EVT721 - Vocational Education and Training (VET) 1

Year:

2026 unit information

Enrolment modes:

2026

This unit is not available for enrolment

From 2027

Trimester 1: Online

Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Cohort rule: This unit is only available to students enrolled in E763, E779
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - online:

1 x 1-hour online lecture per week

1 x 1.5-hour online seminar per week

In-person attendance requirements:

Students who are completing professional experience (placements) are not required to attend lectures or scheduled synchronous sessions during their professional experience (placement).

For the most up-to-date advice regarding your professional experience (placement) please see here.

Content

This unit focuses on the increasingly significant role being played by vocational learning in schools that offers an important pathway for students to support their future educational and career pursuits and meet the rising demand for individuals with industry specialised skills in a rapidly changing labour markets. 

This unit examines the learning environments, pedagogical approaches, curriculum and support systems used in Vocational Education & Training Delivered to Secondary School Students (VDSS). It will draw on student’s existing experience in vocational education, to contextualise factors that impact on the learning needs of VDSS students and vocational learning in schools more broadly.

Students will be learning about principles of lesson planning and authentic applied learning and work-related pedagogies to apply these to create authentic and inclusive learning experiences for learners.

Unit fee information

Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.

Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

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