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Match subjects to jobs in demand for future success

Our guide to choosing subjects that will give your young person the right skills to get into jobs in demand in New Zealand.

Career Kete: Explore and Compare

Explore and Compare helps students in years 9-10 to make subject choices through a process of learning and career planning.

Career Kete: Dream and Discover

Dream and Discover helps students in years 7-8 to gain awareness of themselves and their futures, and prepare for the move to secondary school.

Tools and activities

Support people to make career decisions with our activities, tools and resources.

Where to from school? ebook

Download our free ebook for secondary students moving into further study or work.

Tourism | Tāpoitanga

Tourism may be for you if you are interested in:

• domestic and international travel
• working with people from a range of countries and cultures
• Māoritanga and promoting New Zealand culture
• customer service, building relationships and sales
• guiding and, instructing people in outdoor recreation activities and other experiences
• keeping your clients safe
• using leadership, planning and organisational skills
• developing new products and services.

Career Kete: Decide and Prepare

Decide and Prepare helps students in years 11-13 to make choices about tertiary education and work and prepare for the move from school.

New to New Zealand

Get tips on how to find work if you are new to New Zealand.