The VCE Vocational Major (VM) is a vocational and applied learning program within the VCE designed to be completed over a minimum of two years. The VCE VM will give students greater choice and flexibility to pursue their strengths and interests and develop the skills and capabilities needed to succeed in further education, work and life.
It prepares students to move into apprenticeships, traineeships, further education and training, university (via non-ATAR pathways) or directly into the workforce.
The purpose of the VCE VM is to provide students with the best opportunity to achieve their personal goals and aspirations in a rapidly changing world by:
equipping them with the skills, knowledge, values and capabilities to be active and informed citizens, lifelong learners and confident and creative individuals
empowering them to make informed decisions about the next stages of their lives through real-life workplace experiences.
In Year 11, structured workplace learning (SWL) accompanied by a VET course of choice helps students to develop potential career interests. In Year 12, students can continue this exploration or choose to undertake a school based apprenticeship or traineeship (SBAT) in an industry of choice.