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==****Introduction to the VET Information Technology Course ****== The Information and Communications Technology Training Package (ICA05) offers AQF VET qualifications from Certificate I to Advanced Diploma and specifies the competencies required for various specialised occupations. The Training Package seeks to address the ICT skill requirements from ICT Advanced specialists and ICT Managers to Basic ICT users. The Information Technology Curriculum Framework is based on units of competency from this Training Package.

Courses within the Information Technology Curriculum Framework provide an opportunity for students to gain Certificates II and III in Information Technology as part of their HSC.


 * Certificate II** provides foundation general computing and employment skills that enable participation in an information technology environment in any industry.


 * Certificate III** provides the skills and knowledge for an individual to be competent in introductory ICT ‘technical’ functions. It is designed to support information activities in the workplace and to achieve a degree of self-sufficiency as an advanced ICT ‘user’, giving employees a degree of confidence in an individual’s usefulness in the workplace.

The inclusion of courses in information technology in the HSC based on industry-recognised AQF VET qualifications will allow students to access both long-term and short-term employment opportunities. Apart from being nationally recognised, these qualifications articulate into higher level qualifications within the ICT industry which students may pursue post-school. The Framework also provides an optional HSC examination, which allows results from the Information Technology (240 indicative hours) course to contribute to the calculation of the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).

Learning in each HSC course within the Information Technology Curriculum Framework provides opportunities for students to develop relevant technical, vocational and interpersonal competencies suitable for employment and further training in ICT. It also provides for the development of employability skills such as communication, teamwork and occupational health and safety which are transferable to other industry areas and are a key feature of each qualification available through the Framework.

For more information, use the following links to download the Information Technology Syllabus:


 * [|Information Technology Syllabus Part A]
 * [|Information Technology Syllabus Part B]