22236VIC Certificate I in General; Education for Adults
22237VIC Certificate II in General Education for Adults
22238VIC Certificate III in General Education for Adults

Certificate I outcomes focus on the development of literacy skills to create and interpret simple, personally relevant texts and mathematical knowledge to apply numeracy skills in everyday familiar situations. Skills and knowledge are applied to develop and document a learning plan, prepare a portfolio to evidence learning and engage in a project.

Certificate II outcomes focus on the development of literacy skills to read, interpret, evaluate and create a range of texts and to apply knowledge of everyday and formal numeracy in a range of contexts. Outcomes also focus on the skills and knowledge to conduct a project and to investigate pathways and develop, implement and review a learning plan.

Certificate III outcomes focus on the development of literacy skills to read, interpret, critically analyse and create complex texts and to perform a range of complex mathematical tasks. The Certificate III also includes the ability to research a range of pathway options and identify and progress toward personal goals.

There are no entry requirements for any of the Certificates in General Education for Adults, all applicants are assessed to identify their current skill level and enrolled in the appropriate course level if eligible. An Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) assessment tool is applied for this assessment.

To be eligible for the, 22236VIC Certificate I in General; Education for Adults learners must successfully complete a total of 16 units comprising:

Core – 2 units

Core Skills Reading – 3 units

Core Skills Writing – 3 units

Core Skills Numeracy and Mathematics – 4 units

Special Interest electives – 4 units which can be selected from:

• units listed in the Special Interest Electives, which have not been previously completed, and / or
• Core Skills Reading, Writing and Numeracy & Mathematics units from the 22236VIC Certificate I in General Education for Adults or Core Skills, or the 22235VIC Certificate I in General Education for Adults (Introductory) or the 22237VIC Certificate II in General Education for Adults, which have not been previously completed, and / or
• units / modules which are first packaged in AQF level 1 or 2 qualifications in nationally endorsed training packages or accredited curriculum

To be eligible for the award of 22237VIC Certificate II in General Education for Adults, learners must successfully complete a total of 11 units comprising:

Core – 2 units

Core Skills Reading – 2 units

Core Skills Writing – 2 units

Core Skills Numeracy and Mathematics – 2 units

Special Interest electives – 3 units which can be selected from:

• units listed in the Special Interest Electives, which have not previously been completed, and / or
• Core Skills Reading, Writing and Numeracy & Mathematics units from the 22237VIC Certificate II in General Education for Adults, or the 22236VIC Certificate I in General Education for Adults or the 22238VIC Certificate III in General Education for Adults, which have not previously been completed, and / or
• units / modules which are first packaged in AQF level 2 or 3 qualifications in nationally endorsed training packages or accredited curriculum

To be eligible for the award of the 22238VIC Certificate III in General Education for Adults, learners must successfully complete a total of 8 units comprising:

Core – 1 unit

Core Skills Reading / Writing / Numeracy and Mathematics – 4 units

Special Interest electives – 3 units which can be selected from:

• units listed in the Special Interest Electives, which have not previously been completed, and / or
• Core Skills Reading, Writing and Numeracy & Mathematics units from the 22238VIC Certificate III in General Education for Adults, or the 22237VIC Certificate II in General Education for Adults, which have not previously been completed, and / or
• units / modules which are first packaged in AQF level 3 or 4 qualifications in nationally endorsed training packages or accredited curriculum.