VET at Brighton Secondary School
What is VET?
Vocational Education and Training (VET) enables students to gain national qualifications while they are at school to support a variety of industry pathways.
VET studies are completed alongside school subjects and contribute to SACE completion.
These qualifications are linked to employment pathways and provide an opportunity for students to develop skills and knowledge preparing them for the work environment.
Expectations for young people completing a VET course
VET courses are delivered at training facilities – families are responsible for transport to and from the training venue.
- 100% attendance is expected – 1 day a week, trainers value reliability and punctuality
- Keeping up with schoolwork – balance and time management is crucial to success
Recommended VET Courses for 2025
We have looked at a range of data to inform our VET recommendations for 2025
These include:
- Labour market
- Employment growth and outcomes
- Student interest historically
- Cert ll in Electrotechnology
- Cert ll in Construction Pathways
- Cert ll in Retail Cosmetics
- Cert lll in Early Childhood Education and Care
- Cert lll in IT (Game Development)
- Cert lll in Individual Support (Aged Care or Disability)
Please refer to our VET Course information document for further information regarding the recommended VET courses.
Other VET courses
Young people who would like to pursue a course that is not recommended, are advised to see the Student Pathways and Careers Leader who will support them to explore this option.
Please visit the following website –Student Pathways for the complete list of industries and VET pathways that are endorsed by DfE for students attending government schools.
Please refer to our VET Frequently Asked Questions documents for additional information regarding VET.
Work Experience
Many young people will engage in work experience to support them to make decisions regarding VET courses and more generally their career pathways.
Please refer to our Work Experience Frequently Asked Questions document for specific information regarding the Work Experience process.
As a school we look forward to supporting all of our young people to explore their career pathways as they complete their education journey with us at Brighton Secondary School.
