A Pathway between VET and High Education

Our Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector, offer learners the opportunity to participate in programs that will allow them to gain the skills and knowledge required to perform a particular job. This "job ready" focus of VET programs is not the only feature of the system. Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) develop "Articulation agreements" with universities and to enable students a smooth progress into a university degree.
Articulation arrangements are defined in the AQF as follows: "Articulation arrangements enable students to progress from a completed qualification to another with admission and/or credit in a defined pathway." This is underpinned by another AQF definition: "Credit is the value assigned for the recognition of equivalence in content and learning outcomes between different types of learning and/or qualifications. Credit reduces the amount of learning required to achieve a qualification and may be through credit transfer, articulation, recognition of prior learning or advanced standing."

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What is an accredited course?

Accreditation of a course is confirmation that the course:

• meets national quality assurance requirements,
• meets an established industry, enterprise, educational, legislative or community need, and
• provides appropriate competency outcomes and a basis for assessment.

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