Glossary
| VET | Vocational Education and Training Programs that allow students to combine their VCE or VCAL studies with TAFE-based training and structured work placements in industry. |
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| SWL | Structured Workplace Learning A work placement within a business related to the area of study for students who are completing a VET Program. Students will be required to complete an approved Work Placement. |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education TAFE Institutes provide secondary and tertiary training and further education for a wide range of occupations and levels in all industries via a range of flexible delivery options. |
| VCAL | Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning A senior school certificate that sits alongside the VCE, with an emphasis on hands-on learning that recognises the successful completion of students’ secondary education. |
| VCE | Victorian Certificate of Education A senior school certificate that recognises the successful completion of students’ secondary education. |
Acronyms
| AAC | Australian Apprenticeship Centres |
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| AQTF | Australian Qualifications Training Framework |
| BGKLLEN | Bayside Glen Eira Kingston Local Learning Employment Network |
| CALD | Culturally and Linguistically Diverse |
| DEECD | Department of Education and Early Childhood Development |
| DEEWR | Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| DIIRD | Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development |
| DPCD | Department of Planning and Community Development |
| GTO | Group Training Organisation |
| RTO | Registered Training Organisation |
| VASS | Victorian Assessment Software System |
| VCAA | Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority |
| VETiS | Vocational Education and Training in Schools |




