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Design and Visual Communication (Level 1)
Design and Visual Communication (Level 1) Learning Matrix
Design and Visual Communication (Level 1) Subject Learning Outcomes
Digital Technologies (Level 1)
Digital Technologies (Level 1) Learning Matrix
Digital Technologies (Level 1) Subject Learning Outcomes
Materials and Processing Technology (Level 1)
Materials and Processing Technology (Level 1) Learning Matrix
Materials and Processing Technology (Level 1) Subject Learning Outcomes
Computer Science (Level 2) - DRAFT
Materials Technologies (Level 2) - DRAFT
Processing and Systems Technologies (Level 2) - DRAFT
About Subject Areas
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NCEA Change Program Timeline
Timeline to see the:
- NCEA Change Programme
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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.
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
Toi Mai
Toitū te Waiora - Community, Health, Education and Social Services
Ringa Hora - Services
Hanga-Aro-Rau - Manufacturing, Engineering, and Logistics
Muka Tangata - People, Food, and Fibre
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.
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.
Represents industries including Manufacturing, Processing, Extractives and Drilling, Transport, Postal, and Warehousing.
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
ConCoVE
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.
ConCOVE connects and aligns industry, learners and vocational education to re-imagine clear, equitable and supported career pathways within the Construction and Infrastructure sector.
Other Links
Reform of Vocational Education Timeline
Tertiary Education Commission - Strengthening vocational education
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.
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
Related Legislation
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.
General NCEA Information
Useful NCEA Links
Insights into kaupapa Māori
Mana ōrite mō te mātauranga Māori
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Teacher-Only Days
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.
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.
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.
Pacific Values Framework
Literacy and Numeracy
Connections Between Subjects and Career Pathways
Understanding kaitiakitanga - Science Learning Hub
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.
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.
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.
TENZ NCEA Blog Posts
Ministry of Education Support workshops for Level 1 subjects and wāhanga ako 2024
A series of weekly online workshops for each subject and wāhanga ako will be starting the week of 12 February. Most workshops will have a focus on introducing the new Subject Learning Outcomes or Ngā Putanga Ako, and how to use them in planning a teaching and learning programme.
Workshops for Design and Visual Communication, Materials and Processing Technology, and Digital Technologies will be led predominantly by our NCEA Implementation Facilitators in partnership with subject associations (ie. TENZ).
Workshops for Te Marautanga o Aotearoa wāhanga ako will be led by our Kura Māori Implementation Team.
| Week | Design and Visual Communication |
Digital Technologies | Materials and Processing Technology |
| Feb 12-16 | Wed 14th Feb 3:15pm | Thur 15th Feb 3:15pm | Wed 14th Feb 2:15pm |
| Feb 19-23 | Wed 21st Feb 2:15pm | Thur 22nd Feb 3:15pm | Wed 21st Feb 3:15pm |
| Feb 26-Mar 1 | Wed 28th Feb 3:15pm | Thur 29th Feb 3:15pm | Wed 28th Feb 2:15pm |
| Mar 4-8 | Mon 4th Mar 2:15pm | Thur 7th Mar 3:15pm | Mon 4th Mar 3:15pm |
| Mar 11-15 | Wed 13th Mar 3:15pm | Thur 14th 3:15pm | Wed 13th Mar 2:15pm |
| Mar 18-22 | Thur 21st Mar 2:15pm | Tue 19th Mar 3:15pm | Thur 21st Mar 3:15pm |
| Mar 25-29 | Thur 28th Mar 3:15pm | Tue 26th Mar 3:15pm | Thur 28th Mar 2:15pm |
NCEA Subject Learning Outcomes & Teacher Guides Released
New subject learning outcomes have been published on the NCEA website. You will find them on the Learning Tab for Design and Visual Communication, Materials and Processing Technology and Digital Technology. Alongside this is the NCEA Teacher guide which has been developed to support Kaiako to deliver NCEA Level 1.
New Level 1 standards – Exemplars for Materials and Processing Technology
Exemplars for the new Level 1 Standards for Materials and Processing Technology are now available on NZQA website through the links listed below. AS 92012 Develop a Materials and Processing […]