Vocational Education and Training (VET) in the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET)

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The NTCET

Senior secondary students (Years 10-12) study towards the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET).  The NTCET is based on and administered by the South Australian Certification of Education.  Students in Year 10 – 12 can start to accumulate credits towards their NTCET by choosing either VET courses or Stage 1 and Stage 2 courses in their Subject Selection. Talk to your school VET Coordinator for further information.

Credits and Grades

An NTCET is awarded based on a credit system. Below is a depiction of the credit points that make up the NTCET completion. For a total of 200 credits, students have a variety of ways to complete their studies and gain recognition.

Your child must gain 200 credits in a mix of compulsory and non-compulsory subjects.  For the compulsory subjects, a C grade or better is required to complete the NTCET.  Compulsory subjects include the personal learning plan, English and mathematics.

Your child can choose to incorporate NTCET studies with vocational education and training (VET) which provides skills for work, particularly in the trades and industry.  The Northern Territory department of Education can provide detailed information about how VET can be packaged into an NTCET score.

https://nt.gov.au/learning/primary-and-secondary-students/vet-and-apprenticeships-and-traineeships-in-school/vet-for-secondary-students

There are a many ways to complete an NTCET and it is important to seek advice and understand the patterns in regards to subject selection.  Below are two different example patterns of using Vet to make up credits within the NTCET.

Exceptions and Exclusions

  • Only one Certificate I course can be credited towards an NTCET
  • Only units of competency completed through normal training and assessment and assessment only pathways can be credited towards NTCET (credit transfer units of competency can not be used for NTCET as a unit can only be used once for credits)
  • Only 20 credits points can be attributed towards a SACE score for a Certificate III level VET course if a student is applying for an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)