QCE Handbook - Queensland Studies Authority

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Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................. 1 1.1 How does the QCE work? ................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Planning for a QCE ............................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Monitoring progress ........................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Awarding a QCE ................................................................................................................................ 3 2. Registration and the learning account ................................................... 4 2.1 Registration ....................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 The learning account ......................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Provisional Statements ...................................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Eligibility Reports ............................................................................................................................... 7 2.5 Death of a student ............................................................................................................................. 7 3. Types of learning and requirements ...................................................... 8 3.1 Required standard for credit .............................................................................................................. 8 3.2 Literacy and numeracy requirements ................................................................................................. 9 3.3 Types of courses ............................................................................................................................. 10 3.4 VET — a clarification ....................................................................................................................... 17 4. Credit transfer procedures .................................................................... 19 4.1 Procedures for intrastate transfer students ...................................................................................... 19 4.2 Procedures for enrolling interstate transfer students ....................................................................... 20 4.3 Procedures for interstate VET credit transfer ................................................................................... 22 4.4 Procedures for enrolling international transfer students................................................................... 22 4.5 Procedures for enrolling students who transfer from IBO schools ................................................... 24 4.6 Determining the amount of learning completed at a Queensland school ......................................... 25 4.7 Procedures for recording contributing studies results ...................................................................... 26 4.8 Relaxation of completed Core requirement ..................................................................................... 27 4.9 Procedures for a review of decision ................................................................................................. 27 5. Retention of documents — schools and VET...................................... 28 5.1 Students in schools .......................................................................................................................... 28 5.2 Students transferring between schools ............................................................................................ 28 5.3 VET records ..................................................................................................................................... 28 5.4 QSA printing service for VET Certificates ........................................................................................ 28 6. Learning projects ................................................................................... 29 6.1 Employability and lifelong learning skills .......................................................................................... 29 6.2 Community learning projects ........................................................................................................... 30 6.3 Self-directed learning projects ......................................................................................................... 30 6.4 Workplace learning projects ............................................................................................................ 30 6.5 Developing a learning project proposal ............................................................................................ 30 6.6 Amending an approved learning project .......................................................................................... 31 6.7 Re-engagement strategy ................................................................................................................. 31 6.8 Appeals ............................................................................................................................................ 31 6.9 Roles and responsibilities for learning projects ................................................................................ 32 6.10 QSA delegate .................................................................................................................................. 32 6.11 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives .......................................................................... 32 6.12 Animal welfare ................................................................................................................................. 34 7. Tailored training programs ................................................................... 35 7.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 35 7.2 Considerations prior to planning a tailored training program ........................................................... 35 7.3 Steps for developing a tailored training program ............................................................................. 36 7.4 Process flowchart for a tailored training program ............................................................................ 39 7.5 Tailored training program application form ...................................................................................... 40
1. Introduction The Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) is Queensland’s senior schooling qualification. It is a school-based qualification awarded to young people who are eligible at the completion of the senior phase of learning, usually at the end of Year 12. The QCE confirms achievement in contributing studies of a significant amount of learning at a set standard and pattern while meeting literacy and numeracy requirements. QCE Eligibility You need: an amount of learning 20 credits at a set standard Sound Level of Achievement, Pass or equivalent in a set pattern at least 12 credits from completed Core courses of study plus an additional 8 credits from a combination of any courses of study but a maximum of 6 credits from Preparatory courses of study and meet literacy and numeracy requirements to gain a QCE Queensland Studies Authority August 2011 | 1
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