OakTree College Curriculum program

The College offers the following qualifications accredited by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA):

Victorian Pathways Certificate

Victorian Certificate of Education Vocational Major

Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC)

The Victorian Pathways Certificate is an inclusive Year 11 and 12 certificate designed to meet the needs of students who require a more individualised and flexible program for their last two years of secondary schooling.  The certificate can be an end point in itself, with students recognised for and proud of what they have achieved. Alternatively, a student may use it as a jumping off point to one of the other learning programs, most usually when they feel confident in their learning ability.

The VPC provides an enriched curriculum and excellent support for students to focus on developing the skills, knowledge, and qualities for success in personal, workplace, and civic life.

The VPC is termed an accredited ‘foundation secondary qualification’ under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006. The level of learning it delivers is aligned with Level 1 of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

The VPC is not a senior secondary qualification, however, students can use it as a pathway to the VCE, VCE VM, or VET certificates. VPC units, being at AQF Level 1 do not provide credit into the VCE or VCE VM.

The College offers the following VPC units:

VPC Literacy

VPC Numeracy

VPC Personal Development Skills

VPC Work Related Skills.

Victorian Certificate of Education Vocational Major (VCE VM)

The VCE Vocational Major is a vocational and applied learning program within the VCE designed to be completed over a minimum of two years. The VCE VM gives students greater choice and flexibility to pursue their strengths and interests and develop the skills and capabilities needed to succeed in further education, work and life.

The program prepares students to move into apprenticeships, traineeships, further education and training, university (via non-ATAR pathways) or directly into the workforce.

The purpose of the VCE VM is to provide students with the best opportunity to achieve their personal goals and aspirations in a rapidly changing world by:

equipping them with the skills, knowledge, values and capabilities to be active and informed citizens, lifelong learners and confident and creative individuals

empowering them to make informed decisions about the next stages of their lives through real-life workplace experiences.

Studies in the VCE VM are aligned to Levels 2, 3, and 4 of the AQF.

The College offers the following VCE VM units:

VM Literacy

VM Numeracy

VM Personal Development Skills

VPC Work Related Skills.

A VET program at Certificate II level delivered by a partner organization, is also offered as part of this program,