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: 17 May 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

This VPG reflects Releases 5 and 6 and includes 12 units of competency previously omitted from the National Register of VET.

VPG Superseded:

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.

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VPG Superseded: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VPG Superseded: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: 10 May 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

Changes as part of Release 6 include updates to the Civil Construction, Civil Foundations, Civil Construction Design and Civil Construction Management qualifications and related units of competency: 

  • Ten (10) revised equivalent qualifications
  • Eight (8) newly created units of competency
  • Two (2) non equivalent units of competency 
  • One hundred and fifty nine (159) equivalent units of competency updated to align content with industry skills and standards.

VPG Superseded:

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.

Water (Code: NWP)

VPG Date: 11 March 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

This VPG reflects Release 4 of the NWP National Water Training Package and includes:

  • 1 revised qualification – Certificate IV in Water Industry Operations
  • 3 new units of competency
  • 33 revised equivalent units of competency

VPG Superseded:

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.

Business industries

Business Services (Code: BSB)

VPG Date: 1 February 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

BSB Business Services Release 7 includes:

  • Fifty five (55) updated qualifications
  • Ten (10) equivalent and
  • Forty five (45) not equivalent.

The not equivalent qualifications reduced from forty five (45) to twenty three (23) qualifications by the merging of qualifications.

  • Seven (7) deleted qualifications

Units of competency

  • Fourteen (14) new.
  • Five hundred and forty four (544) updated of which two hundred and forty one (241) are equivalent and three hundred and three (303) are not equivalent. Of those updated, three hundred and eighty (380) were merged down to one hundred and twenty six (126).
  • Sixteen (16) deleted units of competency

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: February 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

This Purchasing Guide reflects Release 3 of the CSC Correctional Services Training Package and includes:

  • 3 revised qualifications:
  • oCSC30120 Certificate III in Correctional Practice
  • oCSC40120 Certificate IV in Correctional Practice
  • oCSC60120 Advanced Diploma of Correctional Management
  • 2 new and 10 revised units of competency

VPG Superseded:

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.

Financial Services (Code: FNS)

VPG Date: 22 March 2021

VPG Current:

FNS Financial Services - Release 6 (pdf - 386.02kb)

FNS Financial Services - Release 6 (docx - 119.07kb)

Description:

FNS Training Package Release 6 updates include components relating to Customer Service, Insurance services, agency and broking, Mortgage broking, specialisms with low enrolments (mercantile agents, trust administration and personal injury) and core financial multi-disciplinary skills. 

Qualifications: 

  • 9 updated - 8 not equivalent and 1 equivalent. 
  • 2 qualifications deleted: FNS40715 and FNS51615. 

Units of competency:

  • Six (6) new
  • 74 updated - 25 not equivalent and 49 equivalent
  • 6 not equivalent units merged into 3 units

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 5 of the FNS Financial Services Training Package. This release consists of the following changes: 

FNS Financial Services Release 5 includes updates to eight qualifications in Superannuation, General Insurance and Insurance Broking and one new qualification in Paraplanning.

There are nine new units of competency with allocated nominal hours and six revised units with updated nominal hours.

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.
Information and Communications Technology (Code: ICT)

VPG Date: 17 May 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects a minor release for the ICT Information and Communications Technology Package as part of a national Critical Skills for Recovery (post-pandemic) project. The following changes occurred as part of Release 7.2:

  • Units of competency: Two (2) new. Twenty-five (25) deleted as per Commonwealth project to remove low/zero enrolment training products.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 7 of the ICT Information and Communications Technology Package. The following changes occurred as part of Release 7: 

  • Qualifications: Eleven (11) updated and all deemed not equivalent and merged into three (3) existing qualifications.
  • Skill sets: Addition of seven (7), fifteen (15) updated and three (3) removed.
  • Units of competency: Sixty five (65) updated with four (4) being not equivalent and sixty one (61) equivalent. Thirty nine (39) deleted.
Local Government (Code: LGA04)

VPG Date: 7 May 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the full transition of qualifications and units from the LGA04 Local Government Training Package to the Standards for Training Packages.

VPG Superseded:

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.

Property Services (Code: CPP)

VPG Date: July 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 14 for the CPP Property Services Package and consists of:

  • Qualifications: Two (2) transitioned and updated from CPP07
  • Units of competency: Forty seven (47) transitioned and updated from CPP07.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 13 for the CPP Property Services Package and consists of:

  • Qualifications: Two (2) transferred from CPP07 and deemed equivalent to the superseded qualification in CPP07
  • Units of competency: Thirty (30) transferred and updated from CPP07 and deemed equivalent to the superseded qualification in CPP07.

In addition, this guide includes the maximum payable hours for the CPP30619 Certificate III in Investigative Services and CPP40719 Certificate IV in Security Management revised in Release 9.

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 (Code: PUA)

VPG Date: 17 May 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

This VPG reflects Release 3 and includes:

  • 3 revised qualifications
  • 8 new and 38 revised units of competency.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the revised PUA30420 Certificate III in Public Safety (SES Rescue) and three 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: 25 May 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

This VPG reflects Release 2 which includes 79 revised qualifications, 494 revised and 36 new units of competency.

Superseded:

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: 25 May 2021

The AMP Australian Meat Processing Training Package Release 6.0 reflects the introduction of two new technical meat units, the revision of two existing AMPMGT units and deletion of one AMPMGT unit.

Two meat processing qualifications have been revised.

The modification history contains details of low/zero enrolment training products removed as directed by Skills Minister in Release 5.1.

VPG Current:

Description:

Changes as part of AMP Australian Meat Processing Training Package Release 5 are:

  • Seven new units of competency developed across the Halal Meat Processing (2), Poultry Processing (4) and Game Harvesting Auditing (1) sectors

VPG Superseded:

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. 

Chemical, Hydrocarbons and Refining (Code: PMA)

VPG Date: May 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

Release 2.1 reflects the deletion of thirty-seven units of competency following Ministerial recommendations to remove unused training products.

VPG Superseded:

Description:

Release 2 of the PMA Chemical, Hydrocarbons and Refining Training Package updated PMA30120 Certificate III in Process Plant Operations to include seven new Gas/LNG specialisations as well as twenty new units of competency.

Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical (Code: FBP)

VPG Date: February 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

Release 5 of FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package includes:

  • One revised qualification: FBP30821 Certificate III in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (equivalent) along with two revised units as follows:
    • FBPPHM3018 Operate a sterilisation process using an autoclave(Not equivalent)
    • FBPPHM3019 Operate a chromatography manufacturing process (equivalent)

VPG Superseded:

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.

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: May 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

Release 3.0 of the MSL Laboratory Operations Training Package incorporated 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

Release 3.1 reflects the deletion of eight units of competency following Ministerial recommendations to remove unused training products.

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: 8 July 2021

VPG Current:

Description

This VPG reflects Release 6.1 and the deletion of training products with low or no enrolments.

The deletion of twenty-five (25) units and one qualification, MSM51015 Diploma of Recreational Vehicles.

VPG Date: 29 September 2020

VPG Superseded

Description

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

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: 29 March 2021

VPG Current:

Description:

Release 2.0 of the PMB Plastics, Rubber and Cablemaking Training Package reflects a substantial revision to reflect current industry best practice, improve relevance and reduce duplication across units of competency. 126 units have been revised, with the addition of two new units:

  • PMBPROD243E Cut rubber materials.
  • PMBTECH407E Produce composite products using cored-laminate techniques.

The following obsolete qualification, along with 52 units, have been deleted:

  • PMB60116 - Advanced Diploma of Polymer Technology

Release 1 – Primary release, PMB Plastics, Rubber and Cablemaking

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: May 2021

VPG Current:

Description

Release 4.0 of the MSS Sustainability Training Package included the development and revision of units of competency to better support Australian businesses in managing and procuring energy in an efficient and sustainable way. The new units are:

  • 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 management. 
Textiles, Clothing and Footwear (Code: MST)

VPG Date: May 2021

VPG Current:

Description

This VPG reflects Release 4.0 of the MST Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Training Package which included 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

This release (4.1) reflects the deletion of thirty-five units of competency following Ministerial recommendations to remove unused training products.

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: 16 March 2021

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 5.0 which includes:

  • Ambulance sector suite of qualifications and units
  • Certificate II in Indigenous Environmental Health and associated units of competency

VPG Date: 24 November 2020

VPG Previous:

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

Community Services (Code: CHC)

VPG Current: 28 July 2021

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 4 of the CHC Community Services Training Package which includes the revised Certificate IV in Housing and associated revised units of competency and two new units of competency. 

VPG Superseded: 10 March 2016

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: March 2021

VPG Current:

Description

The VPG for AHC Release 6 reflects the following : 

  • 2 new qualifications - Medicinal Crops
  • 10 revised qualifications
  • 6 merged qualifications
  • 1 deleted qualification - AHC50916 Diploma of Retail Nursery Management
  • 39 new units
  • 165 revised units
  • 2 deleted units - AHCNRM401 Plan and implement a biosecurity program and AHCNRM507 Manipulate and analyse data within geographic information systems
  • 1 reinstated unit - AHCEXP303 Prepare and use explosives

VPG Superseded:

Description

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

Animal Care and Management (Code: ACM)

VPG Date: 1 June 2021

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects the changes made to the ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package Release 4 which includes:

  • Seven (7) revised qualifications (see VPG modification history)
  • One deleted qualification

Units of competency:

  • 18 new units of competency
  • 68 revised units of competency
  • 1 unit with a minor update
  • 5 units have been deleted
Superseded:

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.

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: 11 February 2021

VPG Current:

Description

Release 6 of the FWP Forest and Wood Products Training Package includes:

  • 5 new and 24 revised units of competency relating to timber harvesting technologies.
  • 3 revised qualifications, 1 new and 25 revised units of competency relating to timber truss and frame estimating and design
  • 1 revised qualification and 7 revised units of competency relating to timber merchandising
  • 5 qualifications and two units of competency deleted
  • 5 new skill sets
VPG Superseded:

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
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: 3 May 2021

VPG Current:

Description

This Purchasing Guide reflects Release 8 which includes one (1) new unit of competency, AVIY0028 Operate remotely piloted aircraft in excluded category sub-2 kg operations

VPG superseded:

Description

This Purchasing Guide reflects Release 7 of the AVI Aviation Training Package and includes:

  • 1 revised qualification - AVI40120 Certificate IV in Aviation (Aviation Supervision)
  • 8 revised units of competency
Maritime (Code: MAR)

VPG Date: 12 March 2021

VPG Current:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 7 of the MAR Maritime Training Package and includes:

  • MAR10220 Certificate I in Maritime Operations (General Purpose Hand Near Coastal)
  • MAR50320 Diploma of Maritime Operations
  • Ten (10) new and three (3) revised units of competency
VPG Superseded:

Description

This Victorian Purchasing Guide reflects Release 6 of the MAR Maritime Training Package and includes:

  • 12 revised qualifications
  • 15 new and 113 revised units of competency
Transport and Logistics (Code: TLI)

VPG Date: 17 May 2021

VPG Current:

Description

This VPG reflects Release 9 of the TLI Transport and Logistics Training Package and includes one revised qualification and seven new units of competency.

VPG Superseded:

Description

This Purchasing Guide reflects Release 8 of the TLI Transport and Logistics Training Package which includes:

  • 11 revised qualifications
  • 8 new units of competency
  • 36 revised 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: 7 May 2021

VPG Current:

Description

This Purchasing Guide reflects Release 6 which includes one new cross-sector unit of competency and skill set as part of the Critical Skills for Recovery response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VPG Superseded:

Description

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.