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- Building and construction
- Civil construction, furnishing and water
- Business
- Engineering – automotive
- Engineering – electrical/electronics
- Engineering industries – engineering
- General manufacturing
- Community services and health
- Arts/entertainment and recreation
- Primary industries
- Transport
- General studies and further education
- Tourism and hospitality
- Wholesale, retail and personal services
Victorian purchasing guides (VPGs) contain:
- nominal hour allocations for units of competency
- maximum hour allocations for qualifications within training packages.
View the purchasing guides and resources by selecting the relevant CMM area.
Building and construction
VPG date
28 February 2023
VPG current
- CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package Release 8 and 9 (PDF, 538KB)
- CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package Release 8 and 9 (DOCX, 361KB)
Description
This updated version of the VPG for CPC Release 9.0 & 8.0 corrects an error relating to the minimum and maximum payable hours for the 2 qualifications updated in Release 9. The figures were inserted into the wrong columns.
Release 9.0 includes 2 new qualifications:
- CPC50722 Diploma of Waterproofing Design and Survey
- CPC20822 Prefabricated Concrete Element Installation
- Development of 13 units of competency.
Release 8.0 includes 3 new units of competency on Silica Safety:
- CPCSIL2001 Use and maintain respiratory protective equipment
- CPCSIL3001 Work with products and materials containing crystalline silica
- CPCSIL4001 Supervise and manage work with products and materials generating respirable crystalline silica.
Note: In addition, the nominal hours for CPCCLRG3001 Licence to perform rigging basic level have been revised.
VPG superseded
- CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package Release 7 (PDF, 422.92KB)
- CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package Release 7 (DOCX, 122.95KB)
Description
Release 7 of the CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services training package included one revised unit.
To support employment outcomes in Victoria, the August release of VPG R7.0 had revised hours for CPC32820 Certificate III in Fire Protection to meet the requirements for Fire Protection Plumber registration with the Victorian Building Authority.
VPG date
20 May 2014
VPG current
- CPC08 Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package
- CPC08 Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 9 of the CPC08 Construction and Property Services Training Package and includes one new qualification and 7 revised qualifications.
VPG superseded
- CPC08 Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package (superseded)
- CPC08 Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package (superseded)
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 8 of the CPC08 Construction and Property Services Training Package.
Civil construction, furnishing and water
VPG date
3 March 2023
VPG current
Description
This VPG reflects Releases 7 and 8 of the Training Package and includes:
- 13 revised qualifications
- 9 new units of competency
- 141 revised units of competency.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the MSF Furnishing Training Package Release 6.0. It included:
- 3 revised qualifications
- one new unit of competency (reinstated)
- 36 revised units of competency
- Deletion of one qualification and 29 units of competency.
VPG date
10 February 2023
VPG current
Description
This VPG reflects Release 5 of the Training Package and includes:
- 2 revised Water Operations qualifications
- 4 new units of competency.
VPG superseded
Description
This VPG reflects Release 4 of the NWP National Water Training Package. It included one revised qualification – Certificate IV in Water Industry Operations, 3 new units of competency and 33 revised equivalent units of competency.
VPG date
28 December 2022
VPG current
- RII Resources and Infrastructure (PDF, 726KB)
- RII Resources and Infrastructure (DOCX, 829KB)(opens in a new window)
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 9 of the RII Resources and Infrastructure Training Package and includes new qualifications and units of competency as noted below:
- 2 new qualifications:
- RII21222 Certificate II in Autonomous Workplace Operations
- RII41522 Certificate IV in Autonomous Control and Remote Operations
- 19 new units of competency
VPG superseded
- RII Resources and Infrastructure (superseded) (PDF, 471KB)
- RII Resources and Infrastructure (superseded) (DOCX, 154KB)
Description
RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Release 8 included updates to a number of qualifications, units of competency as noted below:
- 1 new qualification in Civil Infrastructure Asset Management
- 13 revised qualifications
- 12 new units of competency in civil infrastructure asset management
- 6 units of competency updated to align content with industry skills needs and standards.
Business
VPG date
22 March 2022
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 8 of the BSB Business Services Package and includes:
- BSB41021 Certificate IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Governance – not equivalent
- 11 new units of competency – organisational disruption (3), Cyber security awareness (7), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Governance (1)
- review of 28 units to 8 revised units.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects a minor release (R7.2) for the BSB Business Services Package and included the addition of:
- Unit of competency – BSBWHS432X Contribute to organisational mental health response in the context of disruptive events. This unit forms part of a new Skillset – BSBSS00129 Cross-Sector Mental Health and Organisational Disruption – details available on the National Register of VET website.
VPG date
February 2023
VPG current
Description
This guide reflects release 17.0 for the CPP Property Services Training Package consisting of:
- one new qualification
- 8 new units of competency.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects release 16 for the CPP Property Services Training Package and consists of one updated qualification and 4 updated units. In addition, 2 previously deleted units were reinstated.
VPG date
10 February 2023
VPG current
Description
This VPG reflects Release 5.0 and includes 5 revised and 2 new qualifications and 35 revised associated units of competency.
VPG superseded
- CSC Correctional Services Release 4 (PDF, 231.72KB)
- CSC Correctional Services Release 4 (DOCX, 100KB)
Description
This VPG reflects Release 4 and includes the revised Certificate IV in Correctional Practice and associated new and revised units of competency.
VPG date
9 November 2022
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 8 of the FNS Financial Services Training Package. This release consists of the following changes:
Qualifications:
- 20 updated: 17 equivalent and 3 not equivalent.
Units of competency
- one new
- 75 updated: 67 equivalent and 8 not equivalent
- 18 deleted
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects updates as part of FNS Financial Services Training Package Release 7.
Qualifications
- one updated qualification in Finance and Mortgage Broking – FNS40821 (equivalent), and one updated qualification in Life Insurance – FNS41521 (not equivalent)
- one qualification deleted: FNS51315
Units of competency
- 5 new
- 9 updated of which 7 were not equivalent and 2 were equivalent
- 7 deleted
VPG date
12 April 2022
VPG current
- ICT Information and Communications Technology (PDF, 504.54KB)
- ICT Information and Communications Technology (DOCX, 164.75KB)
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects a major release for the ICT Information and Communications Technology Package. The following updates occurred as part of Release 8:
- Units of competency: 33 new and 27 revised.
VPG superseded
- ICT Information and Communications Technology (PDF, 1.13MB) (superseded)
- ICT Information and Communications Technology (DOCX, 142.01KB) (superseded)
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects a minor release for the ICT Information and Communications Technology Package as part of a national Critical Skills for Recovery (post-pandemic) project. The following changes occurred as part of Release 7.2:
- Units of competency: 2 new. Twenty-five deleted as per Commonwealth project to remove low/zero enrolment training products.
VPG date
7 May 2021
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the first release of LGA Local Government Training Package.
- Full transition of LGA04 Local Government Training Package qualifications and units in the Standards for Training Packages.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3 of the LGA04 Local Government Training Package. It includes one new qualification and one new unit of competency.
VPG date
8 March 2023
VPG current
Description
This VPG reflects Release 4 of the Training Package and includes:
- 4 revised qualifications
- 48 revised associated units of competency for Translating and Interpreting.
VPG superseded
Description
This VPG reflects Release 3 and includes 7 revised qualifications and one new and 155 revised units of competency.
VPG date
14 March 2023
VPG current
Description
This VPG reflects Release 5 of the Training Package and includes
- one new and 8 revised qualifications
- 11 new and 3 revised units of competency.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4 of the PUA Public Safety Training Package. It included one revised qualification, PUA31422 Certificate III in Public Safety (Community Safety) and 3 new associated units of competency.
Engineering – automotive
VPG date
17 January 2019
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of the AUM Automotive Training Package. It includes 3 revised qualifications, 4 updated qualifications and 7 revised (equivalent) units of competency.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1 of the AUM Automotive Training Package.
VPG date
27 April 2022
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects AUR Automotive Retail Service and Repair Release 7. Updates include:
- 2 new qualifications in Automotive Accessory Fitting and Automotive Electric Vehicle Technology
- 4 revised qualifications (no code change)
- 6 new units of competency
- 5 revised units of competency.
This version of the AUR VPG replaces the VPG for AUR Release 6.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the changes made to AUR Automotive Retail, Service and Repair Training Package Release 6.
- 41 revised qualifications
- 7 deleted qualifications
- 289 revised units of competency
- 9 new skill sets
Engineering – electrical/electronics
VPG date
28 February 2023
VPG current
Description
This purchasing guide for Release 6.0 includes one not equivalent qualification:
- UEE41223 Certificate IV in Rail Signalling.
There are 3 new Units of Competency (UoCs) and 15 UoCs with a code change, all within the Rail Signalling (RS) discipline.
VPG superseded
Description
The Release 5.0 included:
- UEE43322 Certificate IV in Electrical – Renewable Energy
- UEE50122 Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering
- UEE50722 Diploma of Renewable Energy Engineering
- UEE60922 Advanced Diploma of Renewable Energy Engineering
- UEE62022 Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology – Renewable Energy.
VPG date
February 2023
VPG current
- UEP Electricity Supply Industry – Generation Sector (PDF)
- UEP Electricity Supply Industry – Generation Sector (Word)
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide (VPG) incorporates Releases 2 and 3 of the UEP Electricity Supply Industry – Generation Sector training Package.
VPG superseded
- UEP Electricity Supply Industry – Generation Sector (PDF)
- UEP Electricity Supply Industry – Generation Sector (Word)
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1 of the UEP Electricity Supply Industry – Generation Sector Training Package. It reflects the transition of 13 qualifications from the UEP12 Electricity Supply Industry – Generation Sector Training Package and one qualification from the UEE11 Electrotechnology Training Package.
VPG date
January 2023
VPG current
- UET Electricity Supply Industry – Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector (Word)
- UET Electricity Supply Industry – Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector (PDF)
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 5.0, one unit of competency, UETDRCD001 Work safely around powerlines as an ordinary person, which constitutes Skill set UETSS00055.
This guide also includes UETDRRF004 Perform rescue from a live LV panel. Note UETDRRF004 is superseded by UETDRMP007. This amendment applies nominal hours for Victorian funding purposes and is not aligned to a training package revision.
VPG superseded
- UET Electricity Supply Industry – Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector – Release 4.0 (Word)
- UET Electricity Supply Industry – Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector – Release 4.0 (PDF)
Description
This guide reflects release 4.0 of the UET Training Package. Note the following qualifications:
- UET40422 Certificate IV in ESI – Network Systems
- UET40522 Certificate IV in ESI – Substations
- UET60222 Advanced Diploma of ESI – Power Systems
- UET20321 Certificate II in ESI – Powerline Vegetation Control
- UET30621 Certificate III in ESI – Distribution Overhead
- UET30821 Certificate III in ESI – Distribution Underground.
In addition, UETDRIS017 Perform high-voltage field switching operation to a given schedule, has been updated.
Engineering industries – engineering
VPG date
February 2023
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide for Release 5 of the MEA Aeroskills Training Package reflects the following changes:
- MEA50422 Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management The amalgamation of MEA50318 Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics) and MEA50418 Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Mechanical).
- MEA60222 Advanced Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management The amalgamation of MEA60118 Advanced Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Avionics) and MEA60218 Advanced Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management (Mechanical).
- Eleven revised qualifications with a code change.
- MEAENG0003 Select and test aviation engineering materials
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4 of the MEA Aeroskills Training Package and includes the revised MEA50219 Diploma of Aeroskills (Mechanical).
VPG date
18 August 2023
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide (VPG) reflects an approved change to the maximum payable hours for the MEM31922 Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade.
VPG date
20 February 2023
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3 of the MEM Manufacturing and Engineering Training Package which includes 1 new and 16 revised qualifications and 27 new and 323 revised units of competency.
VPG date
22 June 2015
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 11 of the MEM05 Metal and Engineering Training Package. It includes one new qualification and 7 new engineering pathways units of competency.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 10 of the MEM05 Metal and Engineering Training Package. It includes 3 new units of competency.
VPG date
February 2023
VPG current
Description
This guide reflects release 4.0 of the UEG Gas Industry Training Package and includes the following:
- 4 qualifications added and 5 qualifications removed
- 60 Units of Competency (UoCs) added, including one new UoC
- 65 UoCs removed and 3 UoCs deleted.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3.0 of the UEG Gas Training Package and includes 14 new units of competency.
General manufacturing
VPG date
1 May 2023
VPG current
Description
The AMP Australian Meat Processing Training Package Release 8.0 reflects the following changes:
- 5 revised qualifications including 4 with new Maximum Payable Hours
- 39 units (non-equivalent) and 55 units (equivalent) have been revised; 3 units have been deleted
- 7 new units.
VPG superseded
Description
The AMP Australian Meat Processing Training Package Release 7 reflects the revision of AMP30421 Certificate III in Meat Processing (Rendering), along with 9 revised units of competency.
VPG date
20 March 2023
VPG current
- FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Release 8 (PDF, 406KB)
- FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Release 8 (DOCX, 276KB)
Description
The FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package Release 8.0 reflects the creation of the following new unit:
FBPBSH201 Participate in wild harvesting of native plants for food processing.
This new unit has been added as an elective to the following qualification:- FBP20122 Certificate II in Food Processing.
VPG superseded
- FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Release 7 (PDF, 411KB)
- FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Release 7 (DOCX, 141KB)
Description
The Release 7 of FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical included:
- 2 qualifications in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and 2 units of competency have been revised
- 2 qualifications and 37 units from the Sugar Milling Sector – that are no longer required by industry and have been deleted.
VPG date
18 July 2020
VPG current
Description
Release 4.0 of the ICP Printing and Graphic Arts Training Package covers:
- the revision of 6 qualifications at AQF Levels 2, 3, 4 and 5
- 3 new units of competency in quality management, safe working environment and communication in the workplace.
Two qualifications and 68 units of competency no longer required by industry have been deleted from the training package.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3 of the ICP Printing and Graphic Arts Training Package. It includes one new unit of competency and 3 revised units of competency.
VPG date
3 June 2013
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 8.2 of the MSA07 Laboratory Operations Training Package.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 8 of the MSA07 Laboratory Operations Training Package. It includes 2 new units of competency.
VPG date
19 April 2023
VPG current
Description
MSL Laboratory Operations Training Package Release 4.0 reflects the revision and recoding of all 5 MSL qualifications, all of which remain equivalent:
- MSL20122 Certificate II in Sampling and Measurement
- MSL30122 Certificate III in Laboratory Skills
- MSL40122 Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques
- MSL50122 Diploma of Laboratory Technology
- MSL60122 Advanced Diploma of Laboratory Management.
Fifty-nine units have been revised with 2 deleted. Three new units in surgical cut-up have been developed.
VPG superseded
Description
Release 3.0 of the MSL Laboratory Operations Training Package incorporated the addition of the following new elective unit of competency to the MSL40118 Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques and MSL50118 Diploma of Laboratory Technology, with both remaining equivalent:
MSL974030 Process body fluid specimens using a point-of-care testing device
Release 3.1 reflects the deletion of 8 units of competency following Ministerial recommendations to remove unused training products.
Release 3.2 reinstates unit MSL975043 Prepare animal and plant material for display (deleted in MSL Release 3.1).
VPG date
19 April 2023
VPG current
Description
Release 8.0 of the MSM Manufacturing Training Package reflects changes to the Recreational Vehicle qualifications and units as follows:
- 4 revised qualifications:
- MSM21122 Certificate II in Recreational Vehicle Trade Pathways
- MSM41122 Certificate IV in Recreational Vehicles
- MSM31022 Certificate III in Recreational Vehicle Service and Repair
- MSM31022 Certificate III in Recreational Vehicle Service and Repair
- MSM31122 Certificate III in Recreational Vehicle Manufacturing
- 6 new units
- 23 Recreational Vehicle units have been revised and recoded.
VPG superseded
Description
This VPG reflects Release 7.0 and includes one new unit and 4 revised units to support the high-pressure water jetting industry.
- 4 revised qualifications:
VPG date
8 March 2023
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 5 of MSS Sustainability Training Package. Updates include:
- all qualifications have been recoded, reviewed and updated
- 131 reviewed and updated units
- 9 new units
- 11 deleted units (low or no enrolments)
- 2 deleted qualifications:
- MSS20316 Certificate II in Competitive Systems and Practices
- MSS60316 Advanced Diploma of Competitive Systems and Practices.
VPG superseded
Description
Release 4.0 of the MSS Sustainability Training Package included the development and revision of units of competency to better support Australian businesses in managing and procuring energy in an efficient and sustainable way. The new units are:
- MSS405087 Investigate energy management as a business issue
- MSS405089 Develop a business case for improved energy management
MSS405086 Develop sustainable energy practices, has been revised and superseded by:
- MSS405088 Plan, implement and monitor energy management.
VPG date
2 May 2023
VPG current
Description
This VPG reflects Release 5.0 of the MST Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Training Package which includes:
- 5 revised not equivalent qualifications with code change – the result of merging 12 superseded qualifications
- 5 qualifications have also been revised, recoded and deemed equivalent
- 67 units (non-equivalent) and 54 units (equivalent) have been revised with code change; 65 units have been deleted
- one new unit MSTGN3018 Support sustainable practice in apparel and textile design and production.
VPG superseded
Description
This VPG reflects Release 4.0 of the MST Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Training Package which included 2 revised industrial sewing units and one revised qualification (recoded/equivalent):
- MST30220 Certificate III in Manufactured Textile Products
Also included in this VPG are 3 revised (recoded/equivalent) qualifications from Release 3.0 that were held back pending clarification. They are:
- MST20319 Certificate II in Leather Production
- MST30119 Certificate III in Clothing and Textile Production
- MST30519 Certificate III in Leather Production.
This release (4.1) reflects the deletion of 35 units of competency following Ministerial recommendations to remove unused training products.
VPG date
5 October 2022
VPG current
- PMA Chemical, Hydrocarbons and Refining, PDF, 427KB)
- PMA Chemical, Hydrocarbons and Refining, DOCX, 719KB)
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the PMA Training Package Release 2.3. The VPG reflects the changes responding to the industry request to reinstate 10 units of competency deleted under Release 2.1.
VPG superseded
- PMA Chemical, Hydrocarbons and Refining (Superseded Release 2.1)
- PMA Chemical, Hydrocarbons and Refining (Superseded Release 2.1)
Description
Release 2.1 reflects the deletion of 37 units of competency following Ministerial recommendations to remove unused training products.
VPG date
29 March 2021
VPG current
- PMB Plastics, Rubber and Cable making (PDF, 217.43KB)
- PMB Plastics, Rubber and Cable making (DOCX, 98.13KB)
Description
Release 2.0 of the PMB Plastics, Rubber and Cablemaking Training Package reflects a substantial revision to reflect current industry best practices, improve the relevance and reduce duplication across units of competency. 126 units have been revised, with the addition of 2 new units:
- PMBPROD243E Cut rubber materials.
- PMBTECH407E Produce composite products using cored-laminate techniques.
The following obsolete qualification, along with 52 units, has been deleted:
- PMB60116 – Advanced Diploma of Polymer Technology.
VPG superseded
VPG date
January 2021
VPG current
Description
Release 2.0 of the SFI Seafood Industry Training Package includes:
- one new qualification, SFI30520 Certificate III in Working with Crocodiles
- 20 new units, 2 revised non-equivalent units and 3 revised equivalent units
- 2 units have been deleted.
VPG superseded
Description
Release 1.0 of the SFI Seafood Industry Training Package reflects the transitioning of the SFI11 Seafood Industry Training Package to the new Standards for Training Packages.
This Victorian Purchasing Guide also reflects the change from Maximum Nominal Hours to Maximum Payable Hours.
Community services and health
VPG current:
26 May 2023
Description
This VPG reflects Releases 8 and 9 and includes qualifications and units in the Community Development, Community Services, Child/Youth/Family Intervention, Youth Work, Youth Justice and Financial Counselling sectors.
VPG superseded
Description
This VPG reflects Release 7 which includes 2 revised non-equivalent qualifications and 10 new and 11 revised non-equivalent and 15 revised equivalent associated units of competency for Individual and Disability Support.
Nominal hours for the unit CHCFIN005 Provide responsible online wagering services, endorsed in Release 4.0, are also now included.
VPG date
10 July 2023
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the changes made to HLT Health Training Package Release 9.0 and includes revised qualifications and units in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Massage Therapy sectors.
VPG previous
Description
This VPG reflects the remaining changes made to HLT Health Training Package Release 8.0, after the February 2023 VPG release which reflected 2 revised infection prevention and control units only. In addition, Maximum Payable Hours have been revised for 21 qualifications updated via a minor change to replace superseded infection control units in the core.
Arts/entertainment and recreation
VPG date
15 February 2023
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the changes made to CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package Release 6.0 (October 2022).
This release includes 4 new units addressing virtual and hybrid events and working with confronting material.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the changes made to the CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package in the major Release 5.0 (April 2021).
VPG date
20 July 2023
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the changes made to SIS Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package Release 6.0 and includes qualifications and units in Sport, Aquatics and Recreation.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the changes made to SIS Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package Release 5.0 and includes revised Fitness, Outdoor Leadership and Sport qualifications and associated units of competency.
Primary industries
VPG date
28 August 2022
VPG current
Description
ACM Animal Care and Management Release 6 Victorian Purchasing Guide includes:
Four updated qualifications:
- ACM30122 Certificate III in Animal Care Services
- ACM40122 Certificate IV in Animal Regulation and Management
- ACM40222 Certificate IV in Animal Facility Management
- ACM40322 Certificate IV in Animal Behaviour and Training
One revised and 12 new units of competency.
Superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects updates to ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package Release 5.0:
One new qualification:
- ACM40921 Certificate IV in Equine Care
Five revised qualifications related to horse care:
- ACM20221 Certificate II in Horse Care
- ACM30821 Certificate III in Horse Care
- ACM30921 Certificate III in Equine Hoof Care
- ACM50421 Diploma of Equine Management
- ACM50521 Diploma of Equine Allied Health
Units of competency
- 9 new
- 41 revised
- 6 deleted
VPG date
21 April 2023
VPG current
- AHC Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management Release 9 (PDF, 1.11MB)
- AHC Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management Release 9 (DOCX, 128.93KB)
Description
AHC Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management Release 9 covers 4 projects: Agriculture and Horticulture Core Skills; Composting & Organic Production and Permaculture; Project Intensive Livestock Pig and Poultry; Respect for Country Job Skills.
Updates to qualifications: 23 revised qualifications
Updates to units: 4 new units and 183 revised units
VPG superseded
- AHC Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management Release 8 (PDF, 1.11MB)
- AHC Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management Release 8 (DOCX, 128.93KB)
Description
AHC Agriculture, Horticulture, Conversation and Land Management Release 8.0 includes components from the Skills Impact Water Allocation and Entitlement Project:
2 revised qualifications:- AHC32422 Certificate III in Irrigation Technology
- AHC51422 Diploma of Agribusiness Management
3 new units of competency:
- AHCWAT303 Access, extract and monitor water for irrigation
- AHCWAT505 Purchase and sell temporary water for irrigated agriculture and horticulture
- AHCWAT506 Identify carryover water or continuous accounting
2 new Skill Sets (non-endorsed)
VPG date
19 April 2023
VPG current
- FWP Forest and Wood Products Release 8 (DOCX, 260KB)
- FWP Forest and Wood Products Release 8 (PDF, 368KB)
Description
FWP Forest and Wood Products Release 8 includes the following:
- 6 revised qualifications including 2 qualifications in timber and wood production operations developed from merged superseded qualifications in sawmilling and processing, and timber manufactured products. The Certificate III in Timber and Wood Products has 4 new specialisations in timber production.
- 10 new units and 41 revised units relating to sawmilling and timber processing and wood products.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 7 of the FWP Forest and Wood Products Training Package:
7 revised qualifications including 4 revised forest operations qualifications and updates to 3 others (timber building products, wood machining and saw technology)
29 new units relating to forest operations and 72 revised units relating to forest growing and management, harvesting and haulage and safety in remote forestry operations
2 qualifications, 13 units deleted
VPG date
1 April 2022
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3.0 of the PPM Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Training Package:
- 1 qualification was reviewed, and 6 qualifications were merged into 4
- 7 new and 61 revised units from 50 reviewed and 23 merged units and 7 units deleted.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of the PPM Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Training Package:
- 40 units updated to reflect current work health and safety requirements with no change to unit codes.
VPG date
23 September 2021
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the changes made to the RGR Racing Training Package Release 4.0. They include changes to the packaging rules for 2 qualifications:
- RGR20221 Certificate II in Racing Industry
- RGR40221 Certificate IV in Racing (Jockey).
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the changes made to the RGR Racing Training Package Release 3 which includes:
- 3 Horse Breeding qualifications migrated from the ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package
- 2 revised qualifications
- 13 new and 19 revised units of competency.
Transport
VPG date
10 February 2023
VPG current
Description
This VPG reflects Release 10 of the Training Package and includes one new and 3 revised qualifications and 9 new and 10 revised associated units of competency.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 9.0 of the Training Package and included:
- one revised qualification: AVI50222 Diploma of Aviation
Commercial Pilot Licence - Aeroplane)
- one revised unit of Competency: AVIY0083 Execute advanced aeroplane manoeuvres and procedures
- 2 qualifications and 31 units deleted
VPG date
8 March 2023
VPG current
Description
This VPG reflects Release 10 of the Training Package and includes:
- 1 new qualification
- 8 new associated units of competency for Autonomous Maritime Systems.
VPG superseded
Description
This VPG reflects Release 9 of the MAR Maritime Training Package. It included one new vessel traffic qualification and one revised marina operations qualification and 13 new and revised associated units of competency.
VPG date
10 February 2023
VPG current
Description
This VPG reflects Release 14 of the Training Package and includes 6 revised qualifications and 31 revised units of competency.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 13 of the Training Package. It included 5 revised qualifications and 23 revised associated units of competency for driving instruction, mobile crane operations and rail safety.
General studies and further education
VPG date
December 2019
VPG current
Description
FSK Foundation Skills Training Package Release 2.0 includes:
- 3 updated qualifications
- 6 newly created units of competency
- 3 existing units of competency superseded into other FSK units of competency.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1.0 of the FSK Foundation Skills Training Package and includes nominal hour allocations for previously unfunded job seeking and career planning units of competency.
VPG date
March 2023
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 5 of the TAE Training and Education Training Package. It includes:
- 2 updated qualifications:
- TAE40122 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
- TAE50122 Diploma of Vocational Education and Training
- 5 new units of competency
- 32 updated units of competency; 21 identified as not equivalent and 11 identified as equivalent.
- 3 deleted units.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4 of TAE Training and Education Training Package.
It includes:
The addition of 2 new units of competency as elective units in the TAE40116 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
- TAEASS404 Assess competence in an online environment
- TAEDEL405 Plan, organise and facilitate online learning
The deletion of one unit of competency due to zero enrolments:
- TAELED802 Investigate the application of ICT content knowledge.
- 2 updated qualifications:
Tourism and hospitality
VPG date
11 August 2022
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of the SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package which includes:
- 28 revised qualifications
- 4 new units of competency
- 223 revised units of competency.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1.0 of the SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package which includes the transition of all qualifications and associated units of competency from the SIT12 Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package.
Wholesale, retail and personal services
VPG date
21 December 2015
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1.0 of the SFL Floristry Training Package and includes the transition of all qualifications and associated units of competency from the SFL10 Floristry Training Package.
VPG date
7 March 2022
VPG current
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4 of the SHB Hairdressing and Beauty Training Package which includes 2 new and 6 revised qualifications and 30 new and 44 revised units of competency for beauty services.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3.0 of the SHB Hairdressing and Beauty Services Training Package which includes the Advanced Diploma of Intense Pulsed Light and Laser for Hair Reduction, transitioned from the SIB10 Hairdressing and Beauty Services Training Package.
VPG date
February 2022
VPG current
Description
This VPG reflects the minor Release 2.2:
- 2 qualifications deleted
- 6 qualifications updated to removed deleted elective units of competency
- 29 units of competency deleted.
VPG superseded
Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2.0 of the SIF Funeral Services Training Package which includes the revised Certificate IV in Embalming and associated units of competency transitioned from the SIF08 Funeral Services Training Package.
VPG date
6 December 2021
VPG current
Description
This VPG reflects the new Advanced Diploma of Visual Merchandising and 5 associated new units of competency.
VPG superseded
Description
This Purchasing Guide reflects Release 6 which includes one new cross-sector unit of competency and skill set as part of the Critical Skills for Recovery response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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