VCE VOCATIONAL MAJOR (VM)

                               Short Courses Australia deliver Block Credits of 90 Nominal Hours for the VCE Vocational Major (VM).                                        Students train at our Melbourne or Port Melbourne Campuses or a Secondary School can choose to Host a Course.

VCE Vocational Major (VM)

Download our VETDSS Course Guide for 2024.

Rules for VET recognition within the VCE have changed with the introduction of the VCE Vocational Major (VM) from 2023.

Students that choose the VM, to qualify for the award, are required to complete 180 nominal hours of VET. These 180 hours can come from any VET certificate at certificate II or above and can accrue across multiple certificates.

Select a Vocational Major (VM) Elective

Short Courses Australia offer four distinct industry taster programs for VCE VM students, that each total 90 nominal hours of Block Credit.

VCE VM Students can select each program at our Melbourne & Port MelbourneTraining Centres, or your school can select to Host a Course at your Secondary School.

Each program contains recommended structured workplace learning that is supported by our JOB CAMP learning module for secondary students.

For more information about each elective and to enrol click on the course below:

 

 

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Customer Reviews

  • VCE Vocational Major (VM) | review from atinder pal singh

    28 June 2025

      "I'm so impressed with the Food Safety Handler (FSH) course at Short Course Australia! Dean's teaching style is engaging, informative, and easy to follow. The course covered all the essential topics, from food handling and storage to personal hygiene and contamination prevention. Dean's expertise and passion for food safety shone through in every lesson, making the course both enjoyable and educational. I feel confident and prepared to handle food safely in my workplace. Highly recommend this course to anyone looking to improve their food safety knowledge and skills!"

    -  atinder pal singh

  •  | review from james z

    16 June 2025

      "Remy muller is the best trainer, both barista and waiter course,he is amazing! Can?t thank you more! I enjoy his teaching!"

    -  james z

  • VCE Vocational Major (VM) | review from MANPREET KAUR

    16 June 2025

      "Today I attended barista class, great experience, good tutor- Remy, friendly and cooperative. Learned a lot from barista class. Thank you"

    -  MANPREET KAUR

  •  | review from Manpreet Kaur

    16 June 2025

      "Hi, I want to share my review regarding my experience with espresso barista trainer. My trainer is Remy, his way of teaching is very good. He teaches everything very politely and clearly give instructions how to make perfect coffee. I also suggest to my friends to visit there who wants to become barista. Thank you for today, I really enjoyed my class."

    -  Manpreet Kaur

  •  | review from Komalpreet kaur Chahal

    16 June 2025

      "Rimmy is too good , if someone wants to learn good coffee just join the class on monday"

    -  Komalpreet kaur Chahal

  •  | review from ashish zunjipelli

    27 May 2025

    -  ashish zunjipelli

  •  | review from Arush Phatak

    27 May 2025

      "Nice work graham"

    -  Arush Phatak

  • VCE Vocational Major (VM) | review from At_ome

    26 May 2025

      "Goood experience the french barista teacher is a good guy i recommend it!"

    -  At_ome

Useful Links

  VCAA Block Credit Recognition

  VCAA VCE VET Program Chart

  Read Student Handbook