Vocational Education and Training (VET) Courses
At MGHS, VET courses are offered as part of the HSC and this is reported on their HSC Record of Achievement.
VET courses are either Board Developed Courses, which may contribute to the calculation of an ATAR, or Board Endorsed Courses. At MGHS, all school VET (SVET) courses are Board Endorsed and one of the VET courses can be counted as a Category B subject for the ATAR.
VET courses enable students to study courses which are relevant to industry needs and have clear links to post-school destinations. These courses allow students to gain both HSC qualifications and accreditation with industry and the workplace as part of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
These frameworks are recognised across Australia and help students to move easily between the various education and training sectors, and employment. The courses each have a specific work placement component and students must complete 35 hours of mandatory work placement per 120 hours of coursework in both the Preliminary and HSC course.
Work placement is a mandatory HSC requirement. Students can use part-time work in industry towards their workplace requirement and may also undertake these courses as part of a school-based traineeship or apprenticeship.
Students receive additional documentation showing the competencies gained. Some of these courses will be delivered by schools (SVET), while others will be delivered by TAFE (TVET) or other providers.
At MGHS we offer Vet courses including: Business Services, Entertainment, Hospitality, Information Technology and Retail.