Victorian training package purchasing guides

​​​​​​Victorian purchasing guides contain:

  • ​nominal hour allocations for units of competency
  • maximum hour allocations for qualifications within training packages.

You can view the purchasing guides and resources by selecting the relevant CMM area from the list below.

​​Building

Building industries - building and construction

Construction, Plumbing and Services (Code: CPC)

VPG Date: 15 March 2019

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects CPC Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package (Release 4) which includes 1 revised qualification, CPC30318 Certificate III in Concreting.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3 of CPC Construction Plumbing and Services Training Package Release 3.

Construction, Plumbing and Services (Code: CPC08)

VPG Date: 20 May 2014

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 9 of the CPC08 Construction and Property Services Training Package and includes one new qualification and seven revised qualifications’.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 8 of the CPC08 Construction and Property Services Training Package.

Building industries - civil construction, furnishing and water

Furnishing (Code: MSF)

VPG Date: 27 July 2020

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the MSF Furnishing Training Package Release 5.0. The MSF Furnishing Training Package Release 5.0 contains:

  • One (1) revised qualification
  • Five (5) new units of competency
  • Fourteen (14) revised units of competency

Five (5) deleted units of competency.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the MSF Furnishing Training Package Release 4. The MSF Furnishing Training Package Release 4 contains:

  • Ten (10) revised qualifications
  • Eight (8) new units of competency
  • One hundred and sixty-eight (168) revised units of competency.
Resources and Infrastructure (Code: RII)

VPG Date: January 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

Release 5 of RII Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package includes:

  • Seventeen (17) revised equivalent qualifications
  • One (1) deleted qualification
  • Twelve (12) newly created native units of competency
  • Twenty seven (27) deleted units of competency
  • Two hundred and sixteen (216) equivalent units of competency updated to align content with industry skills needs and standards.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4 of RII Resources and Infrastructure Training Package. RII Release 4 contains:

  • One (1) new qualification

    • RII41319 Certificate IV in Emergency Response Coordination

  • Four (4) revised qualifications

    • RII20819 Certificate II in Bituminous Surfacing
    RII30719 Certificate III in Emergency Response and Rescue
    RII30919 Certificate III in Civil Construction 
    RII31619 Certificate III in Trenchless Technology

  • Four (4) new units of competency
  • Sixty-four (64) revised units of competency

Water (Code: NWP)

VPG Date: 6 March 2020

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3 of the NWP National Water Training Package. It includes two revised qualifications, one new unit of competency and 93 revised units of competency.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of the NWP National Water Training Package. It includes one revised qualification, twenty new units of competency and 16 revised units of competency.

Business industries

Business Services (Code: BSB)

VPG Date: July 2020

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects a minor release (6.1) for the BSB Business Services Package. A new infection control unit, BSBWHS332X, has been developed and included as an elective in the qualifications BSB30115 Certificate III in Business and BSB30719 Certificate III in Work Health and Safety. 

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide for BSB Business Services Release 6 reflects a minor release and consists of seventeen (17) new cross-sector units of competency which relate to Big Data and Cyber Security. These new units are included as electives in nine (9) of the existing BSB qualifications. 

Correctional Services (Code: CSC)

VPG Date: 18 February 2020

VPG Current:

Description:

CSC Correctional Services Release 2 includes four updated and one new qualification, plus three new and nine updated units of competency of which two were deemed non-equivalent and six deemed equivalent.

The new qualification is: CSC30219 – Certificate III in Immigration Detention Operations.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1 of the CSC Correctional Services Training Package.

Financial Services (Code: FNS)

VPG Date: September 2020

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4 of the FNS Financial Services Training Package. This release consists of the following changes: 

  • One (1) new - FNS80020 Graduate Certificate in Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing
  • Two (2) deleted - FNS41115 and FNS50815
  • Eleven (11) updated which includes ten (10) not equivalent and one (1) equivalent.

Units of competency:

  • Eight (8) new
  • One (1) deleted, Thirty five (35) updated which includes seven (7) not equivalent and twenty eight (28) equivalent.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3 of the FNS Financial Services Training Package. It includes new and revised units of competency and qualifications in Accounting and Bookkeeping and Payroll.

Information and Communications Technology (Code: ICT)

VPG Date: December 3 2020

VPG Current:

Description:

Version 6.1 of this Victorian Purchasing Guide corrects errors identified with the nominal hours for seventy-two (72) units of competency in the VPG published on 9 November 2020. Errors in the formulas of the Excel spreadsheet used to develop the VPG were discovered post-publication and have now been corrected.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 5 of ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package.  It includes nine updated and recoded qualifications, 42 updated units of competency and 13 new units of competency.

Local Government (Code: LGA04)

VPG Date: 5 October 2012

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3 of the LGA04 Local Government Training Package. It includes one new qualification and one new unit of competency.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of the changes made to LGA04 Local Government Training Package. It includes five revised and one new qualification.

Property Services (Code: CPP)

VPG Date: 6 November 2020

VPG Current:

Description:

CPP Property Services Training Package Release 10.1 includes:

  • Two (2) new qualifications; CPP41519 Certificate IV in Security Risk Analysis and CPP41619 Certificate IV in Urban Pest Management from Release 9 of the CPP Property Services Training Package.
  • Three (3) not equivalent qualifications; CPP20319 Certificate II in Technical Security, CPP30519 Certificate III in Technical Security, CPP50619 Diploma of Security Risk Management from Release 9 of the CPP Property Services Training Package.
  • Three (3) equivalent qualifications; CPP30119 Certificate III in Urban Pest Management, CPP41119 Certificate IV in Home Energy Efficiency and Sustainability and CPP41319 Certificate IV in Swimming Pool and Spa Service from Release 9 of the CPP Property Services Training Package.

Two (2) not equivalent qualifications; CPP30719 Certificate III in Waste Management, CPP40919 Certificate IV in Waste Management from Release 10 of the CPP Property Services Training Package.

Eight (8) qualifications from the CPP07 Property Services Training Package were revised and merged into three qualifications and packaged within CPP Property Services; two qualifications were deemed Not Equivalent [NE] and one deemed Equivalent [E] as follows:

  • CPP41419 - Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice [NE]
  • CPP51119 - Diploma of Property (Agency Management) [NE]
  • CPP31519 - Certificate III in Real Estate Practice [E]

Forty-four (44) Units of Competency were revised from CPP07 and 27 new Units of Competency developed. Of the 44 transitioned Units of Competency, 30 were deemed not equivalent (NE).

VPG Previously Published as current :

Description:

CPP Property Services Release 7.0 includes the revision of two qualifications which are non-equivalent to the superseded versions. (CPP20218 + CPP31318).

A new qualification was also developed: CPP31418 Certificate III in Close Protection Operations. Plus, six new units have been added.

CPP Property Services Release 7.1 updated the minor release of qualification CPP20218 Certificate II in Security Operations, and minor release of 4 units of competency.


Property Services (Code: CPP07)

VPG Date: 28 September 2020

VPG Current:

Description

The following version updates have occurred:

* Version 14.2 released on 8 July 2016, included the deletion of CPP10211 Certificate I in Cleaning Operations, CPP20711 Certificate II in Carpet Cleaning Operations, CPP31111 Certificate III in Carpet Cleaning Operations and CPP60112 Advanced Diploma of Spatial Information Services.

* Version 14.3 released on 19 December 2016, replaced a superseded unit in CPP41212 Certificate IV in NaTHERS Assessment.

* Version 14.4 released on 18 January 2017 SSO replaced superseded imported elective units with current equivalent units in 27 current qualifications.

* Version 14.5 released on April 2017 related to a minor update to CPP40307 Certificate in Property Services (Real Estate) modification history table to fix typo

* Version 14.6 relates to the deletion of Three (3) qualifications; CPP20411 Certificate II in Waste Management, CPP50811 Diploma of Waste Management and CPPP51012 Diploma of Residential Building Energy Assessment, agreed by the National Skills Standards Council (NSSC) on 12 February 2014 and executed by Artibus Innovation through a minor change to the Training Package which was published on 12/08/2020.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This superseded VPG was published for the CPP07 Training Package in February 2014 several qualifications have been superseded and replaced by qualifications in the CPP Training Package to comply with the Standards for Training Packages. 

Public Safety (Release 1)

VPG Date: December 2019

VPG Current:

Description:

PUA Public Safety Training Package Release 1 supersedes PUA12 Public Safety Training Package and consists of recoded qualifications and units of competency in accordance with the Standards for Training Packages. This guide also reflects changes made from Maximum Nominal Hours to Maximum Payable Hours and includes:

  • one new and 30 transitioned qualifications, nine of which were deemed not equivalent
  • 240 units of competency including 15 new and 225 transitioned/reviewed

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of the PUA Public Safety Training Package. It includes updates to the Fire Sector: eight updated qualifications 58 revised and 14 new units of competency.

Public Sector (Code: PSP)

VPG Date: 24 August 2018

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of the PSP Public Sector Training Package and includes recently endorsed Auslan qualifications.

Engineering industries

Engineering industries - automotive

Automotive Manufacturing (Code: AUM)

VPG Date: 17 January 2019

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of AUM Automotive Training Package. It includes three revised qualifications, four updated qualifications and seven revised (equivalent) units of competency.

VPG Superseded:​

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1 of AUM Automotive Training Package.

Automotive Retail, Service and Repair (Code: AUR)

VPG Date: 8 December 2020

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the changes made to AUR Automotive Retail, Service & Repair Training Package Release 6.

  • 41 revised qualifications
  • 7 deleted qualifications
  • 15 new units of competency
  • 289 revised units of competency
  • 9 new skill sets

This version of the AUR VPG replaces the VPG for AUR Release 5.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 5 of the AUR Automotive Retail, Service and Repair Training Package. It includes two revised qualifications, two new units of competency and 21 revised units of competency.

Engineering industries - electrical/electronics

Electricity Supply Industry - Generation Sector (Code: UEP)

VPG Date: 28 March 2019

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1 of the UEP Electricity Supply Industry – Generation Sector Training Package. It reflects the transition of 13 qualifications from the UEP12 Electricity Supply Industry – Generation Sector Training Package and one qualification from the UEE11 Electrotechnology Training Package.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of the UEP12 Electricity Supply Industry – Generation Sector Training Package. It includes one new qualification and 14 new units of competency.

Electricity Supply Industry – Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector

VPG Date: October 2019

VPG Current:

Description

UET Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Release 1 updates all qualifications and units of competency to the 2012 Standards for Training Packages.

Supersedes UET12 Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training Package Release 2.1

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of the UET12 Electricity Supply Industry – Transmission, Distribution and Rail Sector Training Package. It includes 2 new qualifications in ESI – Power System Operations.

Electrotechnology (Code: UEE)

VPG Date: 18 May 2017

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1 of the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package. It includes two new units of competency.

Electrotechnology (Code: UEE11)

VPG Date: 21 September 2012

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1 of the UEE11 Electrotechnology Training Package.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4 of the UEE07 Electrotechnology Training Package. It includes 12 new qualifications and 129 new units of competency.

Engineering industries - engineering

Aeroskills (Code: MEA)

VPG Date: 18 October 2019

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4 of the MEA Aeroskills Training Package and includes the revised MEA50219 Diploma of Aeroskills (Mechanical).

VPG Superseded:

Gas Industry (​Code: UEG)

VPG Date: 30 October 2018

VPG current:

Des​​criptio​n

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1 of the UEG Gas Training Package, transitioned to the 2012 Standards for Training Packages and one new unit of competency.

VPG superseded:

​

Des​​criptio​n

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of the UEG11 Gas Industry Training Package. It includes five new qualifications and 77 new units of competency.

Manufacturing and Engineering (Code: MEM)

VPG Date: 13 August 2019

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide relates to MEM Manufacturing and Engineering Training Package Release 2.0. It includes 446 units transitioned to the Standards for Training Packages, one qualification with updated imported units from MEM05 Training Package, 19 new units of competency and four new qualifications.

VPG Date: 22 June 2015

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1 of the MEM Manufacturing and Engineering Training Package.

Metal and Engineering (Code: MEM05)

VPG Date: 22 June 2015

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 11 of the MEM05 Metal and Engineering Training Package. It includes one new qualification and seven new engineering pathways units of competency.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 10 of the MEM05 Metal and Engineering Training Package. It includes three new units of competency.

General manufacturing

Australian Meat Processing (Code: AMP)

VPG Date: 22 October 2019

VPG Current:

Description:

The AMP Australian Meat Processing Training Package Release 4.0 contains 13 new units developed across eight different industry areas to support clean and safe industry practices, including quality assurance programs. 

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the AMP Australian Meat Processing Training Package Release 3.0 which includes four new units and ten poultry units transitioned from the FDF10 Food Processing Training Package.

Chemical, Hydrocarbons and Refining (Code: PMA)

VPG Date: 7 July 2016

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1 of the PMA Chemical, Hydrocarbons and Refining Training Package. It reflects the transition of PMA08 Chemical, Hydrocarbons and Refining Training Package to the 2012 Standards for Training Packages.

Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical (Code: FBP)

VPG Date: October 2020

VPG Current:

Description:

The FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package Release 4.0 reflects the update of FBP30920 Certificate III in Wine Industry Operations (deemed equivalent) with three new Bottling and Packaging units and five new Cellar Operations projects.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

The FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package Release 3.0 reflected the addition of two new qualifications and 27 associated units of competency.

Food Processing (Code: FDF10)

VPG Date: 16 March 2018

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4 of FDF10 Food Processing Industry Training Package. It includes one new qualification and six new units of competency.

Laboratory Operations (Code: MSL)

VPG Date: 1 June 2020

VPG Current:

Description:

Release 3.0 of the MSL Laboratory Operations Training Package incorporates the addition of the following new elective unit of competency to the MSL40118 Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques and MSL50118 Diploma of Laboratory Technology, with both remaining equivalent:

  • MSL974030 Process body fluid specimens using a point of care testing device

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of the MSL Laboratory Operations Training Package. It includes three revised qualifications and three new units of competency.

Manufacturing (Code: MSM)

VPG Date: 29 September 2020

VPG Current:

Description

This VPG reflects Release 6.0 of the MSM Manufacturing Training Package which includes two new Recreational Vehicle units.

VPG Date: 5 September 2019

VPG Superseded

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 5 of the MSM Manufacturing Training Package and includes four new units of competency to support the bioproducts industry.

Manufacturing (Code: MSA07)

VPG Date: 3 June 2013

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 8.2 of the MSA07 Laboratory Operations Training Package.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 8 of the MSA07 Laboratory Operations Training Package. It includes two new units of competency.

Plastics, Rubber and Cablemaking (Code: PMB)

VPG Date: 4 August 2016

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1 of the PMB Plastics, Rubber and Cablemaking Training Package. It consolidates all qualifications from the PMB07 Training Package.

Printing and Graphic Arts (Code: ICP)

VPG Date: 18 July 2020

VPG Current:

Description

Release 4.0 of the ICP Printing and Graphic Arts Training Package covers:

  • the revision of six qualifications at AQF Levels 2, 3, 4 and 5
  • three new units of competency in quality management, safe working environment and communication in the workplace.

Two qualifications and 68 units of competency no longer required by industry have been deleted from the training package.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3 of the ICP Printing and Graphic Arts Training Package. It includes one new unit of competency and three revised units of competency.

Seafood Industry (Code:SFI)

VPG Date: January 2021

VPG Current:

Description

Release 2.0 of the SFI Seafood Industry Training Package includes:

  • One new qualification, SFI30520 Certificate III in Working with Crocodiles
  • Twenty new units, two revised non-equivalent units and three revised equivalent units
  • Two units have been deleted.

VPG Superseded:

Description

Release 1.0 of the SFI Seafood Industry Training Package reflects the transitioning of the SFI11 Seafood Industry Training Package to the new Standards for Training Packages.

This Victorian Purchasing Guide also reflects the change from Maximum Nominal Hours to Maximum Payable Hours.

Sustainability (Code: MSS)

VPG Date: January 2021

VPG Current:

Description

Release 4.0 of the MSS Sustainability Training Package includes two new units:

  • MSS405087 Investigate energy management as a business issue
  • MSS405089 Develop a business case for improved energy management

MSS405086 Develop sustainable energy practices, has been revised and superseded by:

  • MSS405088 Plan, implement and monitor energy managements.

VPG superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3 of MSS Sustainability Training Package. It includes minor updates to all qualifications, a new unit in Corporate Social Responsibility, and minor updates and code changes to 31 units.

Textiles, Clothing and Footwear (Code: MST)

VPG Date: 17 August 2020

VPG Current:

Description

This VPG reflects Release 4.0 of the MST Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Training Package which includes two revised industrial sewing units and one revised qualification (recoded / equivalent):

  • MST30220 Certificate III in Manufactured Textile Products

Also included in this VPG are three revised (recoded / equivalent) qualifications from Release 3.0 that were held back pending clarification. They are:

  • MST20319 Certificate II in Leather Production
  • MST30119 Certificate III in Clothing and Textile Production
  • MST30519 Certificate III in Leather Production

VPG superseded:

Description

This MST Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Training Package Release 3.0 includes:

  • three (3) revised qualifications; 35 revised units of competency that remain equivalent to their previous iteration;
  • two (2) new units and seven (7) non-equivalent units. 
Textiles, Clothing and Footwear (Code: LMT07)

Superseded by MST Textiles, Clothing and Footwear

VPG Date: 21 August 2012

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4 of the LMT07 Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Training Package. It includes one new qualification and nine new units of competency.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3.1 of LMT07 Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Training Package. It includes revised qualifications in Dry Cleaning and Laundry, and 3 new dry cleaning units.

Human services - community services and health

Health (Code: HLT)

VPG Date: 24 November 2020

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the HLT Health Training Package Release 4.3 which includes eight revised First Aid units of competency.

VPG Date: 24 June 2020

VPG Previous:

Description
This Victorian Purchasing Guide – Version 4.2 reflects the changes made to HLT Health Training Package Release 4.0. following endorsement of one (1) recoded unit for four (4) new infection control skill sets out-of-session by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Skills Council on Monday 11 May 2020, and published on the National Register (TGA) 12 May 2020.

Community Services (Code: CHC)

VPG Date: 10 March 2016

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3.0 of the Community Services Training Package and includes qualifications and associated units of competency for Career Development and Employment Services, Celebrancy and Family Services.

Human services - arts/entertainment and recreation

Creative Arts and Culture (Code: CUA)

VPG Date: 27 February 2019

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4.0 of the CUA Live Performance and Entertainment Training Package which includes two new qualifications for professional writing and editing and 35 updated qualifications and associated units of competency.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3.0 of the CUA Live Performance and Entertainment Training Package which includes three new units of competency.

Sport, Fitness and Recreation (Code: SIS)

VPG Date: November 2019

VPG Current:
Sport, Fitness and Recreation (Code: SIS10)

VPG Date: 11 February 2014

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3.0 of SIS10 Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training Package. It includes 9 new units, 2 revised units, 17 revised qualifications to include First Aid unit in the core.

VPG Superseded:

Primary industries

Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management (Code: AHC)

VPG Date:September 2020

VPG Current:

Description

AHC Release 5.0 includes revised qualifications, new and revised units and new skill sets for the Arboriculture sector.

VPG Superseded:

Description

Release 4.0 includes new and revised units and qualifications for the Agribusiness, Carbon Farming, Irrigation, Protected Horticulture, Sports Turf and Viticulture sectors.

Animal Care and Management (Code: ACM)

VPG Date: 26 August 2020

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the changes made to the ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package Release 3 which includes 3 revised animal technology and veterinary nursing qualifications and associated units of competency.

Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2.0 of the ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package and includes one new and two revised qualifications and associated units of competency.

Animal Care and Management (Code: ACM10)

VPG Date: 7 March 2013

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3 of ACM10 Animal Care and Management Training Package. It includes three new qualifications in Pet Grooming, Pet Styling and Veterinary Nursing; four revised qualifications in Veterinary Nursing and 18 new units of competency.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of ACM10 Animal Care and Management Training Package. It includes one new qualification in Equine Dentistry and ten new units of competency.

Forest and Wood Products (Code: FWP)

VPG Date: 3 April 2020

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 5.0 of the FWP Forest and Wood Products Training Package.

It includes:

  • 2 revised qualifications in Wood Machining and Saw Technology
  • 10 new units of competency
  • 59 revised units of competency
VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4.0 of the FWP Forest and Wood Products Training Package and includes four new and fourteen revised units.

Pulp and Paper Manufacturing (Code: PPM)

VPG Date: 4 March 2019

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2 of the PPM Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Training Package:

  • 40 units updated to reflect current work health and safety requirements with no change to unit codes.
Racing and Breeding (Code: RGR)

VPG Date: 22 October 2019

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the changes made to the RGR Racing Training Package Release 3 which includes:

  • 3 Horse Breeding qualifications migrated from the ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package
  • 2 revised qualifications
  • 13 new and 19 revised units of competency

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2.0 of the RGR Racing and Breeding Training Package and includes two new and 13 revised qualifications and associated units of competency.

Service industries - transport

Aviation (Code: AVI)

VPG Date: August 2020

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 6.0 of the Training Package which includes the endorsement of one unit of competency: AVIO0021 Conduct screening using 3D CT X-ray scanning techniques.

VPG superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the AVI Aviation Training Package Release 5.0 which includes one new and 18 revised qualifications.

Maritime (Code: MAR)

VPG Date: September 2018

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 5.0 of the MAR Maritime Training Package which includes 14 revised near coastal qualifications and associated units of competency.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4.0 of the MAR Maritime Training Package which includes three revised qualifications and associated units of competency.

Transport and Logistics (Code: TLI)

VPG Date: 4 December 2020

VPG Current:

Description

The Purchasing Guide reflects Release 7 of the TLI Transport and Logistics Training Package which includes:

  • TLI30120 Certificate III in Passenger Train Guard
  • TLI30220 Certificate III in Mechanical Rail Signalling
  • TLI40120 Certificate IV in Rail Network Control
  • five (5) new units of competency
  • five (5) revised equivalent units of competency

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects endorsement of Release 6.0 of the TLI Transport and Logistics Training Package which includes:

  • 19 revised equivalent qualifications
  • 39 revised units of competency
  • 24 new units of competency.

Service industries - general studies and further education

Foundation Skills (Code: FSK)

VPG Date: December 2019

VPG Current:

Description

FSK Foundation Skills Training Package Release 2.0 includes

  • 3 updated qualifications
  • 6 newly created units of competency
  • 3 existing units of competency superseded into other FSK units of competency

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1.0 of the FSK Foundation Skills Training Package and includes nominal hour allocations for previously unfunded job seeking and career planning units of competency.

Training and Education (Code: TAE)

VPG Date: 24 November 2020

VPG Current:

Description

This VPG reflects minor release 3.1 of the TAE Training and Assessment Training Package. A skill set developed with existing units of competency from the TAE Training and Education Training Package is designed to address the skills and knowledge required to deliver e-learning in online and remote learning environments. The Skill Set forms part of the Commonwealth COVID-19 VET Response as part of the Critical Skills for Recovery project.

No changes have been made to any other TAE Training Package components.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3 of the TAE Training and Education Training Package and includes two new cross sector units of competency:

  • TAEXDB401 Plan and implement individual support plans for learners with disability
  • TAEXDB501 Develop and implement accessible training and assessment plans for learners with disability

Service industries - tourism and hospitality

Tourism, Travel and Hospitality (Code: SIT)

VPG Date: 4 May 2016

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1.0 of the SIT Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package which includes the transition of all qualifications and associated units of competency from the SIT12 Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Training Package.

Service industries - wholesale, retail and personal services

Hairdressing and Beauty (Code: SHB)

VPG Date: 3 October 2018

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3.0 of the SHB Hairdressing and Beauty Services Training Package which includes the Advanced Diploma of Intense Pulsed Light and Laser for Hair Reduction, transitioned from the SIB10 Hairdressing and Beauty Services Training Package.

Floristry (Code: SFL)

VPG Date: 21 December 2015

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 1.0 of the SFL Floristry Training Package and includes the transition of all qualifications and associated units of competency from the SFL10 Floristry Training Package.

Funeral Services (Code: SIF)

VPG Date: 7 February 2014

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 2.0 of the SIF Funeral Services Training Package which includes the revised Certificate IV in Embalming and associated units of competency transitioned from the SIF08 Funeral Services Training Package.

Retail Services (Code: SIR)

VPG Date: November 2020

VPG Current:

Description

This VPG reflects Release 5 of the SIR Retail Services Training Package which includes one new unit of competency, SIRXCEG008 Manage disrespectful, aggressive or abusive customers.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4.0 which includes seven new cross-sector units of competency for online and social media consumer engagement.