VET

Vocational Education and Training (VET) is an important part of many students’ Senior Secondary Education. They can do VET as part of the VCE, including the VCE Vocational Major or the Victorian Pathways Certificate.

By including VET in their Senior Secondary Program, students develop industry specific knowledge and skills, as well as general skills they need for success in future employment, training and further education. 

VET allows students to work towards qualifications for all types of employment and gain sector-specific skills to help them in the workplace. Undertaking VET while at school allows students to mix general and vocational education and to make a start on training for a career before they leave school. 

• VET allows students to work towards qualifications for all types of employment, and gain sector-specific skills to help them in the workplace.
• Undertaking VET while at schools allows students to mix general and vocational education and to make a start on training for a career before they leave skills.
• VET studies allow secondary students to gain practical skills in a specific industry while contributing towards the completion of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), including the VCE Vocational Major.
• Students can also study VET through school-based apprenticeships or traineeships (SBATs) or part-time apprenticeships and traineeships. In government schools, all SBATs are supported by the Head Start Program.