South Coast VET: Introduction

Introduction

General Information about VET

Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses are offered as part of the Higher School Certificate. They enable students to study courses which are relevant to industry needs and have clear links to post-school career options.

These courses allow students to gain both Higher School Certificate qualifications and accreditation with industry and the workplace as part of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). This national framework is recognised in all states and territories in Australia and helps students to move easily between the various education and training sectors and employment.

All students should consider including at least one framework course in the range of courses they select for the Preliminary HSC year. VET framework courses are offered by NHS, TAFE and private providers.

These courses each have a specific workplace component and a minimum number of hours students spend in the workplace or a simulated workplace at school. Students receive special documentation showing the competencies gained. Most parts of these courses will be delivered by schools, while some more specialised modules will be delivered by TAFE or other providers.

All the courses below are available at Nowra High School except metals and engineering which is available at Bomaderry High School and may be accessed by Nowra High Students.

The courses available and the extensions students can take after completing 240 hours of a course are listed below.

Following the table is a description of each course and the name of a staff member students can contact for more information.

VET Curriculum Frameworks
Subject	Course	Extension
Business Services (Administration)	Business Services (120 Hours) Business Services (240 hours)	Extension I (60 hours) Extension II (120 hours)
Construction	Construction (120 hours) Construction (180 hours) Construction (240 hours)	Specialist Studies I (60 hours) Specialist Studies I (120 hours)
Information Technology	Information Technology (120 hours) Information Technology (180 hours) Information Technology (240 hours)*	Specialisation Studies I (60 hours) Specialisation Studies II (120 hours)
Metal and Engineering	Metal and Engineering (120 hours) * ** Metal and Engineering (180 hours) * ** Metal and Engineering (240 hours) * **	Specialist Studies (60 hours) * Specialist Studies (120 hours) *
Primary Industries	Primary Industries (120 hours) Primary Industries (180 hours) Primary Industries (240 hours) **	Extension I(60 hours) Extension II (120 hours)
Retail	Retail Operations (120 hours) Retail Operations (240 hours)	General Selling (60 hours) Fresh Food Selling (60 hours) Clerical Administrative (60 hours)
Tourism and Hospitality	Hospitality Operations (120 hours) Kitchen Operations (120 hours) Hospitality Operations (240 hours) Tourism (120 hours)* Tourism (240 hours)*	Hospitality Extension (60 hours)
*Courses marked with are available at the Bomaderry campus of the Illawarra Institute of TAFE**
Courses marked with may be available at another school in 2001**

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