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Vocational education and training (VET) is a term used to describe education and training arrangements designed to prepare people for work or to improve the knowledge and skills of people who are already working. It also describes one of the three major sectors of education and training, the other two being the school and higher education sectors.
VET programs offer students a wide range of educational experiences leading to or directly involved with work and career opportunities. These can range from Certificate I through six levels of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) to Advanced Diplomas.
The following are some of the major features of vocational education and training in Australia.
- VET covers education and training both before and during employment. It assumes that people will undertake some form
of vocational education and training throughout their working lives.- VET includes both craft-based training (associated with traditional apprenticeships such as boiler making and hairdressing) and industry-wide training (for example, broad-based metals skills and office skills). It also includes general employment skills such as communication and occu
pational health and safety.- VET can be provided in schools, colleges or other training institutions and in the workplace. Workplace training can take place on the job, as with apprenticeships, or in industry-based training facilities (known as Skills Centres).
Providers of vocational education and training are known as Registered Training Organisations and include institutes of TAFE, schools, private training institutions and large businesses. VET programs may also include the acquisition of skills, knowledge and experience in workplaces.
It is recognised that whilst there is a range of programs in the post-compulsory years which focus on preparing young people for the world of work there is a need to draw clear distinctions between these. Within the general education component of senior secondary certificates, some programs focus on the world of work and in some cases include work experience programs. However, these programs are not regarded as VET in Schools programs as they are not related to endorsed national competency standards nor do they lead to a vocational credential.