Transcript VCAL Briefing - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

VCAA VET VCAL Briefings
November/December 2013
Victorian Certificate of Applied
Learning
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VCAL enrolments
Changes to the AQF - implications for the VCAL
Recording of VCAL learning outcomes
Quality assurance arrangements for 2014
Revised WRS units
VCAL Achievement Awards
VCAL resources
VCAL eligibility
Important dates 2013/2014
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Changes to the AQF
Implications for VCAL
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) has
been revised.
One compliance requirement of the AQF is that
students cannot be issued with two certificates for the
same program of study.
Students who have completed their Intermediate or
Senior VCAL Certificate will only be awarded a VCE
certificate if, in a subsequent year, they also complete:
• two units from the English group (these must be units
not previously completed)
• three sequences of VCE Units 3 and 4 studies other
than English (these must be units not previously
completed).
From 2014, students will be awarded only one
primary certificate in any single academic year.
Students will no longer be awarded both a VCAL and
a VCE certificate for completion of the same program
of study.
Credit transfer will continue to apply to students
who have not completed the primary enrolled
certificate. For example, students who have
completed six months of an Intermediate VCAL
certificate and who then transfer to the VCE will
receive credit towards their VCE consistent with the
credit transfer arrangements detailed on page 10 of
the VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook.
Recording of VCAL learning outcomes
The following changes have been implemented:
• VASS will now allow providers who record a N for a
VCAL unit to record S for individual VCAL learning
outcomes
• Students with a S for some VCAL learning outcomes
(existing credit) will be permitted to only complete
the outstanding VCAL learning outcomes that were
not achieved to record a S for the unit.
The carry forward of existing credit has a two-year limit,
based on the date when the student was last enrolled in the
VCAL unit.
These changes will assist students who have interruptions
to their study. This includes students:
owith significant illness
owith significant personal hardship
oreturning to VCAL after changes to their career
pathway
owho have other interruptions to their study.
The VCAA recommends that the recognition of existing
credit is not granted to students who have enrolled in
alternative courses of study or participate in activities
of personal interest which lead to their exit from the
original educational program.
• There were 24,577 unit enrolments that received
an N result. Of these unit enrolments, 7,428 unit
enrolments (30%) received an S for at least one
learning outcome.
• At the Foundation level, 137 unit enrolments (R&
W) were either one or two learning outcomes
short of successfully completing this unit.
• At the Intermediate level, 157 unit enrolments
(R&W) were either one or two learning outcomes
short of successfully completing this unit.
Quality Assurance 2014
In 2014 all existing VCAL providers will be required to
submit for QA the highest level of VCAL units
CVCAL/SVCAL providers will be required to participate
in the QA process as a separate provider
In 2014 the VCAA QA regions will continue to be the
same as the previous 9 DEECD regions
Quality Assurance 2014
VCAL QA Region
Barwon South West
Literacy/Numeracy Skills
Grampians
Work Related Skills + Skills for Further Study
Gippsland
Personal Development Skills
Hume
Literacy/Numeracy Skills
Loddon Mallee
Literacy/Numeracy Skills
Eastern Metropolitan
Personal Development Skills
Western Metropolitan
Personal Development Skills
Northern Metropolitan
Work Related Skills + Skills for Further Study
Southern Metropolitan
Work Related Skills + Skills for Further Study
Quality Assurance 2014
Category 1
Category 2
Providers whose template
Providers whose template is not
submitted is validated by the QA validated by the QA panel.
panel.
Providers who the QA panel believe
would benefit from additional support in
the preparation of the QA template/s
Category 3
Providers delivering VCAL for the first time.
Teachers, in existing providers, teaching VCAL for the
first time.
Providers who are returning to deliver VCAL after at
least a one-year break in their delivery of VCAL.
Providers who did not submit a template/s for QA.
Providers who the QA panel believe would benefit
from additional support in the preparation of the QA
templates.
Revised Work Related Skills units
• WRS units were reviewed during 2013
• Unit 1 at all levels has a OHS focus
• Unit 2 at all levels has a focus on employability skills
FAQ
When will the new WRS Curriculum Planning Guide (CPG) be
available?
Will the WRS CPG be available in hard copy or online?
VET and Work Related Skills
• VET units may be used to meet the eligibility
requirement for the WRS and ISS strands.
• If a student has completed 180 hours of a VET
certificate, 90 hours will be used to meet the ISS
strand and the remaining 90 hours may be used
to meet the WRS strand requirement, if needed.
• Structured work placement(SWP) may be used to
meet some or all of the learning outcomes for
WRS
VCAL Achievement Awards
VCAL resources
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VCAL 4 Life and VCAL First -Victorian Applied Learning Association:
http://www.vala.asn.au/
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VCAA Curriculum Planning Guides
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VCAA Unit Assessment Planning Guide
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VCAA VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook
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VCAL Brochures for parents/Year 10 students
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Web address: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
VCAL resources
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Introduction to VCAL (PDF - 39KB)
Explains the history, aims and structure of the VCAL, what the qualifications are, the resources required, and examples of VCAL learning programs.
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Applied Learning (PDF - 33KB)
Explanation of applied learning, and information about applied learning in primary and secondary schools, TAFE and Adult and Community Education
organisations.
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Integrated Approach (PDF - 46KB)
Information about offering an Integrated Program, which learning outcomes can be integrated, and examples of some VCAL teaching and learning
programs.
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Literacy Skills (PDF - 80KB)
Information about the VCAL Reading, Writing and Oral Communication units, the levels, the elements, the learning outcomes, and an example of
integrated activity.
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Numeracy Skills (PDF - 55KB)
Information about Numeracy and Mathematics in VCAL, the levels, the elements, the learning outcomes, and an example of an integrated activity.
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Skills for Further Study (PDF - 25KB)
Information about the new VCAL Skills for Further Study unit, its purpose, structure, learning outcomes and elements.
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Work Related Skills Strand (PDF - 101KB)
Information about the VCAL Work Related Skills (WRS) units, structured workplace leaning and resources to support the delivery of the WRS units.
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Personal Development Skills Strand (PDF - 100KB)
Information about the VCAL Personal Development Skills (PDS) units and resources to support the delivery of the PDS units.
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VCAL Assessment (PDF - 206KB)
An introduction to assessment in VCAL.
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I have been given a VCAL unit. Where do I start? (PDF - 50KB)
Information to support a teacher who has been given a VCAL unit to teach for the first time
FAQ
What do I look for in a VCAL eligibility report?
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Important dates 2013/2014
• Monday, 18 November, 2013 - last day to enter VCAL
results into VASS
• Friday, 29 November, 2013 - closing date for Themed
VCAL applications
• Friday, 29 November, 2013 - closing date for VCAL
Achievement Award nominations
• Bendigo 28 November, Benalla 4 December, Ballarat
5 December, Sale 6 December - VCAL Showcase
events
Important dates 2013/2014
• Friday, 14 February, 2014 - VALA Induction
Workshop
• Friday, 21 March, 2014 – closing date to submit
quality assurance Sample Assessment Task
Template/s
• Tuesday, 17 June, 2014 - VCAL Achievement Awards
Ceremony
FAQ
How do I register for a VCAL Showcase event?
Notice to Schools 106/2013 16 October 2013
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/corresponde
nce/notices/2013/106.aspx
Contact Details
David Gallagher
9032 1727
Email [email protected]
Cornelia DeBrincat
9032 1726
Email [email protected]
Website: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
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