1. Vocational Pathways Award Vocational Pathways is an award on the Record of Achievement at NCEA Level 2 –providing a framework for vocational options –supporting programme design and careers advice –improving links between education and employment Five sectors: –Manufacturing and Technology –Construction and Infrastructure –Primary Industries –Social and Community Services –Services Industries –(Creative Industries - under development) See also http://youthguarantee.net.nz/vocational-pathways/

2. Vocational Pathways: Credit Requirement LEVEL 1LEVEL 2LEVEL 3 10 LITERACY CREDITS 10 NUMERACY CREDITS 60 LEVEL 2 CREDITS RECOMMENDED STANDARDS MINIMUM OF 20 SECTOR RELATED CREDITS http://youthguarantee.net.nz/vocational-pathways /

3. Vocational Pathways: Level 2 credits PathwayRecommendedSector Related Achievement Standards Unit Standards Achievement Standards Unit Standards Construction & Infrastructure NumerousSufficient Numerous Manufacturing & Technology NumerousSufficient Numerous Primary Industries Numerous SufficientNumerous Services Industries NumerousSufficientInsufficient*Numerous Social & Community Services Numerous SufficientNumerous * Insufficient could be managed through; a partnership with an external provider; an extension to base scope consent.

4. Vocational Pathways: Directory of Assessment Standards Achievement Standards RECOMMENDED (UP TO 40) NUM SECTOR RELATED (20) LIT

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8. Vocational Pathways Additional 'VP' resources have been developed for some L1 and L2 standards. These are available on the TKI subject resource pages e.g. http://ncea.tki.org.nz/Resources-for-Internally-Assessed- Achievement-Standards/Science/Biology/Level-2-Biology

9. Vocational Pathways The Job Profile Tool available on the Youth Guarantee website provides a handy reference relating the pathways to jobs: http://youthguarantee.net.nz/vocational- pathways/students-and-whanau/job-profile-tool/