2017 Upperschool Course Information

STATE TRAINING PROVIDER (STP) ENTRY
Entrance Requirements and Selection Criteria
To get into STP students need to meet entrance requirements for
their chosen course. For a number of courses, students will also
need to address selection criteria.
What are the entrance requirements?
In order to apply for STP you need to meet the entrance
requirements. These are either a lower level qualification, or
communication skills and, for some courses, math skills.
School results in most subjects, from years 10 through 12, will be taken into account to determine
your level of communication and math skills.
How to meet the entrance requirements.
Choose a course from the Training WA (STP) website (South Regional is our local provider), or from
the latest full time study guide.
Read the information under the course‘s ‗Entry Requirements‘. Some courses require a lower level
qualification whilst other courses require that the student meets the level of communication and
mathematics skills indicated.
If a student needs to meet communication and mathematics skills benchmarks, then further
information is gathered from the Evidence Guide in the Skills Calculator.
The Evidence Guide outlines what documents need to be provided to STP Admissions to show that
a student meets the required level of communication and mathematical skills.
What are the selection criteria?
Selection criteria are academic and other criteria, (eg work experience, industry involvement, and
current and previous employment) which are used to rank applicants competing for entry into a
course where there are more applicants than places available. If the course for which you are
applying for asks you to address selection criteria you need to submit additional information with your
application form.
How are selection criteria addressed?
If the course being applied for asks for selection criteria to be addressed, more documents need to
be submitted. Points are scored for each of the following:
Qualification pathway. This included any qualification completed/not completed, as listed in
the qualification pathway of the selection criteria (up to 29 points).
Work experience/employment. This includes any employment or workplace experience that a
student lists under the work experience and employment section (up to 29 points).
Secondary Education/Skills Development. This includes secondary education (current or
past) or a portfolio demonstrating evidence of skill development (up to 42 points).
What you will need for an application:
If you are currently completing Year 10, 11 or 12 in Western Australia, you will need your Curriculum
Council number.
Copies of school reports (Semester 1 and 2 of Year 10, 11 and 12).
Details of your workplace experience eg SWL dates, the number of hours per week worked, name of
employer.
Only courses offered within the VET in School program can be studied in a combination with school
courses.
This application takes place in August and selection is competitive so students must be organised
early in Term 3.
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