VET

Marist Regional College continues to maintain strong working relationships with industries and has introduced full qualifications and short skills set programs that contribute to building work ready skills and knowledge, transferable to any workplace in the labour market.

Students who enrol in a VET program will be given the opportunity to:

  • spend time developing skills and knowledge in simulated work environments
  • develop employability skills common to all industry areas
  • achieve specific skills and knowledge for the industry area of their choice
  • gain nationally accredited qualifications and/or skill sets that assist in future training and pathways
  • establish strong partnerships and networks within the employment environment

Our VET courses have noteworthy point of differences. For instance –

  • There are five Introductory courses that have been designed as taster courses in Year 10. Students gain an understanding and working skills and knowledge about different professions. Each Introduction course gives students the opportunity to complete fun hands-on units of competency.  Units that are completed successfully at the end of Year 10 are credit transferred into a full qualification should a student choose to continue with their VET studies in Senior College years.
  • AUR10120 Certificate I in Automotive Vocational Preparation – a purpose-built trade training workshop will allow students the opportunity to develop core and transferable skills into the Automotive industry and obtain a School-based Apprenticeship in Senior College years.
  • FBP20221 Certificate II in Baking – students will be given the opportunity to complete a full qualification in a purpose-built bakery. No other school along the Northwest Coast offers this course or training centre. This qualification also allows students the prospect to obtain a School-based Apprenticeship in Senior College years.
  • CPC20220 Certificate II in Construction Pathways– students learn to build a liveable one and/or 2-bedroom unit from the foundation levels upwards. Units are officially signed off by surveyors and sold at auction to the public at the end of the second year. No other school along the Northwest Coast builds this type of structure.  Students will be given the opportunity to develop core skills that are transferable into a Certificate III in Construction post-secondary schooling and students may obtain a School-based Apprenticeship in Senior College years.
  • SIT20421 Certificate II in Cookery – students will be given the opportunity to learn and develop core cookery skills in a purpose-built commercial kitchen adjacent to the bakery area. This course allows students the prospect to obtain a School-based Apprenticeship in Senior College years.
  • Introduction to Nursing and Health Occupation – working closely with UTas West Park, students will be given the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in a state-of-the-art Nursing simulation lab throughout the year, in addition to learning in a simulated Aged Care nursing environment at the College.

 

VET Course Offerings 2023

Delivered and assessed at school in partnership with TasTAFE (RTO Code 60142)

  • Introduction to Construction (Year 10 – short skills set); Statement of Attainment from CPC20220 Certificate II in Construction Pathways
  • CPC20220 Certificate II in Construction Pathways (Year 11 and 12)
  • FBF20221 Certificate II in Baking (Year 11 and 12)

Delivered and assessed at TasTAFE (RTO Code 60142) in a partnership with Marist Regional College and cluster arrangements with Leighland Christian School, St Brendan-Shaw College and Circular Head Christian School.

  • Introduction to Electrotechnology for Independent Schools; Statement of Attainment for UEE22020 Certificate II in Electro-technology Career Start (Year 12)

Delivered and assessed online with Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE (GoTAFE RTO Code 3094)

  • ACM20121 Certificate II in Animal Care (Year 11 and 12)

Delivered and assessed at school in partnership with Guilford Young College (RTO Code 1129)

  • Introduction to Automotive (Year 10 – short skills set); Statement of Attainment from AUR10120 Certificate I in Automotive Vocational Preparation
  • Introduction to Hospitality (Year 10 – short skills set); Statement of Attainment from SIT20322 Certificate II in Hospitality
  • Introduction to Baking and Cookery (Year 10 – short skills set); Statement of Attainment from SIT20421 Certificate II in Cookery
  • Introduction to Nursing and Health Occupations (Year 11 or 12 – short skills set); Statement of Attainment from CHC33015 Certificate III in Individual Support
  • AUR10120 Certificate I in Automotive Vocational Preparation (Year 11 and 12)
  • SIT20322 Certificate II in Hospitality (Year 11 and 12)
  • SIT20421 Certificate II in Cookery (Year 11 and 12)
  • SIS20321 Certificate II in Sports Coaching (Year 11 or 12)

Delivered and assessed at school in partnership with College of Sound and Music Production (COSAMP RTO Code 41549)

  • Introduction to Music (Year 10 – short skills set); Statement of Attainment from CUA20620 Certificate II in Music
  • CUA20620 Certificate II in Music (Year 11 and 12)

 

Year 10 Vocational Education and Training

Students in Year 10 can participate in short skills set courses to gain an understanding of different professional areas, while developing their skills and knowledge and employability skills. Each Introductory course has been designed to allow the opportunity for students to enrol in a minimum of three (3) units of competency. Successful completion of units will carry credit points towards the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) – 120 points. Further, introductory courses are intended to enable students to transition into full VET qualifications (where applicable) in Senior College years.

 

Year 11 and 12 Vocational Education and Training

Senior College students can study nationally accredited VET courses as part of their Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE).

The Australian Qualifications Framework – volume of learning describes how long it would take to develop all the required skills and knowledge. Volume of learning includes all teaching, learning and assessment activities that a typical student must undertake to achieve the learning outcomes and suggests 600 hours is the required amount at a Certificate II level.

Throughout a school year, 150 hours is allocated for each subject and/or VET course. Certificate II level courses allow students the opportunity to meet required assessment outcomes, meet industry standards and develop confidence and competence. Importantly, most Certificate II level courses are offered over a two (2) year period to cater to the volume of learning requirements.

Work placement is a mandatory component of full qualifications (where applicable to RTO requirements); hours contribute to the overall volume of learning.

 

Australian School-based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (ASbA/T)

Earn and learn

Certificate III qualifications are often the basis for trade outcomes and undertaken as part of a traditional trades or apprenticeship (Volume of learning 1200-2400 hours). Certificate II and III level qualifications such as Aged Care, Business or Retail come under the banner of Traineeships.  In Year 11 and/or 12, students can combine paid part-time work with formal industry-based training while completing secondary schooling. An ASbA/T is a great combination to gain the Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) and get a head-start in a career.

 

Our College aims to help match student interests to courses, even if they are offered off-site or online.

If a student is interested in enrolling in any VET course or wants further career advice and information about ASbA/T, we encourage them to talk to our VET Coordinator Miss Jen Reeves.