Vocational Education Training in Schools (VETis) (Reference 56)

Relevant from: 2012 onwards - Cash

Program description

The purchase of VETiS from external providers at certificate II level and above is often higher than what is available to schools through their core student learning allocation in the SRP. In recognition of this schools are provided with additional targeted funding to meet the full cost of purchasing eligible VET certificate enrolments for eligible students from external Registered Training Organisations.

Funding is allocated to schools for every eligible VETiS certificate enrolment being undertaken by an eligible student through an eight level funding model.

VETiS funding also includes a rural weighting for VETiS students enrolled in schools with a location index of 0.2 and above.

 Fees and Charges

VETiS programs are considered standard curriculum, therefore government schools must provide VETiS tuition free of charge.

Schools must comply with the Education and Training Reform Act (Vic) 2006 (ETRA) and the Department’s Parent Payments in Victorian Government Schools policy, which state that standard curriculum programs must be provided free to all students in Victorian government schools. This includes the core learning and teaching activities associated with the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS), senior secondary certificates such as VCE and VCAL, and VET programs that are part of VCE or VCAL.

Schools must document, ratify and communicate to parents a school-level VETiS policy. This policy, which must be compliant with ETRA and the Parent Payments policy, may form part of the school-level parent payments policy. The Department will continue to audit schools as part of the school audit process, to ensure compliance with legislation and policies relating to fees and charges.

 Enrolment Deadline

The deadline for VETiS certificate enrolments on the VASS database for funding purposes in 2012 is 30 April.  Please note that VETiS certificate enrolments entered on VASS after 30 April, 2012  will NOT attract targeted funding.

Use of VETiS Funds

VETiS targeted funding must be used to support VETiS provision only.  It can be used for a range of purposes related to VETiS provision, such as:

•  a contribution towards the purchase of delivery from an external Registered Training Organisation (RTO);
• a contribution towards teacher professional development and training;
• costs associated with registering as an RTO;
• program planning;
• purchase of curriculum materials; and
•   costs associated with the transition to training packages.

 Certificates eligible for funding

To maximise effectiveness of VETiS targeted funding, no funding is available for qualifications at the Certificate I level.  Targeted funding will also not be provided for qualifications at the Certificate II level for Information Technology/Computers, any Certificates in General Education and Generalist programs such as Certificate II in EAL (Vocational Purposes), Certificate II in EAL Access and Certificate II in Science for Adults.  Schools wishing to provide these qualifications may fund their delivery from the core SRP allocation. If you are unsure if a particular course will attract targeted funding, please seek advice from your Regional Youth Transitions Officer. A complete list of funded certificates may be found at: VETiS Indicative funding bands in 2012

VCE VET programs and VET programs that are endorsed by the VCAA and are eligible for ‘block credit’ will also be allocated funding according to the relevant level. Further information is available on the Department’s website at:

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/sensecyouth/qualsprograms/vet.htm

Students eligible to be supported by Funding

As in 2011, only students from 15 years to 20 years inclusive on 30 April, 2012 will be eligible for VETiS targeted funding. This date aligns with the final date in 2012 for schools to enter enrolments on the VASS database.

This arrangement extends the eligibility for funding to the majority of Year 10 students.

Students enrolled in VET certificates through a School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship (SBAT) are not eligible for funding. These enrolments are at no cost to the school. However, for assessment purposes students in these arrangements are still able to gain credit for their VET towards completion of their senior secondary certificate.

It is expected that in normal circumstances students will not undertake VET outside of their school program. Where there is an exception to this, a school should seek advice from their Regional office.

Contractual Arrangements Between Schools and VET Providers

All schools entering into arrangements with RTOs must have a valid, signed contract or a Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs are only valid when government schools purchase from other government schools) with the RTO for the delivery of VETiS programs. Schools purchasing VETiS from external suppliers must use the standard contract templates located at:

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/sensecyouth/purchasing.htm

Calculation

EFT certificate enrolments X funding level (for students older than 15 years and less than 21 on 30 April 2012.)

Plus

EFT X Location Index X Rural Rate ( where Location Index >=0.2)

Rates

NOTE: Enrolments in an eligible VET course of a minimum of 180 hours of training per year will attract the full per-certificate amount. Enrolments of less than 180 hours of training in a year will attract pro rata funding. These rates are additional to what schools receive to fund VETiS through the core student learning allocation of the SRP.

 

2012

VETiS funding band level	Indicative Level (applicable to the first two payments in 2012)	Confirmed Funding
Level 1	990	n/a
Level 2	884	n/a
Level 3	805	n/a
Level 4	760	n/a
Level 5	686	n/a
Level 6	407	n/a
Level 7	332	n/a
Level 8	296	n/a
Rural	503	n/a

Allocations

Schools will be provided with VETiS targeted funding for every certificate enrolment in each of the funding levels, provided that they have entered the enrolments on VASS before 30 April, 2012.

Payments to schools will be made on a quarterly basis as per below. 

Terms	Allocation	Enrolment Basis
1	25% of indicative funding	2011 VASS enrolments
2	25% of indicative funding	2011 VASS enrolments
3	25% of confirmed funding adjusted to accommodate shortfall or overpayment incurred in Terms 1 & 2 payments	2012 enrolments (as on VASS, 30 April, 2012)
4	25% of confirmed funding	2012 enrolments (as on VASS, 30 April, 2012)

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