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VET credentialling

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Updated 02 Apr 2025

NESA has made changes to Rule 14.7.1 to improve the clarity of NESA’s credentialling rules and requirements for VET courses (see paragraphs 2-4 and 9-10)

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Section 94 of the Education Act 1990 (NSW) sets out the eligibility requirements for the award of the RoSA.

Sections 95 and 95A of the Education Act 1990 (NSW) set out the eligibility requirements for the award of the HSC.

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HSC credentialHSC (curriculum)K–10PreliminaryRoSAVET

Stage 5 VET course(s)

  1. Students who satisfactorily complete requirements for a Stage 5 VET course, and satisfy other eligibility requirements for the RoSA, will have the course name reported on their RoSA with the annotation 'Refer to Vocational documentation’.

Stage 6 VET Industry Curriculum Framework course(s)

  1. Students who have satisfactorily completed requirements for a Loading  (Framework) course(s) will have the course(s) name and HSC credit value reported on their HSC credential with the annotation 'Refer to Vocational documentation'.
  2. Students who have satisfactorily completed requirements for a Framework course(s), and have sat the related HSC exam(s), will have their exam result(s) reported on their HSC credential, including:
    1. the HSC exam mark
    2. HSC mark (which is equal to the exam mark), and
    3. HSC performance band.
  3. For students who leave school and are ineligible for the HSC, having satisfactorily completed requirements for a Framework course(s), and having sat the related HSC exam(s), they will have their exam result(s) reported on: 
    1. the RoSA (if eligible for the RoSA), or
    2. the Transcript of Study (if ineligible for the RoSA).
  4. Students will receive an AQF VET qualification – Certificate or Statement of Attainment (vocational documentation), where eligible.

Frameworks delivered by TAFE NSW

  1. Students who have satisfactorily completed a Framework course(s) delivered by TAFE NSW will:
    1. have the course name(s) and HSC credit value reported on their HSC credential with the annotation ‘Refer to TAFE Transcript’, and
    2. receive additional documentation from TAFE NSW about the course(s) studied, and results obtained.

Stage 6 VET BECs

  1. Students who satisfactorily complete requirements for a Loading will have the course name and HSC credit value reported on their HSC credential without a mark.
  2. For students studying a VET BEC through:
    1. a school system/sector RTO, their HSC credential will have the annotation ‘Refer to Vocational documentation’
    2. TAFE NSW, their HSC credential will have the annotation ‘Refer to TAFE Transcript’
    3. another RTO, their HSC credential will have the annotation ‘Refer to Vocational documentation’.
  3. For students who leave school and are ineligible for the HSC, having satisfactorily completed requirements for a Loading , they will have the VET BEC reported on:
    1. the RoSA (if eligible for the RoSA), or
    2. the Transcript of Study (if ineligible for the RoSA).
  4. Students will receive an AQF VET qualification – Certificate or Statement of Attainment (vocational documentation), where eligible. 

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Related ACE Rules

For further information

For RoSA and HSC credential enquiries, please contact Student Records on (02) 9367 8001 or by email at records@nesa.nsw.edu.au.

For VET credential enquiries, please email vetrecords@nesa.nsw.edu.au.

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HSC credentialHSC (curriculum)VET

Reporting of the Industry-based Learning course

  1. Students who satisfactorily complete this course will have the course name and HSC credit value reported on their HSC credential without a mark, with the annotation ‘Completed’.

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Related ACE Rules

For further information

For VET curriculum enquiries, please email curriculum@nesa.nsw.edu.au.

For enquiries about the award of the RoSA and HSC, please contact Student Records on (02) 9367 8001 or by email at records@nesa.nsw.edu.au.

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VET

Successfully or partially completing requirements for an AQF VET qualification

  1. Students in a VET course(s) who:
    1. successfully complete all requirements of an AQF VET qualification will receive a Certificate of Attainment and an accompanying Transcript of Competencies Achieved
    2. partially complete the requirements of an AQF VET qualification will receive a Statement of Attainment listing the units of competency achieved.

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For further information

For VET credential enquiries, please email vetrecords@nesa.nsw.edu.au.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)

The policy framework that defines all qualifications recognised nationally in post-compulsory education and training in Australia.

Certificate (VET)

A formal document that recognises a student's vocational achievement towards a nationally recognised AQF VET qualification.

HSC credential

Awarded to students who meet HSC eligibility and course requirements. Includes an HSC testamur and HSC Record of Achievement.

HSC exam mark

The exam mark for each course shows the student's performance in the HSC exam for that course.

HSC mark

A 50:50 combination of a student's HSC exam mark and their HSC assessment mark in each course. For VET Framework courses, the HSC mark is the same as the HSC exam mark.

performance band

Student performance in each examined HSC course is measured against defined standards. Each band represents a particular range of marks and is aligned to what a student at that level of performance typically knows, understands, and can do. The performance band descriptions give meaning to the HSC mark.

Stage 6 VET Industry Curriculum Framework (Framework)

Syllabuses developed by NESA to provide students with the opportunity to gain industry-recognised national vocational qualifications (Certificate or Statement of Attainment) under the AQF as part of their HSC. Courses within a Framework count as Board Developed unit credit for the HSC, and include an optional HSC exam which provides the opportunity for students to have this HSC exam mark contribute to the calculation of their ATAR.

Statement of Attainment

Vocational education document that recognises a student's partial achievement of a nationally recognised AQF VET qualification. It lists all units of competency achieved towards the qualification.

Transcript of Competencies Achieved

The list of all units of competency achieved by a student in a nationally recognised AQF VET qualification. Students receive 2 documents: the Certificate, and a Transcript of Competencies Achieved.

Transcript of Study

A list of courses and, where applicable, results for students who completed at least one Stage 5 course, but are not eligible for a RoSA. It lists all mandatory and additional Stage 5 courses and, where applicable, Stage 6 courses completed by the student, along with the grade/mark awarded. It also lists any courses commenced but not completed, and the date of leaving school.

VET Board Endorsed course (VET BEC)

A course endorsed by NESA that is based on an AQF VET qualification in industry areas not covered by Board Developed Framework courses. VET BECs count as Board Endorsed unit credit for the HSC but do not contribute towards an ATAR.