Benefits of Studying VET

How Does VET Prepare Students?

VET prepares you for the future with:

• Industry specific technical skills that lead directly to employment or further study
• Experience in the workplace
• Transferable employability skills:
• communication
• teamwork
• problem-solving
• initiative and enterprise
• planning and organizing
• self-management
• learning and technology skills

State-of-the-art VET Facilities and Expert Teachers

Numerous schools in the Townsville Diocese have state-of-the-art facilities that replicate what is found in industry. Some of our schools are also Government-funded Trade Training Centres. VET students working in these authentic environments are provided with industry-realistic and work-ready skills that position them to be highly sought after by employers. In addition to being registered school teachers, our VET teachers hold industry qualifications and current industry experience in the vocational training area that they teach.