments, small business operations and innovation, small business planning, quality and change processes and routine financial activities of a small business. Additionally, key skills such as identifying workplace hazards, following policies and procedures, using social media for collaboration, and marketing research are all expanded upon across the course.
VET Business provides students with entry level knowledge and skills within a small business context, and students who successfully complete the Units 1 to 4 sequence of this course will gain a nationally recognised qualification as well as units contributing to their VCE or VCE VM program.
Year 1:
Students will be required to demonstrate their competency in the following units:
Contribute to health and safety of self and others
Contribute to small business operations
Follow small business policies and procedures
Assist with presentation of public activities
Develop elementary professional skills for small business environments
Use social media for collaboration and engagement
Year 2:
Students will be required to demonstrate their competency in the following units:
Undertaking basic market research and promotion for a small business product or service
Participating in small quality and change processes
Assisting with the presentation of public activities and events
Following procedures for routine financial activities of a small business
Organising and complete daily work activities
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
Link to VCAA VET Program Description
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Link to VET Training Package
Assessment
The student’s performance on each outcome is assessed using one or more of the following:
written assessment
practical assessments
portfolio tasks
oral presentation
observational reports
simulated workplace activities
Prerequisites / Suggested Prior Studies
No prerequisites are required for VET Small Business.
Suggested prior studies include:
Know your money (9/10 Elective)
Being enterprising (9/10 Elective)
Business, accounting and economics (9/10 Elective)
Future Pathways
Potential future pathways after completing VET Small Business include a range of TAFE, trainee and employment opportunities.
Examples of pathways and professions from the field of Small Business include:
Small businesses employment
Family business
Home business
Business owner (across a range of industries)
Administration and logistics
