VICTORIAN CERTIFICATE OF APPLIED LEARNING (VCAL)
A hands-on option for students in Years 10, 11 and 12. The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) provides students with a more flexible approach to their education and training.
It aims to provide the skills, knowledge and attitudes to enable students to make informed choices regarding work and further education.
Our program gives students practical work-related experience, as well as literacy and numeracy skills and the opportunity to build personal skills that are important for life and work. Like the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), VCAL is an accredited senior secondary certificate.
Wyndham CEC offers the following VCAL programs
Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (Foundation) VCALFND001
The program focuses on basic and preparatory knowledge and employability skills. There is also a strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy skills.
Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (Intermediate) VCALINT001
The program focuses on knowledge and employability skills development that leads to independent learning, confidence and a higher level of transferable skills.
Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (Senior) VCALSEN001
At Senior level the focus is on knowledge and employability skills that lead to a high level of interpersonal skills, independent action and achievement of tasks that require decision making and leadership. The demonstration of knowledge and skills that apply directly to the workplace or further training is also important
2017 destinations for VCAL
80% of Students who participated in a VCAL program in 2017 went on to further education or employment
Student Achievement Results as per VCAA Senior Secondary completion and achievement 2017:
- Winner of the 2018 Anne Mitchell Scholarship - Paige Neasey
- Western Chances Scholarships in 2017 - Jerome Katan
- Sandy Mein Scholarships in 2018
- Shayanne Drake
- Jerome Katan
- Cristina Martinez
- Kristi Cagorska
EAL Supported program
a program for students whose first language is not English and may have experienced interrupted schooling.
The VCAL programs include:
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Personal development skills
- Work related skills
- Industry specific skills (VET)
