VDSS 2026 Course Information

GOTAFE offers Vocational Education and Training (VET) Delivered to School Students (VDSS). These programs are available to Secondary School students enrolled in Government, Catholic, and Independent Schools. We accept enrolments from students aged 15–19 who wish to undertake VET as part of their senior secondary school certificates, including the VCE Vocational Major (VM) and the Victorian Pathways Certificate (VPC).

2026 VDSS Course Applications:

Please download the 2026 VDSS Course Guide, discuss your course preferences with your school.

Course Applications will open on Monday, the 4^th of August.

Students will need their Unique Student Identifier (USI) to complete their application process. If you are unsure of your USI, please contact your school.

VDSS Course Guide Download:

Once the VDSS course guide has downloaded, students can apply for their course preferences using the course-specific QR codes. Please note that students should apply for their first course preference first.

Click to view the 2026 VDSS Course Guide

VDSS Course Information Session

Session Group/ Course	Date Recorded	Information Session Recording
Agriculture AHC20122 Certificate II in Agriculture	September 2025	View Information Session
Animal Care & Equine ACM20121 Certificate II in Animal Care 22647VIC Certificate III in Equine Studies	September 2025	View Information Session
Automotive & Engineering AUR20720 Certificate II in Automotive Vocational Preparation 22632VIC Certificate II in Engineering Studies	September 2025	View Information Session
Building, Construction, Plumbing & Electrical 22614VIC Certificate II in Building and Construction Pre-Apprenticeship 22569VIC Certificate II in Plumbing (Pre-Apprenticeship) UEE22020 Certificate II in Electrotechnology (Career Start)	September 2025	View Information Session
Business, Design & ICT BSB30120 Certificate III in Business CUA30720 Certificate III in Design Fundamentals ICT30120 Certificate III in Information Technology	September 2025	View Information Session
Cookery SIT20421 Certificate II in Cookery	September 2025	View Information Session
Early Childhood, Community Services & Ed Support CHC30121 Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care CHC32015 Certificate III in Community Services CHC30221 Certificate III in School Based Education Support	September 2025	View Information Session
Hair, Beauty & Makeup SHB20216 Certificate II in Salon Assistant SHB30121 Certificate III in Beauty Services SHB30221 Certificate III in Make-Up	September 2025	View Information Session
Health HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance	September 2025	View Information Session

Application resources

VDSS Application Roadmap

Download and print our 2026 VDSS Application Roadmap that shows the steps involved to enrol in a VDSS course.

2026 VDSS Course Summary

Browse our handy summary of all VDSS courses offered by GOTAFE in 2026.

Student Handbook

Our Student Handbook has all the information needed to explain what studying is like with GOTAFE.

Need some help?

If you're looking for more information about studying a VDSS course in VCE, VCE-VM or VPC, please visit our VDSS page or get in touch with our friendly VDSS team.

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