VCE VET Sport and Recreation Program Outdoor Recreation

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VCE VET Sport and Recreation Program Outdoor
Recreation

• VOEA 21 August 2006
• Daryl Sutton Project Manager
• VET Unit VCAA
• [phone]

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Sport and Recreation Training Packages

• SRS03 Sport
• SRO03 Outdoor Recreation
• SRC04 Community Recreation
• SRF04 Fitness

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TP qualification rules

• Each certificate has
• Common Core - common to Certificate IIs within
  all four packages
• Stream Core specific to the certificate.
• Electives
• can be taken from any of the 4 packages at
  Certificate II or III level (with the exception
  of some Cert III units).
• Outdoor Recreation also mandates activity
  specialisations.
• Some electives may need to be taken as a cluster

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VCE VET program

• Reference group of schools, TAFE, industry
  developed an agreed program
• Complies with all the qualification rules
  including pre-requisites
• Available to VCE and VCAL students

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Important dates

• February 27- Enrolment 1 data
• May 1 Enrolment 2 data (final date for VCE VET
  enrolment to access govt funding)
• August 18 - VCE VET Assessment plans due, no
  further changes to VCE VET Unit 3/4 enrolments
• October 5 Enrolment 5 data All VET enrolments
  to be finalised
• November 20 VET UOC results, VCE VET coursework
  task scores due

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VCE VET Units 12
Certificate II Common Core
Community Recreation Stream core
Outdoor Recreation Stream core
Two Activity specialisations
Electives from elective bank drawn
from Community Recreation Outdoor
Recreation Sport (NB there are no Fitness units
at Cert II level)
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VCE VET Units 34
Certificate III Common Core
Aquatics focus
Fitness focus
Outdoor Recreation focus
Sport focus
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Things to consider

• Electives may be completed over the course of the
  program but will be credited at Unit 12 only
• Many units of competence have prerequisite
  requirements
• Prereqs for compulsory units have been listed.
• Prereqs for electives have NOT been listed.
• Prereqs for the Unit 34 sequence have been built
  into the Unit 12.
• Schools not completing a Unit 34
  (i.e.Certificate II only) do not need to deliver
  these prereq units and may choose alternative
  electives. However students will not be able to
  undertake the Unit 34 if these prereq units have
  not been completed.

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Nominal hours

• Nominal hours are calculated by the Office of
  Training and Tertiary Education (OTTE).
• Credit in the VCE is provided via VCE VET units
  that are calculated using these nominal hours
• VCE - Credit of up to five units
• up to three at Units 12 and
• a Unit 34 sequence
• VCAL approx 100 hours of training one VCAL
  unit

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Delivery advice

• Page 26 of the booklet provides advice on
  appropriate delivery contexts through other VCE
  and VCE VET programs.
• The common core from Certificate III (Unit 34
  sequence) satisfies the elective requirement at
  Unit 12
• Sample programs are provided in the Appendix to
  the booklet

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ENTER contribution

• Satisfactory completion of the Unit 3-4 sequence
• From 2006 scored assessment is available.
• Students commencing the new program will need to
  undertake scored assessment in order to achieve a
  Study Score and ENTER contribution
• This Study Score can contribute to the primary
  four or as a fifth/sixth study.
• Students opting out of scored assessment in the
  new program will not be eligible for a
  contribution to the ENTER

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Transition 2005-2006

• Students who have partially completed a
  Certificate II in the old VCE VET Sport and
  Recreation program in 2005 may transfer to a
  Unit 34 sequence in the revised VCE VET Sport
  and Recreation program in 2006. This is subject
  to the RTO being satisfied that all
  pre-requisites have been met. These students must
  undertake scored assessment for a contribution to
  the ENTER.
• Students enrolled in 2005 in the current program
  will be able to continue in 2006 under the
  current arrangements

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Scored Assessment Design and Operation

• School/RTO assessed coursework tasks
• 66 of final grade
• End of year examination
• 34 of final grade

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Coursework

• Based on a selection from four generic task types
• Task types identified as most commonly used by
  RTOs
• As a set, the tasks cover all units of competence
  in the 3-4 sequence
• Maximum flexibility of scheduling

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Four Generic Task Types

• Work Performance
• Work Project
• Product
• Portfolio

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Assessment Plan

• Comprises requisite no. of tasks
• 3 coursework tasks
• Determined by assessor in consultation with
  teachers and/or trainers and employer, where
  relevant
• Must cover all the units of competence in the
  selected Unit 3-4 program
• Weighting rules apply - 85 hour maximum for any
  task

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Assessment plan cont
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Rules For Task Selection

• Use at least two of the task types
• Aim at an even spread across the units of
  competence
• Units of competence cant be split between tasks
• Separate evidence for each task
• Adhere to weighting rules

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Integration With Competency Based Training
Competent?
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Who is the Assessor?

• The Assessor is the person approved by the RTO to
  conduct assessments, record ratings and provide
  the documentation to the school.
• Individual task should not be split between
  assessors

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Scoring Criteria

• Student must achieve S for all units of
  competence assigned to that task in the
  Assessment Plan
• Levels of performance
• 1 base (i.e. is competent)
• 2
• 3 medium
• 4
• 5 high
• Not yet competent judgement no score

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Examination

• Sample has been published by the Examinations
  Unit and is available on the VCAA web site under
  VET Sport Recreation www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vet
• contact Terri Di Battista Exams Project Manager
  on 9651 4614 for specific advice

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Professional development and resources

• March/April each year program-specific
  activities
• VCAA Sport and Recreation Assessment Guide
• VCAA publication Support Advice for Assessors
• Program booklet availablewww.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vet
  
• Packaging rules and units of competence available
  from the National Training Information
  Servicewww.ntis.gov.au

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State Reviewer required for 2006

• Role
• general phone/email advice to assessors/teachers
  about program
• feedback and advice to assessors regarding scored
  assessment
• conduct PD activities (usually April/Dec)
• provide advice to VCAA
• VCAA audit responsibilities