What is VET?
VET stands for Vocational Education and Training.
Vocational Education and Training (VET) is education and training that focuses on providing skills for work.
VET refers to education and training that provides the practical skills and knowledge student’s need to:
- Join the workforce for the first time
- Re-join the workforce after a break
- Enter tertiary study
A VET course is a great way to fast track students’ careers or education in fields like:
- Business
- Health services
- Mining services
- Manufacturing
- Agriculture
- Tourism
- Hospitality
Why study VET?
VET is an excellent choice of study for many students. It includes practical, hands-on learning, and it can contribute to excellent career pathways in a variety of fields.
Studying VET whilst at school may provide students with a head start on a qualification, which is a great way to fast-track their progress towards a rewarding career whilst also developing their independence and time-management skills.
School students participating in a VET course while at school may:
- Provide credit towards student’s Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)
- Contribute to the calculation of students’ tertiary selection rank
- Support student’s transition to employment, vocational and higher education.
Unique student identifier
The USI initiative commenced on 1 January 2015 and is a reference number made up of ten numbers and letters that is free and easy to create and stays with you for life.
If you are a new or continuing student undertaking nationally recognised training, you will need a USI in order to receive your qualification or statement of attainment. This includes nationally recognised training delivered by secondary schools.
The USI will give you access to an online record of your nationally recognised training in the form of a USI Transcript. This can be used when applying for a job, seeking a credit transfer or demonstrating pre-requisites when undertaking further training.
Under the Student Identifiers Act 2014 and Student Identifiers (Exemptions) Instrument 2014, training organisations are not allowed to issue a qualification or statement of attainment unless the student has a USI or the student or the training is exempt from the USI initiative.
Under the Student Identifiers Act 2014, training organisations are not allowed to include a USI on qualifications or statements of attainment to protect the privacy of the USI account holder.
Under the Student Identifiers Regulation 2014, training organisations are not allowed to use the USI as a student number.
The USI initiative is also valuable for government as it enables the collection of information about students’ training activity and their movements within the VET system. This information provides an important foundation for understanding and improving VET performance and better meeting the needs of students, training organisations and employers.
For further information about USI numbers please visit
http://www.usi.gov.au/
Please follow the instructions in the
USI quickguideto apply for a USI.
Please ensure that the school is advised once you have obtained your USI number. For further information relating to USI policy and procedure please download the
USI policy and procedure document.
Vocational Education and Training (VET) Opportunities
Pimpama State Secondary College is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO Number: 41352) offering a range of nationally accredited vocational education and training (VET) certificates based on industry-endorsed competency standards.
On our scope that we deliver
| VRE | SIS20122 | Certificate II Sport and Recreation | School | PSSC staff | PSSC | NIL |
| VCI | CUA20220 | Certificate II Creative Industries | School | PSSC staff | PSSC | Materials fee |
| VBO | SIS30120 | Certificate III Business | School | PSSC staff | PSSC | NIL |
| VSP | FSK20119 | Certificate II Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways | School | PSSC staff | PSSC | NIL |
| VFN | FNS20120 | Certificate II in Financial Services | School | PSSC staff | PSSC | NIL |
Through external RTOs we access
| VHP / VHO | SIT20322 / SIT30622 | Certificate II & III Hospitality Combination | Aurora Training Institute RTO: 32237 | PSSC staff | PSSC | VETiS or Fee for service |
| VMI | CUA20620 | Certificate II Music | The College of Sound and Music Production RTO: 41549 | PSSC staff | PSSC | Fee for service |
| VMU | CUA30920 | Certificate III Music | The College of Sound and Music Production RTO: 41549 | PSSC staff | PSSC | Fee for service |
| VFI | SIS30321 | Certificate III Fitness | Binnacle Training RTO: 31319 | PSSC staff | PSSC | Fee for service |
| MEM | MEM20422 | Certificate II in Engineering Pathways | Skills Generation RTO: 41008 | PSSC staff | PSSC | VETiS or Fee for Service |
| VAV | AVI30419 | Certificate III Aviation (Remote Pilot) | Skills Generation RTO: 41008 | PSSC staff | PSSC | VETiS or Fee for service |
| VJS | 10971NAT | Certificate IV Justice Studies | Unity College RTO: 32123 | PSSC staff | PSSC | Fee for service |
| HLT23215 | Certificate II in Health Support Services | Axiom College RTO: 40489 | External | PSSC | VETiS or Fee for service |
| HLT33115 | Certificate III in Health Services Assistant | Axiom College RTO: 40489 | External | PSSC | Fee for service |
| AUR20720 | Certificate II in Automotive Vocational Preparation | Tactile Learning RTO: 30922 | External | PSSC | VETiS |
| MSL20122 | Certificate II Sampling and Measuring | Leichhardt Education and Training RTO: 32368 | External | PSSC | VETiS |
| | TAFE VET Courses – Various qualifications | TAFE Queensland RTO: 0275 | External | TAFE campus | VETiS or Fee for service |
| | Vocational Courses – Gold Coast Trades College | People Performance Solutions RTO: 31175 | External | GCTC Campus | VETiS or Fee for service |
| | Diploma in Business | External | External | Various | Fee for service |
For further information about VET qualifications at Pimpama State Secondary College, please contact Reid Bolus, RTO Manager, at rbolu3@eq.edu.au.
School-based traineeships and apprenticeships
Students in Years 11 and 12 may also be eligible to complete a certificate qualification through a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship.
For more information, please contact Mr Bolus, Head of Senior Schooling, or Mrs Wilson, Industry Liaison Officer.