About VET

Vocational education and training (VET) enables students to gain qualifications for many types of employment, along with specific skills that will help them in the workplace.

Students who undertake VCE VET studies gain a range of workplace and organisational experiences, that will be advantageous in future study and work situations.

VET students spend half a day each week studying VET classes at an external TAFE provider.

VET studies provide students with an insight into the tertiary learning environment whilst also gaining an industry-recognised qualification. Students who apply to continue their studies in their field of choice after Year 12 will have advanced standing in that field, while those choosing to enter full-time employment after Year 12 will have a qualification that sets them apart from other candidates.

Students who would like to undertake a VET study as part of their VCE program can commence their study in either Year 10 or Year 11.

VCE VET studies are fully recognised within the Units 1 to 4 structure of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and therefore contribute towards satisfactory completion of the VCE and VCE VM.

VCE VET units have equal status with other VCE studies. VCE VET studies contribute to the student’s ATAR, in varying manners, depending on if it is a scored or unscored VET study.

See the VET section of this handbook for specific VET course information, assessment and campus locations.

VCE VET studies offered

VCE VET Studies with Scored Assessment

The below studies are scored and include coursework tasks and an end of year exam. As scored VCE VET studies, they provide full credit towards the VCE and contribute to the student’s ATAR, either as one of the student’s best four studies (the primary four) or as a 5th or 6th study increment.

Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance (partial completion)
Certificate II in Dance
Certificate II in Hospitality
Certificate III in Information Technology (Games Stream)
Certificate III in Laboratory Skills
Certificate III in Music (Performance)
Certificate III in Sport, Aquatics and Recreation

VCE VET Studies – Not Scored

The below studies do not have a scored assessment in their second year. Students that successfully complete the second year will receive one ATAR increment which is determined by calculating 10 per cent of the 4th study score of the primary four studies. In other words, the study may be counted as a 5th or 6th subject in the calculation of the ATAR.

Certificate II in Animal Care
Certificate II in Apparel, Fashion & Textiles
Certificate III in Beauty Services
Certificate III in Early Childhood Education & Care (partial completion)
Certificate III in Events
Certificate III in Tourism

Students generally cannot undertake a VCE VET study at Unit 3 and 4 level unless Units 1 and 2 have been successfully completed. Even though the above VET programs have two year durations, students are not obliged to complete the full program and may decide to discontinue after the first year.

VET is only available to students aged 15 years and older as at 1 May, 2025.

The list of VET studies offered by MGSC are delivered by our public TAFE partners. MGSC does not have the capacity to accommodate tuition by private RTO providers. Any such courses are required to be arranged by families as private undertakings.