Vocational Education and Training (VET) options
Senior students at Good Shepherd can choose to complement their studies with a VET qualification while remaining eligible for an ATAR or OP. Alternatively, students may choose to take a VET pathway for their senior studies and aim to achieve a QCE through a combination of school subjects and certificate courses.
East Coast TAFE may offer ‘TAFE at School’ courses for senior school students in 2019. Under the ‘TAFE at School’ model, students attend TAFE one day per week and study a reduced load of school subjects in addition to their chosen certificate. Completed certificates contribute to the QCE, and a completed Certificate III or higher may be used in the calculation of a student’s ATAR.
Some of the courses offered via ‘TAFE at School’ include:
- Certificate II in Salon Assistant* (Hair)
- Certificate II in Retail Cosmetics
- Certificate III in Business (online)
- Certificate II in Community Services* (online)
- Certificate III in Early Childhood Education & Care (online)
- Certificate II in Automotive Vocational Prep.*
- Certificate II in Electrotechnology*
- Certificate II in Engineering Pathways*
- Certificate II in Plumbing*
- Certificate II in Applied Fashion Design*
- Certificate II in Health Support Services
- Certificate II in Kitchen Operations*
- Certificate III in Information Digital Media & Tech
- Certificate III in Music Industry
- Certificate III in Community Pharmacy
- Certificate II in Sport and Recreation*
- Certificate II in Tourism*
- Certificate III in Visual Arts