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Figure out your skills

How to figure out your skills to help you identify your career options.

Raukawa Paama – plumbing apprentice

Raukawa Paama talks about her plumbing apprenticeship and why she thinks more women should get into a trade.

Kent Weir, agricultural pilot

Kent Weir is an agricultural pilot in the country.

Make a difference as a medical laboratory technician

Find out about career possibilities in medical laboratories

Get ready to work in a digitally transformed world

Our future of work series explores how technology will transform your career. First up – artificial intelligence is changing the world of work, but you can thrive if you have the right skills.

Conversation tips for NCEA subject choice time

A conversation guide to help your young person choose NCEA subjects.

How to use your retail skills in other industries

The skills you learn in retail are needed in other job roles.

Counsellor | Kaitohutohu

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Counsellors help people to deal with challenges and manage their emotions, thoughts and behaviour.

Upskill after you leave school

How to get NCEA and other qualifications once you've left school.

Employability skills are the heart of the future

Continuing our future of work series – we showcase how employability skills, such as problem solving, are increasingly important in the new world of work.