RTO number 30116
Vocational Education and Training (VET)-What is it?
VET stands for Vocational Education and Training. Vocational Education and Training (VET) is education and training that focuses on providing skills for work.
VET refers to education and training that provides the practical skills and knowledge student’s need to:
- Join the workforce for the first time
- Re-join the workforce after a break
- Enter tertiary study
A VET course is a great way to fast track students’ careers or education in fields like:
- Business
- Health services
- Mining services
- Manufacturing
- Agriculture
- Tourism
- Hospitality
Why study VET?
VET is an excellent choice of study for many students. It includes practical, hands-on learning, and it can contribute to excellent career pathways in a variety of fields.
Studying VET whilst at school may provide students with a head start on a qualification, which is a great way to fast-track their progress towards a rewarding career whilst also developing their independence and time-management skills.
School students participating in a VET course while at school may:
- Provide credit towards student’s Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)
- Contribute to the calculation of students’ tertiary selection rank
- Support student’s transition to employment, vocational and higher education.
VET at Springwood State High School
Springwood State High School is committed to providing a variety of Vocational Education Training programs to assist our Senior Secondary students to prepare for work in a wide range of careers and industries.
All of the Vocational Education Training courses offered at Springwood State High School lead to nationally recognised qualifications. A certificate will be issued to students when all of the requirements of the qualification are completed. Alternatively, a Statement of Attainment will be issued for those parts that are successfully completed where the full qualification is not completed.
Contact details
For further information or assistance on any of the Certificate qualifications offered at Springwood State High School, please contact our RTO Manager Sonya Menz
RTO Manager
Sonya Menz
K-Block Staffroom
Email: smenz25@eq.edu.au
Ph: (07) 3380 6111
USI Information
The USI initiative commenced on 1 January 2015 and is a reference number made up of ten numbers and letters that is free and easy to create and stays with you for life.
If you are a new or continuing student undertaking nationally recognised training, you will need a USI in order to receive your qualification or statement of attainment. This includes nationally recognised training delivered by secondary schools.
The USI will give you access to an online record of your nationally recognised training in the form of a USI Transcript. This can be used when applying for a job, seeking a credit transfer or demonstrating pre-requisites when undertaking further training.
Under the Student Identifiers Act 2014 and Student Identifiers (Exemptions) Instrument 2014, training organisations are not allowed to issue a qualification or statement of attainment unless the student has a USI or the student or the training is exempt from the USI initiative.
Under the Student Identifiers Act 2014, training organisations are not allowed to include a USI on qualifications or statements of attainment to protect the privacy of the USI account holder.
Under the Student Identifiers Regulation 2014, training organisations are not allowed to use the USI as a student number.
The USI initiative is also valuable for government as it enables the collection of information about students’ training activity and their movements within the VET system. This information provides an important foundation for understanding and improving VET performance and better meeting the needs of students, training organisations and employers.
For further information about USI numbers please visit www.usi.gov.au/
Please follow the instructions in the USI quickguide to apply for a USI.
Please ensure that the school is advised once you have obtained your USI number. For further information relating to USI policy and procedure please download the USI policy and procedure document.