Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Type	Government Agency
Founded	2001
Founder	Victoria Government
Headquarters	East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Key people	John Firth (CEO) Prof Peter McPhee (Chair)
Industry	Education
Services	School curriculum Student assessment Education research
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Net income	▼ -$840,842 AUD (2006) [1]
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Parent	Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Website	http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) is a statutory authority of the Government of Victoria responsible for the provision of curriculum and assessment programs for students in Victoria, Australia. A permanent full-time job usually has benefits (such as health insurance however temporary full-time jobs usually do not have benefits Contingent work, also sometimes known as casual work, is a Neologism which describes a type of Employment relationship between an Employer A holding company is a company that owns part all or a majority of other companies' outstanding Stock. The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD (formerly Department of Education & Training then Department of Education provides the policy and planning advice for A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The Government of Victoria, under the Constitution of Australia, ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to The VCAA reports directly to the Victorian Minister for Education through the VCAA Board^[2].

At the senior secondary level, the VCAA provides curriculum and assessment for the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL). The Victorian Certificate of Education or VCE is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete high school level studies (Year The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL is a 'hands-on' option for students in Years 11 and 12 in Victoria, Australia.

At the Prep to Year 10 level, the VCAA provides curriculum for the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) and administers the Achievement Improvement Monitor (AIM) program which provides an indication of the literacy and numeracy skills of students. In the state of Victoria Australia, the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS is the Curriculum framework for Preparatory to Year 10 school levels The Achievement Improvement Monitor (AIM program is used to monitor the development of Literacy and Numeracy skills of school students in Victoria, traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write or the ability to use Language to read, write, listen, "Innumeracy" redirects here For the book of same name see Innumeracy (book. Students in Victoria undertake the testing in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.

The VCAA also celebrates student achievement through its excellence and awards programs.

See also

• Achievement Improvement Monitor
• Curriculum Standards Framework
• Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (Victoria)
• Education in Australia
• General Achievement Test
• Higher School Certificate
• Victorian Certificate of Education
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
• Victorian Essential Learning Standards

References

External links

• Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) website
• Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) website
• Victorian Certificate of Education index
• VCAA's Excellence and Awards website

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