Vocational Pathways Profile and Award

Vocational Pathways Profile and Award

Vocational Pathways provide new ways to achieve NCEA Level 2.  These pathways let you see how learning and achievement is valued in the workplace.  They also suggest the types of study options and jobs opportunities available to learners.

Employers can see the learner's strengths, abilities, interests and achievements when they look at the Vocational Pathways information.

Detailed information about the Vocational Pathways can be found at: http://www.youthguarantee.net.nz/start-your-journey/   

Vocational Pathways Profile

The Vocational Pathways Profile is a visual graph that shows learners' achievement against the Vocational Pathways.  A learner will be able to see their progress and identify where they need to raise their level of achievement.  This will help learners when planning their courses for the following year.  Learners will be able to check that their course selections provide the pathways they need to achieve their goals.

Learners can see their Vocational Pathways Profile whenever they login to NZQA.

Learners can also use the Profile Builder to plan a Vocational Pathway: http://www.youthguarantee.net.nz/start-your-journey/

Vocational Pathways Award

To achieve the Vocational Pathways Award, a learner must:

• Achieve NCEA Level 2 which includes literacy (10 credits) and numeracy (10 credits) at Level 1 or above, and
• Achieve 60 x Level 2 credits from the Recommended Assessment Standards for a Vocational Pathway, including 20 x Level 2 credits from Sector-Related Standards for the same sector.  Credits from the Recommended Assessment Standards and Sector-Related Standards must come from the same Vocational Pathway eg Service Industries.

A learner can achieve more than one Vocational Pathways Award if they complete more than one Vocational Pathway.

A learner can see any Vocational Pathways Award they have achieved through their learner login.  Achievement is recorded on the learner's Record of Achievement.