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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.

Manu tukutuku poster - Māori

Kia rere au ki ngā rangi tuhāhā kia tau atu au ki toku taumata.

Myths and Te Marautanga

Workshops based on kōrero pūrākau can be incorporated in to a range of learning areas or wāhanga ako. Here are some examples to show how a workshop on kōrero pūrākau can link to Te Marautanga o Aotearoa.

Rata and the Tree

Rata and the Tree illustration by Andrew Burdan.

Tools and tips for facilitators and helpers

Want to help people with career planning or job search but don't know where to start? Get tips on how to approach these topics and find useful tools including videos, exercises, interactive tools, quizzes and links to key sources of information.

Career development – Year 9 to 13

Learn how teaching career management competencies helps Year 9 to 13 students manage their life, learning and work and assists them with decisions at key transition points. Find out how all teachers can contribute to career development through a school-wide approach.

Tertiary benchmarks

The Career Development Benchmarks: Tertiary are a self-review tool for tertiary organisations to assess and improve the quality of their career development programmes and services.

Engaging with parents and community

Getting families and the community involved in their children's career education improves a school's standing within its community and helps improve student learning and achievement.

Krumboltz's theory

John Krumboltz's planned happenstance theory makes it OK to not always plan, because unplanned events could lead to good careers.

Our publications

Statements of intent, annual reports and other corporate documents.