Year 13 pathways

ngā RAPUARA - Careers

Ko te kai rapu, ka ia te kite - He/She who seeks will find

The Year 13 Pathways course focuses on giving you the opportunity to develop your employability skills, workplace literacy and to prepare to move to further education or training or meaningful employment.

Participation in this course will give you access to workplace experience in your field of interest. You will also have the opportunity to access tertiary based learning and industry based assessment. In keeping with workplace practice, entry to this course is through application and interview.

  • This course is internally assessed with unit standards

  • This course is not a UE approved domain

  • Course endorsement not available

CLICK ON THE QUESTIONS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COURSE

WHY STUDY pathways AT YEAR 13?

The Pathways course endeavours to give learners the opportunity to develop their Career Management competencies, knowing what their interests, skills and strengths are and then exploring opportunities in the world of work and further tertiary study to find the right fit.

What WILL I DO?

In addition to the classroom programme all students in 13 Pathways will be expected to undertake a work experience placement through Gateway. This can be with an individual employer or through a programme delivered through an external provider (e.g. Red Shirts) or an industry training organisation (e.g. Start Up - MITO).

What DO I NEED?

You will need to be ready to participate and be willing to genuinely engage with the opportunities presented to you. In particular, you and your whānau must commit to your full participation in a work placement.

What will I learn?

The Year 13 Pathways classroom programme has five key components:

  • The workplace

  • Personal development

  • Personal skills - financial literacy

  • Health and safety in the workplace

  • Industry standards

This is in addition to work place learning and opportunities to participate in programmes operated by tertiary and other training providers.

How is this course assessed?

This is an internally assessed unit standard based course.

Students taking part in programmes with tertiary and other external providers may have access to additional credits.

School Policy for NCEA Assessment

You should be aware of the school procedures for NCEA assessment. They can be found on the school website at this link. There you will find answers to frequently asked questions about how NCEA works as well as guidance about how to apply for extensions, reconsiderations or the process for withdrawing from a standard.

13 PAT Assessment Statement (Draft August 2022).pdf