VCE Vocational Major

The Victorian Certificate of Education Vocational Major (VCE VM) is an alternative to the Scored and Unscored VCE and is a hands-on option for Years 11 and 12 students at De La Salle College. Unlike Scored VCE, VCE VM does not provide students with an ATAR score which is commonly used by students to access university programs. Students who do the VCE VM are likely to be interested in going on to study a VET qualification at TAFE, doing an apprenticeship, traineeship or getting a job after completing school.

At De La Salle College the VCE VM pathway is based on fulltime enrolment and includes participation in VCE VM classroom learning, VET and Structured Workplace Learning (SWL) or School Based Apprenticeship (SBAT). A student’s VCE VM learning program will include each of the four VCE VM Studies – Literacy, Numeracy, Personal Development Skills and Work Related Skills. The College will provide VCE VM students with the opportunity to enrol in a select number of Units of Competency within Certificate II in Hospitality as part of the Year 11 course. These units will count towards the 180 hours required for the successful completion of the VCE VM. VCE VM students must also select one other VET Study in their chosen area of interest to satisfy the VCE VM requirements. De La Salle offers some internal VET Studies (see VET Studies in this handbook) as well as a vast array of VET Study choices offered externally through TAFE Colleges.