VET

VET (Vocational Education and Training) is a form of applied learning that provides students with the workplace skills and knowledge required to work in specific industries. VET programs are developed in consultation with industry and offer a nationally recognised qualification. They allow 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. Students will gain VET credit into the VPC as each 90 nominal hours worth of completed UoCs (Units of Competencies) from a Certificate I qualification or above will provide one credit towards the VPC. 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. At BSS, we also support SBATs through South West TAFE and West Vic Staffing Solutions through our internal Horticulture Program.

VET courses currently on offer at the Senior School Campus:

Certificate I:

Certificate I Life Skills

The Certificate I in Life Skills addresses core personal development and work-related competencies. It also addresses competencies associated with employment options selected from administration, horticulture and hospitality. This course would give students the opportunity to gain the skills to be more independent.

Certificate I Hospitality

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who participate in a range of routine and predictable hospitality work activities. The students work under close supervision and are given clear directions to complete tasks. This qualification provides a pathway to work in various hospitality settings, such as restaurants, hotels, motels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafés, and coffee shops.

Certificate I Retail (Workplace Skills)

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who can complete a limited range of basic workplace tasks. This qualification provides a pathway to work in a variety of industry sectors and business contexts.

Certificate I Visual Arts

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who are developing fundamental creative and technical skills that underpin visual arts and craft practice. It applies to work in different visual arts, crafts and design environments. The job roles that relate to this qualification may include community arts workshop assistants. It also provides a pathway to other visual arts, craft and design job roles.

Certificate II:

Certificate II Sport & Recreation

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who assist with the delivery of sport and recreation activities and who complete a range of fundamental customer contact and maintenance duties. They work under direct supervision to complete mainly routine tasks. This qualification provides a pathway to work for any type of sport, aquatic or recreation organisation including commercial, not-for-profit, community and government organisations.

Certificate II Cookery

This qualification reflects the role of individuals working in kitchens who use a defined and limited range of food preparation and cookery skills to prepare food and menu items. They are involved in mainly routine and repetitive tasks and work under direct supervision. This qualification provides a pathway to work in kitchen operations in organisations such as restaurants, hotels, catering operations, clubs, pubs, cafes, and coffee shops; and institutions such as aged care facilities, hospitals, prisons, and schools.

Certificate II Music

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who perform a range of routine tasks in the music industry, work under direct supervision, and use limited practical skills and fundamental operational knowledge in a defined context. They may work in environments that require foundational skills in music performance, music making or composition, sound production, or music business. The job roles that relate to this qualification may include studio assistant, music retail assistant, entry level performer, entry level producer, stagehand and road crew.

Certificate II Retail (Workplace Skills)

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of entry-level Business Services job roles. Individuals carry out a range of basic procedural, clerical, administrative or operational tasks that require self-management and technology skills. They perform a range of mainly routine tasks using limited practical skills and fundamental operational knowledge in a defined context. Individuals in these roles generally work under direct supervision.

Certificate II Visual Arts

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who are developing the basic creative and technical skills that underpin visual arts and craft practice. It applies to work in different visual arts, craft and design environments. The job roles that relate to this qualification may include Ceramics Studio Trainee, Community Arts Workshop Assistant and Arts Practitioner. It also provides a pathway to other visual arts, craft and design job roles.

Certificate II Horticulture

This course is delivered through an external provider (South West TAFE) and is completed in 1 year. This course focuses on basic garden and land maintenance. As part of this course students complete a School Based Apprenticeship which allows them a work placement day 1 day per week.

Since 2020, the Senior School have had over 150 students who have undertaken various VET courses, both onsite at school taught by our experienced VET Trainers or attended offsite locations through a variety of training providers. It is important to note that through these offsite VET courses, there is limited school support as students often do these courses independently. Each year enrolment and course information is passed on through the Highlands LLEN VET cluster to the BSS community.

Some of these courses include:

• Animal Studies
• Automotive
• Building & Construction
• Retail Cosmetics and Salon Assistance
• Dance
• Early Childhood Education & Care