Victorian Pathways Certificate

Non-Award

Gain the skills, knowledge, values and capabilities to make informed choices about their professional, educational and personal life options with the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) at Victoria University Polytechnic.

Key details

Degree Type

Non-Award

Duration

1 year full-time

Course Code

VPC0000001

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Apr, Jul, Oct

About this course

The Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) at Victoria University Polytechnic has been designed to support students wishing to pathway into the VCE Vocational Major, employment or entry level TAFE/VET qualifications.

The VPC is suitable for students whose previous schooling experience may have been disrupted for a variety of reasons, including:

students with additional needs
students who have missed significant periods of learning
vulnerable students at risk of disengaging from their education.

While the VPC is not a senior secondary qualification, it is an accredited foundation secondary qualification under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 and it can be a pathway to the VCE.

Study locations

Footscray Nicholson

Course structure

The minimum requirement for the VPC0000001 Victorian Pathways Certificate is satisfactory completion of 12 units, which must include:
* at least two units of VPC Literacy (or units from the VCE English group, including VCE Vocational Major Literacy)
* at least two units of VPC Numeracy (or units from the VCE Mathematics group, including VCE Vocational Major Numeracy)
* at least two VPC Personal Development Skills units
* at least two VPC Work Related Skills units.
The remaining four units may include other curriculum such as VCE units, VCE Vocational Major units and units of competency from nationally recognised VET.

Victoria University (VU)