VDSS stands for ‘Vocational Education and Training Delivered to Secondary Students’. VDSS is a hands-on program for secondary school students, designed to give them a head start in life by participating in a nationally recognised qualification while still attending school.

VDSS programs are run over two years, part time, requiring a one day a week commitment over the two school years and in some cases, supported by Work Placement or Structured Workplace Learning.

VDSS contributes to the overall Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), VCE Vocation Major (VM), Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC) requirements.

• Enables students to gain qualifications for all types of employment, and specific skills to help them in the workplace.
• Allows students to mix general and vocational education and to make a start on training for a career before they leave school.
• gain practical skills in a specific industry while contributing towards the completion of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), including the VCE Vocational Major.
• Gain industry experience and employability skills
• Develop valuable hands-on skills and experience for work
• Experience an adult learning environment
• Gain valuable skills and knowledge to assist with employment whist studying.
• Gain credits towards further education via pathway opportunities post secondary school

Students must be at least 15 years of age and enrolled in Year 10, 11 or 12.

If a student is studying VCE and wants to complete a VET course, the student should discuss this with their school VET Coordinator or Careers Advisor.

AIO Training do not charge any fees to students to undertake VDSS with us. AIO Training will invoice the secondary school directly.

AIO Training currently delivers CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care (partial completion) from the Western Edge Cluster (WEC). For further information, contact us on 03 7008 5056 or via email: info@aiotraining.vic.edu.au