VET

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• VET
• Vocational Education Training 2009

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Charles Darwin University offers over 100 VET
courses in 23 different industries throughout our
campus and centres across the NT Casuarina
Palmerston Katherine Alice
Springs
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• Charles Darwin University Centres
• Nhulunbuy Jabiru
  Yulara Tennant Creek

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• VET Courses range from...
• Certificate I to Advanced Diploma level, with
  most VET courses providing a pathway from VET to
  Higher Education
• VET also includes Apprenticeships and
  Traineeships

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VET to Higher Education Pathways
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• Tertiary Enabling Program (TEP)
• Is for people who would like to commence tertiary
  study but...
• did not complete Yr 12
• did not achieve a high enough TER (Tertiary
  Entrance Ranking) score
• have not completed a Diploma and/or have been out
  of study for sometime

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• TEP gives students the opportunity to develop the
  skills and knowledge, they will need for
  successful achievements in tertiary studies.
• To enrol in TEP students must be a minimum of 18
  years old
• Study is a combination of internal and external
  classes, available full or part-time, with a
  duration of 6 12 months.
• TEP has two stages, TEP1 Orientation to Tertiary
  Study, and TEP2 Preparation for Tertiary Study.

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• Tertiary Enabling Program (TEP)
• Students will need sit an online Maths
  English test, which
• will determine what stage they will need to
  commence in.
• The successful completion of TEP2, guarantees
  entry into
• most of the Charles Darwin Universities
  Bachelor Degrees,
• and VET Diplomas.
• TEP is free for Australian citizens, permanent
  residents and
• Humanitarian Visa Holders.
• Contact Michelle Wells Ph 8946 7041
• Email michelle.wells_at_cdu.edu.au

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• VET Programs
• Full time VET courses are available to persons as
  young as 15 years in urban area, and 14 years in
  remote areas
• most Certificate I II level have no specific
  entry requirements, other than a satisfactory
  level of literacy and numeracy

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• VET Industry Occupational Areas
• Agriculture, Horticulture, Aquaculture and
• Conservation Land Management
• Arts and Entertainment
• Automotive
• Building and Construction
• Business, Clerical and Administration
• Butchery and Bakery
• Commercial Cookery
• Community and Childrens Services, Health
• and Education

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• VET Industry Occupational Areas cont...
• Computing
• Electrical, Refrigeration and Electrotechnology
• Finance
• General Education, Pre-vocational Training and
• English as a second language
• Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy
• Library Studies
• Management and Human Resource

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• Need more information?
• CDU Website http//www.cdu.edu.au/vet

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• Vocational Education Training in School
• VETiS

2008 Worldskills Australia Open VETiS NT
Regional Representatives
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• VET in School (VETiS) enables interested students
  to
• experience vocations with a view to providing a
  platform
• for informed decision making
• understand the importance of Maths and English
  and how
• it relates to practical work
• develop employability skills and attributes
• commence entry level training within a career of
  interest
• whilst still at school achieving their NTCE
• assist them in securing a School Based New
  Apprenticeship
• Improves their chances of securing employment,
  in their
• chosen career after leaving school
• gain a Nationally recognised qualification

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• VETiS Programs ...
• are offered as a full certificate, or
  competencies from.
• students who commence a Certificate III, may
  choose to continue their study, after leaving
  school to achieve the full certificate
• VETiS programs are usually delivered one day a
  week over one semester or over a full year, and
  in block release for School based New Apprentices
  
• Students can access a VETiS program by completing
  a Department of Education Training Expression
  of Interest (EOI) form, and returning it to their
  School VET Coordinator
• VETiS Classes have limited spaces, so we do
  recommend interested students ensure their EOI is
  forwarded to the Registered Training Organisation
  (RTO) as early as October November, the year
  prior to the program commencing

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• 2009 VETiS Programs
• Certificate II in Business
• Certificate II in Financial Services
• Certificate II in Hairdressing
• Certificate III in Beauty Services
• Certificate I II in Retail Operations
• Certificate I II in Hospitality Kitchen
  Operations
• Certificate I, II III in Hospitality Operations
• Certificate III in Food Processing (Bakery)
• Certificate II in Tourism

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• VETiS Programs
• Certificate II III in Sport Recreation
• Certificate III in Fitness
• Certificate II in Clothing Production
• Certificate III in Children Services
• Certificate I in General Construction
• Certificate II in Furniture Making
• Certificate I in Automotive (Light Vehicle)
• Certificate I in Engineering
• Certificate II in Rural Operations
• Certificate II in Aquaculture
• Certificate II in Horticulture

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• VET in Schools contacts
• NT Senior VET Advisor Mr Lyle Mellors
• Ph 8959 5291 or lyle.mellors_at_cdu.edu.au
• Darwin, Palmerston, Darwin Rural, Arnhem
  Rivers
• Region Secondary School Liaison Trisha
  Mellow
• Ph 8946 6387 or trisha.mellow_at_cdu.edu.au