Page 18 - Pathways Book 2020

At Level 3, Achievement Standards and Levels 3-7 qualifications have been mapped to
the Vocational Pathways.

NCEA Level 2 –Vocational Pathway Award Vocational Pathway Award – Standards
Requirements
• NCEA Level 2 • Recommended Standards for a Sector
- 60 credits at Level 2 or above and; - Achievement and Unit Standards
- 20 credits at any other level. - Within the normal school scope of
• Sector Vocational Pathway subjects and outside it
- 60 credits at Level 2 or above – • Sector Related Standards for a Sector
Recommended Standards (for that - Achievement Standards and Unit
pathway) Standards
- 20 credits at Level 2 or above – - Within the normal school scope of
sector related standards (for that subjects and outside it
pathway)

At Sacred Heart Girls’ College, it is possible for Level 2 students to gain one or more
Vocational Pathway Awards by gaining 60 credits from the Recommended Standards
and the 20 credits from the Sector Required Standards within their timetabled subjects.

Outside timetabled subjects students can supplement their credits from STAR, Gateway
and Trades Academy vocational training programmes.

Vocational Profile
The Vocational Profile is a visual graph which will show learner achievement against the
five Vocational Pathways. Learners will be able to identify their progress and identify
where they need to raise their level of achievement when planning their courses for the
following year and check that their course selections provide the pathways they need to
achieve their goals.
Learners are able to access their Vocational Profile from the New Zealand Qualifications
Authority (NZQA) website.

Vocational Pathways Award
To achieve the Vocational Pathways Award, the learner must:
Meet the NCEA literacy and numeracy requirements at Level 1 or above; and achieve 60
Level 2 credits from the Recommended Assessment Standards for a Vocational
Pathways sector e.g. Primary Industries, including 20 Level 2 credits from Sector-Related
Standards for that sector e.g. Primary Industries.
Both the 60 Recommended Assessment Standards and the 20 Sector-Related Standards
must come from the same Vocational Pathway.
Learners can achieve more than one Vocational Pathways Award if they complete more
than one Vocational Pathway.
Learners are able to request their Vocational Pathways Award from NZQA. This will
enable learners, such as those currently working towards achieving a Vocational
Pathway in Youth Guarantee programmes, the option to be awarded their vocational
pathway.