The Vocational Education and Training (VET) faculty provides highly practical and industry-relevant framework courses that equip students with ‘real life’ skills that can be used in the workforce.

From learning skills as varied as fencing and concreting to running a personal fitness regime, the courses on offer have something to interest most students.

Industry curriculum frameworks give students the opportunity to gain credit towards the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) and credit towards national vocational qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). There is no pass/fail in VET subjects with students working towards achieving competency in each of the relevant activities undertaken. Numerous opportunities to achieve competency are provided. All assessment activities have a practical component in addition to the relevant theoretical knowledge.

An advantage of VET programs in addition to their practical nature is the compulsory work placement component. For both the Preliminary and HSC years a student must complete between 35 - 70 hours of Industry Work Placement, depending on chosen course. This experience is aimed at complementing the practical learning that the students undertake in the classroom and College’s practical learning spaces.

Interesting competencies in each of the Frameworks are as follows:

  • Apply critical thinking skills in a team environment
  • Assist with managing workplace safety
  • Support personal wellbeing in the workplace
  • Participate win sustainable work practices
  • Use inclusive work practices
  • Engage in workplace communication

Electives

  • Create electronic presentations
  • Develop and present business proposals
  • Use business software applications
  • Deliver and monitor a service to customers
  • Oragnise personal work priorities
  • Design and produce spreadsheets
  • Design and produce business documents
  • Apply WHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction Industry
  • Carry out measurements and calculations
  • Plan and organise work
  • Undertake a basic construction project
  • Work effective and sustainably in the construction industry

Electives

  • Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
  • Read and interpret plans and specifications
  • Handle carpentry materials
  • Apply basic levelling procedures
  • Carry out concreting to simple forms
  • Use Carpentry Tools and Equipments
  • Use Construction Tools and Equiplment
  • Handle and prepare bricklaying and Blocklaying materials
  • Use bricklaying and blocklaying tools and equipment
  • Apply business rick management processes
  • Participate in workplace health and safety
  • Use anatomy and physiology knowledge to support safe and effective exercise
  • Complete pre-exercise screening and service
  • Deliver and monitor a service to customers
  • Work in a team
  • Maintain sport, fitness and recreation equipment
  • Organise personal work priorities
  • Plan group exercise sessions
  • Provide healthy eating information
  • Provide first aid
  • Work effectively with others
  • Source and use information on the hospitality industry
  • Use hospitality skills effectively
  • Interact with customers
  • Participate in safe work practices
  • Show social and cultural sensitivity

Electives

  • Use food preparation equipment
  • Prepare and present simple dishes
  • Prepare and serve non-alcoholic beverages
  • Prepare and serve espresso coffee
  • Participate in safe food handling practices
  • Serve food and beverage
  • Prepare and present sandwiches
  • Use hygienic practices for food safety
  • Participate in Work Health and Safety
  • Care for health and welfare of livestock
  • Work effectively in industry
  • Apply chemicals under supervision
  • Observe and report on weather
  • Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

Electives

  • Handle livestock using basic techniques
  • Load & unload livestock
  • Provide feed for livestock
  • Prepare Livestock for competition
  • Monitor water supplies
  • Carry out regular livestock observation
  • Identify and mark livestock
  • Participate in workplace communications
  • Treat weeds
  • Install maintain and repair farm fencing
  • Carry out basic electric fencing operations
  • Operate tractors
  • Operate basic machinery and equipment
  • Inspect and clean machinery, tools and equipment to preserve biosecurity