Linking different types of learning
Vocational Education and Training in Schools
Vocational Education and Training (VET) is increasingly provided in the schools sector. VET in Schools programs allow you to undertake industry-recognised qualifications while still at school. This gives you the opportunity to combine general and vocational studies and to gain practical industry experience, which will help you get a job or undertake further education or training. Studying VET in Schools programs can help you to gain a dual qualification — your Senior Secondary Certificate of Education plus a whole or part VET qualification. This pathway can lead to study at a TAFE institute, university or other registered private providers.
VET to university
There are many ways for students to move between the VET sector and the higher education sector, and to move between different institutions and courses in these sectors. Most institutions in Australia have special recognition arrangements to allow for flexible study pathways.
Some of these arrangements include:
- credit transfer - for example, receiving credit towards a higher qualification for study already completed
- articulation - for example, when completion of a TAFE diploma allows you to enter a university degree at second year level
- concurrent study - for example, completing a TAFE diploma and a university degree in a special combined program
Other registered higher education provider to university
Other registered higher education providers may offer a range of higher education awards, ranging from diplomas to doctoral degrees. There are ways for students to move between other registered higher education providers and university, as some providers have recognition arrangements to allow for flexible study pathways.
- credit transfer - for example, receiving credit towards a higher qualification for study already completed
- articulation - for example, when completion of a TAFE diploma allows you to enter a university degree at second year level
- bridging courses - for example, when you complete a course at a registered higher education provider to meet the requirements for entry into a course of study at a university.