VCAL to be scrapped in Victorian schools in favour of revamped vocation certification
Victoria’s high school vocation certificate, VCAL, will be dumped in favour of an alternative that will allow students to do both academic and vocational subjects.
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The vocation high school certificate Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning is set to be scrapped.
The Victorian Government has confirmed an overhaul of VCAL, which will be replaced with another certificate that allows students to do both academic and vocational subjects.
It will mean the end of students deciding between the VCE or VCAL, with the new certificate rolling out in 2023 and be fully implemented by 2025.
A $38 million merge of the certificates comes as a review found a change would help students best develop their academic and vocational skills.
Former Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority chief executive John Firth’s review, to be released on Tuesday, found young people needed better access to training that delivered skills and jobs that were in demand.
The change will also see new Jobs, Skills and Pathways Coordinators in every public high school, and a new Foundation Pathways Certificate focussing on pupils with a disability and additional needs to transition after finishing school.
Education Minister James Merlino said “with a single VCE certificate, we’ll make it easier for kids to get a range of skills – both academic and vocational”.
“Not only will this change give students greater flexibility in the subjects they choose – it will also give young Victorians more flexibility once they leave school, whether that’s work or study,” he said.
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