Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (Intermediate)

About the course

With our iVCAL course, you can study all of the core units for the 3 Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) levels – Foundation, Intermediate and Senior - online. You can tailor this self-paced course to suit your learning needs. Plus, you can access iVCAL from any location, at any time, using the internet. Teachers, student welfare officers and counsellors will support you through this course.

The IntermediateiVCAL units you study will vary depending on your level and the vocational options you choose. If you want to gain your Senior Secondary School Certificate through study outside the classroom environment, then our online VCAL course is for you. You may have work or carer commitments during the day. You may live a non-routine life or you need more flexibility in your study patterns. You may also like to enrol into iVCAL if your school does not offer VCAL. A Memoraundum of Understanding contract can be organised between Box Hill Institute and your school to allow you to study with us while enrolled at your school.

In Stage 1, you will complete the educational core units of literacy, numeracy, personal development and work-related skills. You may elect to continue with Stage 1 units at a higher VCAL level before starting Stage 2.

In Stage 2, you choose a vocational qualification, which you can study face to face in the traditional classroom environment or online or via a combination of both.

Course Details

Intake Dates & Course Length
Career Outcomes
Entry Requirements
Applying
Pathways & Accreditation
Fees & Finance Options
Course Structure
Last updated:
22 Jan 2020 at 01:00PM AEST

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Intake Dates & Course Length

Flexible start date, rolling enrolments

Length varies - this course is delivered online and the time taken to complete it will depend on you and the units you select. You should complete all of your enrolled units within the calendar year (of enrolment).

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Career Outcomes

This course may provide you with the knowledge and skills to explore your chosen vocation with view to entering that industry.

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Entry Requirements

You must:

be at least 15 years of age by January 1 in the year of commencement
have literacy skills (minimum level 2) and numeracy skills (minimum level 1) of the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF)

PRE-TRAINING REVIEW

To assist prospective students to determine whether a course is suitable and appropriate for the individual needs, Box Hill Institute will assess all students’ language, literacy and numeracy and digital literacy by asking you to undertake a self-assessment review prior to the enrolment.

A course advisor will discuss the outcomes of the review and make recommendations about whether the course is suitable for you, and identify additional support where required.

Applying

Step 1: Attend an information session

Step 2: Complete the Core Skills Diagnostic Test and the first page of the enrolment form

Step 3: Talk to the course coordinator and get a Letter of offer. A copy will need to be submitted to your school

Step 4: book into the enrolment hub to finalise and make payment

Step 5: Complete the enrolment form and finalise payment of fees

Step 6: Attend an orientation session

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Pathways & Accreditation

At the end of this course you may be eligible to progress into the Senior VCAL level (in either a face-to-face setting or online) or apply for entry into the next level course in your chosen vocation.

This course is government accredited and has national recognition

The qualification is aligned with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level

Fees & Finance Options

This training is provided to eligible individuals with funds made available by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments

	Government Subsidised Concessions	Government Subsidised Standard	Full Fee
Tuition Fee	$120	$600	$4,350
Service Fee	$160	$160	$160
Core Skills Support Fee	$80	$80	$80
Material Fee	$245	$245	$245
Retain Course Items	$0	$0	$0
Total Course Estimate	$605	$1,085	$4,835
Payable Estimate (at commencement)	$605	$1,085	$4,835

^* Does not apply to VETDSS or Short course students.

^** Does not apply to VETDSS, International students, Short Courses, Graduate Degrees , or re-enrolling students who re-enrol in the same course.

^***Retained Course Items are purchased by the student once prior to commencing. The course items bought by the student become the property of the student. Such items retain a generic application for other purposes outside the student's course of study (e.g. textbooks).

Student tuition & materials fees published are indicative, and subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Fees listed are at 2020 rates and may increase annually over the duration of delivery. Advertised start dates and delivery locations are subject to viable student numbers. For more information please contact our Course Advisors on 1300 BOX HILL.

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Course Structure

The Intermediate iVCAL educational core units and vocational units will vary depending on the level and vocational options you choose.

Stage 1 involves completing the educational units – literacy, numeracy, personal development and work related skills – online. Some students elect to continue with Stage 1 units at a higher VCAL level before commencing Stage 2. Stage 1 core VCAL units are selected from list of Units/Subjects below.

In Stage 2: you choose a vocational qualification, which you can study face-to-face in the traditional classroom environment or online or via a combination of both. iVCAL students have access to any of Box Hill Instituite Certificate II or III programs

NUM021 Numeracy Skills Intermediate - Unit 1

100.0 hours
LIT021 Literacy Skills Intermediate Reading And Writing

100.0 hours
LIT022 Literacy Skills Intermediate Oral Communication

100.0 hours
PDS021 Personal Development Skills Unit 1 (Intermediate)

100.0 hours

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify, select and operate three commercial software packages, including a word-processing and a spreadsheet application package.
The unit identifies the requirement to use a word-processing, spreadsheet and third software application package to ensure that the individual develops the skills required to cover a range of basic office software requirements.
PDS022 Personal Development Skills Unit 2 (Intermediate)

100.0 hours

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to establish a social networking presence using social media tools and applications. The unit specifically identifies the requirements to review compare and use different types of social networking tools and applications.
WRS021 Work Related Skills Unit 1 (Intermediate)

100.0 hours

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to participate in workplace occupational health and safety (OHS) processes to protect workers own health and safety, and that of others.
WRS022 Work Related Skills Unit 2 (Intermediate)

100.0 hours