About the course
About the course
Create your own journey and individual pathway to employment or further studies with our VCAL Senior course. This course is an applied alternative to Year 12. VCAL, like VCE, is an accredited senior secondary certificate that is recognised internationally as a successful completion of secondary education.
In our VCAL course, you'll have an educational experience that includes applied work skills, industry-based learning, community projects and job-relevant literacy and numeracy skills. If you do not need to complete a traditional VCE to reach your desired goals, you’ll find our VCAL programs are more focused, more integrated and more sustainable for you.
Completing a VCAL program will help you transition into further study at TAFE and/or seek employment, including pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships.
Course Details
- Intake Dates & Course Length
- Career Outcomes
- Entry and Academic Requirements
- English Language Requirements
- Applying
- Pathways & Accreditation
- Fees
- Course Structure
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28 Jul 2021 at 02:00PM AEST
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Intake Dates & Course Length
Full Time: 32 weeks, over an academic year (12 months)
Career Outcomes
This course may provide you with employment opportunities in your chosen industry. Options include a variety of roles within your goal industry.
Entry and Academic Requirements
International students must have completed an Australian Year 11, Intermediate VCAL, or international equivalent with a pass.
PLEASE NOTE: Box Hill Institute only accept enrolments from international students who are 18 years of age or above at the time of course commencement.
English Language Requirements
A minimum IELTS overall score of 5.5 (Academic) or approved equivalent.
For other accepted tests, please visit the English Language Requirements page.
Applying
International students please apply through:
- an authorised representative in your country
- a Box Hill Institute booth at an education exhibition
- or direct to Box Hill Institute
See how to apply or contact the international office for more information.
Pathways & Accreditation
After successful completion, you may have an opportunity to progress into a Certificate III, Certificate IV or Diploma course at Box Hill Institute. The area of study and credit transfers available will depend on the units you have previously completed.
We are committed to 100% of our senior students finishing their VCAL journey at Box Hill Institute with a job, traineeship, apprenticeship or pathway course opportunity.
If you put in the work, we’ll help make it happen!!
This course is government accredited and has national recognition
The qualification is aligned with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level
Fees
| International | |
| Annual Tuition Fee | $12,440 |
| Annual Service Fee | $166 |
| Annual Material Fee | $245 |
| Retain Course Items (Year 1) | $0 |
| Estimated Annual Fee | $12,851 |
Retain Course Items are purchased once by the student prior to commencing. Those items then become the property of the student. Fees listed are at 2021 rates and may increase annually over the duration of delivery. The student tuition fees listed are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. For more information please contact our Course Advisors on 1300 BOX HILL.
Course Structure
In order to gain a full VCAL qualification at the senior level, you need to study the 7 core units listed below, PLUS some industry-based units (a VET course) as part of your course (Total 10 units).
In 2022, you can choose to study in one of the industry areas listed below as part of your Intermediate VCAL Certificate:
- CHC32015 Certificate III in Community Services
- ICT30120 - Certificate III in Information Technology (Cyber Security)
- BSB30220 - Certificate III in Entrepreneurship and New Business
- 22338VIC - Certificate II in Building and Construction (Pre-apprenticeship)
- 22569VIC - Certificate II in Plumbing (Pre-apprenticeship)
- SIT30616 Certificate III in Hospitality SBAT (Box Hill)
- Any of Box Hill Institute's 40 + VETDSS Programs
- Any Box Hill Institute School Based Apprenticeship or Traineeship course
- NUM031 Numeracy Skills Senior - Unit 1100.0 hours
The curriculum for Numeracy skills unit 1 is designed to develop student knowledge, skills and attributes relevant to identifying, applying and communicating mathematical information in the contexts of everyday life, family, employment, further learning and community.
Numeracy skills corresponding with these social contexts include mathematical knowledge and techniques, financial literacy, planning and organising, measurement, data, representation, design, problem-solving, using software tools and devices, and further study in mathematics or related fields.
To satisfy the requirements of the VCAL Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand, students must successfully attain one (1) credit for Literacy and one (1) credit for Numeracy. The Literacy unit must be at the award level or above. The Numeracy unit must be at the award level or below.
- LIT032 Literacy Skills Senior Oral Communication100.0 hours
At the end of this unit students will be able to use and respond to spoken language with complex and abstract content across a broad range of contexts.
- LIT031 Literacy Skills Senior Reading And Writing100.0 hours
The curriculum for Literacy skills reading and writing units is designed to develop student knowledge, skills and attributes relevant to reading and writing, and their practical application in the contexts of everyday life, family, employment, further learning and community.
Literacy skills corresponding with these social contexts include reading and writing for:
- self-expression
- practical purposes
- knowledge
- public debate.
To satisfy the requirements of the VCAL Literacy and Numeracy Skills Strand, students must successfully attain one (1) credit for Literacy and one (1) credit for Numeracy. The Literacy unit must be at the award level or above. The Numeracy unit must be at the award level or below.
- WRS031 Work Related Skills Unit 1 (Senior)100.0 hours
The curriculum for the Work Related Skills units is designed to develop employability skills, knowledge and attributes valued within community and work environments as a preparation for employment. The development of employability skills provides learners with a capacity to consider and choose from the range of pathways. The development of occupational health and safety knowledge prepares learners for the workplace.
Work Related Skills unit 1 at each VCAL level is designed to achieve learning outcomes important for occupational health and safety, and the development of career goals.
Students must successfully complete a minimum of one (1) credit from the VCAL Work Related Skills Strand.
- WRS032 Work Related Skills Unit 2 (Senior)100.0 hours
This unit provides a focus for the development of work related and vocational skills in a workplace context or appropriate simulation. The overall aims of the unit include: *integrating learning of increasing complexity of work related skills with prior knowledge and experiences about work *further enhancing the development of employability skills through increasingly complex work related activity *developing increasingly complex critical thinking skills that apply to problem-solving situations in the work context *developing planning and organisational skills that incorporate evaluation and review *applying increasingly complex transferable skills to work related contexts.
- PDS031 Personal Development Skills Unit 1 (Senior)100.0 hours
The purpose of the VCAL Personal Development Skills Strand is to develop student knowledge, skills and attributes that lead to self-development and community engagement through:
- family, social, community and environmental responsibilities
- resilience, self-esteem and efficacy
- health and wellbeing
- valuing participation in a democratic society
Students must successfully complete a minimum of one (1) credit from the VCAL Personal Development Skills Strand at the award level (or above).
- PDS032 Personal Development Skills Unit 2 (Senior)100.0 hours
The The purpose of this unit is to focus on the development of organisation and planning skills, knowledge, practical skills, problem solving and interpersonal skills through participation in experiences of a practical nature. The focus of the learning program for Personal Development Skills Senior Unit 2 includes: *subject specifi c knowledge applicable to a relevant personal, social, educational and/or community goal *skills applicable to a relevant personal, social, educational and/or community goals of a technical or specialist nature *project management and coordination skills *evaluative and problem-solving skills *introduction to skills for planning, organising and working in teams.
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