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What role should teachers take in career guidance?

Discover how teachers have a valuable part to play in a learner’s career journey.

5 steps to ace an informal interview

Having a coffee with a potential employer might help you get your next job.

8 steps to choosing school subjects

Choosing school subjects can be tricky, but with these eight steps your young person will have them sorted in no time.

Market and Social Research | Te Rangahau Hoko me te Rangahau Pāpori

This industry may be for you if you are interested in:

• studying people, cultures and societies
• researching and analysing data
• researching historical structures and places
• explaining ideas and information to others
• creating displays and online information to educate the public.

5 surprising careers in construction

Here are five jobs in construction that could change your ideas about the industry.

Skills in demand: working with data

Data skills are transferable across industries and demand for workers is high.

Transport and Logistics | Te Waka Kawe me te Whakariterite

Transport and logistics may be for you if you are interested in:

• operating vehicles such as ships, trains or aeroplanes
• customer service
• servicing, maintaining and operating specialised equipment 
• using planning and decision-making skills, and following schedules or plans
• arranging the purchase, sale, storage and transportation of goods.

Ryan finds his place working with water

Ryan Young started out as a builder but ended up in a different type of hands-on job with the water industry.