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Welcome to our NCEA Page, this page links to TENZ hosted resources, useful MoE & NZQA links, and much more.
Achievement Standards
- Subject Areas Learning, Teaching, & Assessment - Ministry of Education Website
- About Subject Areas - NZQA Website
- Other Links
- Presentations / Support Documents
Unit and Skills Standards and Vocational Education
- Workforce Development Councils
- Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs)
- Other Links
- Presentations / Support Documents
General NCEA Information
- Useful NCEA Links
- TENZ NCEA Blog Posts
Achievement Standards
Subject Areas Learning, Teaching, & Assessment
Ministry of Education Website
In the Subject Links Below
- Learning
- What is the Subject Area about?
- Big Ideas and Significant Learning
- Key Competencies in the Subject Area
- Connections
- Pathwayst
- Teaching
- Introduction to Sample Course Outlines
- More Support
- Assessment Matrix
- Subject Glossary
NCEA Level 1 Teaching and Learning Guide
NCEA Website Navigation Explained
About Subject Areas
NZQA Website
On this page
- About Subject Area
- Subject Area standards
- Exemplars, reports, past exams and assessment schedules
- Useful exam information
- Assessment specifications
- Assessor support materials for internal assessment
- More resources
- Tools
Other Links
Timeline to see the:
- NCEA Change Programme
- Design
- Public Engagements
- Pilots
- Implementation
- Teacher Only Days
NCEA Implementation Facilitators (NIFs)
NCEA Implementation Facilitators have deep knowledge and experience in teaching and learning. Alongside other curriculum and assessment experts across the country, the Ministry of Education team of NIFs support professional change within their area of expertise.
Presentations / Support Documents
February 15th
Ministry of Education DVC SLO Workshops
March 26th
Ministry of Education Digital Technologies SLO Workshops
May 23rd
Ministry of Education Materials & Processing SLO Workshops
May 30th
Ministry of Education Materials & Processing 1.2 Workshop
- MPT 1.2 Workshop Slides
- Transforming, Combining, Manipulating, & Forming Resource
- Workshop Teams Chat
- MPT Significant Learning Toolkit
June 24th
DVC & DT NCEA Level 1 Clarifications
August 2nd
Ministry of Education Guidance - 92012 (MPT 1.1)
July 31st
Ministry of Education & TENZ Wairarapa Teacher Only Day Workshop
November 20th
TENZ Nelson Teacher Only Day Workshop
Unit and Skills Standards and Vocational Education
Workforce Development Councils
Workforce Development Councils (WDCs)
Workforce Development Councils (WDCs) ensure the vocational education system meets industry needs and gives a stronger voice to Māori business and iwi development. There are six WDCs and their responsibilities include setting standards, developing qualifications and helping shape the curriculum of vocational education.
For those teaching the following subjects, we’d recommend you should look at.
- Hospitality - Ringa Hora
- Building, Construction, BCATs - Waihanga
Ara Rau - Computing - Toi Mai
- Metal Technology and Engineering,
Competenz - Hanga Aro Rau
Waihanga Ara Rau - Construction and Infrastructure
Represents industries including Construction, Concrete, Plumbing, Infrastructure, Water, Gas, Electricity, Telecommunication, and Roading.
Represents industries including Creative, Technology, Entertainment, Hairdressing and Barbering, Makeup Artistry, Skincare, Journalism, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Gambling, and Sports & Recreation.
Toitū te Waiora - Community, Health, Education and Social Services
Represents industries including Care Services, Disability Services, Education and Education Support Services, Funeral Services, Health Services, Public Order Safety, Regulatory Services, Skin and Nail Therapy Services, Social Services, and Urban Pest Control.
Represents industries including Advisory Services, Aviation, Cleaning Services, Business Services, Contact Centres, Financial Services, Hospitality, Local Government, Real Estate, Retail, Security Services, State Sector, Tourism, and Travel.
Hanga-Aro-Rau - Manufacturing, Engineering, and Logistics
Represents industries including Manufacturing, Processing, Extractives and Drilling, Transport, Postal, and Warehousing.
Muka Tangata - People, Food, and Fibre
Represents industries including Dairy, Sheep and Beef, Other Livestock, Arable, Horticulture, Fishing, Seafood Processing, Winemaking, Aquaculture, Livestock Farming, Sports Turf Management, and Forestry.
Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs)
Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs)
Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) play a significant role in driving innovation and excellence in vocational education. They do this by strengthening links with industry and communities.
Each CoVE addresses specific issues and opportunities and operates as part of the vocational education system, working closely with Workforce Development Councils, Regional Skills Leadership Groups and Te Pūkenga. The Government has allocated $5 million of funding a year, for up to five years, for the two CoVEs.
CoVEs are intended to be an enduring part of the vocational education system, but their purpose, deliverables and membership may change over time. The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) makes sure each CoVE is a genuine centre of excellence, bringing together the right people to identify opportunities, solve problems and drive innovation.
Food and Fibre CoVE is an initiative of the Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence Society Incorporated. Members of the Society include industry peak bodies, employers and training providers from the food and fibre sector.
Other Links
Reform of Vocational Education Timeline
RoVE is focused on establishing the new entities and systems that will set standards and deliver vocational education. This work will be ongoing, as the new entities plan their priorities, work plans, and offerings. This page shows the timeline for implementation.
Tertiary Education Commission - Strengthening vocational education
Has information from the Tertiary Education Commission / Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua about the changes to Vocational Education.
- Workforce Development Councils (WDCs)
- Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs)
- Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs)
- Taumata Aronui
Ministry of Education - Workforce Development Councils
Ministry of Education site supplying the list of advice seen by Ministers from 1 June 2020 to 10 May 2021 on Workforce Development Councils Order in Councils is published on this page in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982.
The Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act came into effect on 1 April 2020. It amends the Education Act 1989 and repeals the Industry Training and Apprenticeships Act 1992 to create a unified and cohesive vocational education and training system.
Presentations / Support Documents
31 May
TENZ Vocational Education Summit
General NCEA Information
Useful NCEA Links
Ministry of Education recognise that mātauranga Māori encompasses concepts and principles that are richly detailed and complex. This resource is designed to encourage and support initial conversations around kaupapa Māori.
Mana ōrite mō te mātauranga Māori
Ministry of Education resources designed to support kaiako to implement Mana ōrite mō te mātauranga Māori. This suite of resources is clustered into toolkits aimed at building a holistic understanding of Mana ōrite mō te mātauranga Māori. The resources in each toolkit are intended to be responsive to kaiako and their unique contexts and include video, audio and supplementary written materials.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Ministry of Education resources designed to support kaiako to implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Days dedicated to support the implementation of changes to NCEA, and the wider strengthening of curriculum, progress and achievement practice. A range of Ministry of Education resources to support the past and future teacher-only days.
The Pacific Values Framework (PVF) is a resource for all teachers of Pacific learners in NCEA. It is designed to support teachers build their capability to design programmes of learning that are inclusive and relevant to Pacific learners and contexts. It aims to support kaiako to develop local curriculum that incorporates Pacific knowledges, languages, cultures, and identities as inherently valuable to the teaching and learning of respective subjects.
Ministry of Education resources to support changes to the way NCEA recognises literacy and numeracy | te reo matatini me te pāngarau. The resources in this section will support schools and kura with the implementation of the corequisite.
Connections Between Subjects and Career Pathways
Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Tertiary Education Commission, have developed Ki hea rā? (Where to?) posters which show the connections between classroom learning and young people’s aspirations.
Understanding kaitiakitanga - Science Learning Hub
The traditional concept of kaitiakitanga is part of a complex, social, cultural, economic and spiritual system that has been established through long association of iwi and hapū with land and waters. To understand kaitiakitanga is to have an understanding of these knowledge systems and te ao Māori perspectives relating to the world around us.
Increasingly documents and images are scanned to be included in digital files and for uploading
via the internet to external assessment and moderation.
There are varied understandings nationwide of how to access and use the tools and processes
available.
The following is a guide for effective scanning and editing of images and documents.
TENZ NCEA Blog Posts
The Journey of Creating a Kahu Huruhuru: Honouring Leadership and Identity at St Dominic’s Catholic College
Planting the Seed Teacher Glennis Hahn opens the story with a guiding thought from Māori design: “Every creation starts with an idea, a hope, a dream.” Glennis held onto this […]
New Updates to the “Changes to the NCEA Assessment Framework”
Upcoming Changes to the NCEA Assessment Framework
The NCEA assessment framework is undergoing key changes across Levels 1, 2, and 3, with significant implications for students and teachers alike. Here is a summary of the key changes:
- New literacy and numeracy co-requisites:
Mandatory for all students before receiving an NCEA qualification. - Reduction in the number of Achievement Standards:
Fewer, larger standards at NCEA Level 1 to encourage deeper learning and reduce over-assessment. - Changes to Levels 2 and 3:
Focus on preparing students for higher education or vocational pathways through broader standards. - Implementation Timeline:
Full roll-out of changes expected by 2026, with professional development and resources provided to support teachers during the transition.
NEW Updated Information
- Achieving the 60 course credits and the 20-credit NCEA co-requisite during the transition
During the transition period (2024-2027), credits from the approved list of literacy and numeracy-rich standards can be used to meet the NCEA co-requisite. - Submitted reports to be discontinued as an external assessment method from 2025
Digital Technologies 92007 will now be Portfolio
Materials and Processing Technology 92014 and 92015 will now be Portfolios
For more detailed information about the changes, visit https://ncea.education.govt.nz/understanding-how-ncea-requirements-are-changing for details of exactly what the changes will mean for you.
Pacific Values Framework Update Aug 24
The updated Pacific Values Framework materials including the Learning Area Guide.
