VET in Schools, explained

• NESA describes VET as dual accredited: it gives recognition towards the school qualification and towards a nationally recognised VET qualification.
• Courses within the Stage 6 VET Industry Curriculum Frameworks count as Board Developed unit credit for the HSC, and Stage 6 VET Board Endorsed courses count as Board Endorsed unit credit.
• Students can study VET from Year 9, at school, through TAFE NSW or through other training providers. Only registered training organisations with the qualification on their scope can deliver it.
• Students can do a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship while they finish the HSC.

A summary of what these pages say, read on 6 November 2026. Rules can change: the official pages are the authority.

• Students can include nationally recognised VET in their senior secondary certificate as part of the VCE, VCE VM or VPC.
• Credit can come from VCE VET programs, school-based apprenticeships and traineeships, or other VET qualifications approved by the VCAA once they are recorded on the VCAA student records system (VASS).
• The VCAA approves VCE VET programs after consulting schools, industry and training providers. Its program chart shows whether a program can be taken as scored or non-scored.
• Structured Workplace Learning Recognition is the formal way for students to receive credit for structured workplace learning related to their VET studies.
• The VCAA page states that Certificate I qualifications do not provide credit towards the VCE or VCE VM.

A summary of what these pages say, read on 6 November 2026. Rules can change: the official pages are the authority.

• The QCAA lists vocational education and training qualifications among the learning options that can contribute credit to the QCE.
• Students can access VET through their school if the school is a registered training organisation, through an external training organisation, or through a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship.
• In a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship, a student does paid work with an employer and trains towards a recognised qualification while completing senior schooling.
• Training organisations include TAFE institutes, community and industry providers, private colleges, and some universities and schools.

A summary of what these pages say, read on 6 November 2026. Rules can change: the official pages are the authority.

• The WACE breadth and depth requirement can include unit equivalents gained through VET and endorsed programs.
• One of the WACE achievement options is a Certificate II (or higher) VET qualification in combination with ATAR, General or Foundation courses.
• The SCSA page says VET qualifications and endorsed programs can be substituted for a limited number of units as unit equivalents. Check the page for the current limits.
• Ways to do VET include pre-apprenticeships, school-based apprenticeships and school-based traineeships.
• The SCSA describes changes to how VET qualifications are recognised for the WACE. Read the All about VET page for what applies to your students.

A summary of what these pages say, read on 6 November 2026. Rules can change: the official pages are the authority.

• As part of their SACE, students can complete VET within the Australian Qualifications Framework, and recognition can include partly completed qualifications.
• The SACE Board page says students can gain recognition for up to 150 SACE credits at Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 for successfully completed VET.
• Training in a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship can also count towards the SACE.
• The VET Recognition Register shows the most SACE credits a VET pathway can earn and whether it counts at Stage 1 or Stage 2.
• Some VET at Certificate III or higher can count towards an ATAR as Recognised Studies, within limits set out on the page.

A summary of what these pages say, read on 6 November 2026. Rules can change: the official pages are the authority.

• TASC says the TCE can be attained through at least two years of study in VET, TASC accredited Year 11 and 12 courses and recognised formal learning.
• Students can include VET in their programs to meet the TCE participation and achievement standard. TASC recognises VET that is nationally recognised and delivered, assessed and reported by registered training organisations.
• Students doing VET who want the TCE still need to show they meet the everyday adult standards, by completing a TCE course that includes them or by passing a safety-net test.
• VET is not only for trades: TASC gives examples such as business administration, veterinary nursing, aged care, and sport and recreation.

A summary of what these pages say, read on 6 November 2026. Rules can change: the official pages are the authority.

• Students can do a nationally recognised VET qualification while completing their Senior Secondary Certificate in three ways: BSSS VET courses where the college is a registered training organisation, an external training organisation, or an Australian School-based Apprenticeship.
• VET can be part of an A, T or M course, so students can complete a VET qualification and still receive a grade and, for T courses, a course score.
• VET delivered by an external training organisation, including school-based apprenticeships, may be recognised on the certificate as external VET credit.
• Students cannot receive credit for training that duplicates a BSSS course they have studied, are studying or will study.

A summary of what these pages say, read on 6 November 2026. Rules can change: the official pages are the authority.

• Nationally recognised training through VET can contribute to completing the NTCET. Subjects and recognised learning are approved by the SACE Board.
• For VET to count, units must be completed with a competent result and be part of a nationally recognised qualification. The NT page sets out how nominal hours convert to NTCET credits.
• The NT page states that a maximum of two Certificate I qualifications, including partial completions, can contribute to the NTCET.
• Some VET at Certificate III or higher can count towards an ATAR as Recognised Studies, within the limits the page sets out.

A summary of what these pages say, read on 6 November 2026. Rules can change: the official pages are the authority.