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Vocational Education and Training is made up of different training products including qualifications, units of competency, skill sets or accredited courses.

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Vocational Education and Training (VET) is made up of different training products that are recognised across Australia.

The products include qualifications, units of competency, skill sets or accredited courses that are developed via industry training packages or VET accredited courses.

Industry training packages

Training packages include a set of standards for assessing the skills and knowledge needed to perform in the workplace. They do not specify how a learner should be trained.

The Victorian training package purchasing guides include:

  • minimum and maximum payable hour allocation for each qualification
  • nominal hours for each unit of competency.

Information on nationally endorsed training packages are available on the national registerExternal Link .

Training packages are developed by industry reference committees and supported by skills service organisations. Visit the Australian Industry and Skills CommitteeExternal Link to learn how training packages are developed.

Training packages are regularly assessed for quality and reviewed to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of industry, students and the community.

VET accredited courses

VET accredited courses address skill requirements for industry, enterprise, education, legislative or community needs.

We offer accredited VET courses to support Victorian industry and community needs where there are no existing packages or endorsed units available. You can also search the national register of accredited coursesExternal Link .

These courses are approved by an accrediting body, to confirm that each course:

  • is nationally recognised
  • meets an established industry, enterprise, educational, legislative or community need
  • provides appropriate competency outcomes and a satisfactory basis for assessment
  • meets national quality assurance requirements
  • is aligned appropriately to the Australian Qualification Framework where it leads to a qualification.

Get advice

For more information on accredited courses and Victorian purchasing guides, you can contact the relevant curriculum maintenance manager service.

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Reviewed 21 November 2022

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