What are the specific vocational education curriculum pathways being trialled?
To date various potential Stage 5 vocational education curriculum pathways have been identified to explore including: • Innovative implementation of the new 7-10 Work Education syllabus in Years 9 and 10 involving an integrated learning project and the recently trialled Certificate I (Industry) Pathways AQF qualifications with clear pathways into Stage 6 • Board Endorsed VET courses in Year 10 – counting as 100-hour electives towards the School Certificate with a clear pathway into further VET study in Years 11 and 12 • Accelerating students into Stage 6 VET courses with clear pathways through Stage 6 • School-based part-time traineeship arrangements starting in Stage 5 that provide clear pathways into Stage 6 and the completion of the traineeship • School-based part-time apprenticeship arrangements starting in Stage 5 that provide clear pathways into Stage 6 and post-school completion of the apprenticeship.