Careers Transition / Pre-enrolment

CAREER PASSPORT - Level 1
Course Description This course offers a chance for students to consider career options and gain some practical experience associated with employment. The communication and life skill standards support literacy unit standards and offer credits at Level 1. Individual pathways will be considered, and not all credits will be offered to all students. Qualifications: Credits towards NCEA Contact: Jennifer Arai
Level 1 Credits (US)	Level	Credit	Num	Lit
4249 Describe care and timeliness as an employee	L1/Int	3
496 Manage personal wellness	L1/Int	3
504 Produce a CV (curriculum vitae)	L1/Int	2
1293 Be interviewed in an informal one-to-one, face-to- face interview	L1/Int	2
10780 Complete a work experience placement (optional)	L1/Int	2
497 Demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements	L1/Int	3
4248 Describe requirements and expectations faced by employees within the workplace	L1/Int	3
3503 Communicate in a team or group to complete a routine task	L1/Int	2
1978 Identify and describe basic employment rights and responsibilities, and sources of information and assistance	L1/Int	3
543 Work in a new workplace	L1/Int	3

CAREER PASSPORT - Level 2
Course Description This course offers students a chance to consider career options and gain practical experience with potential employment. Students will be able to gain Level 2 credits and will develop practical skills such as resume writing, interviewing, career planning, job hunting, and problem solving. Qualifications: Credits towards NCEA Contact: Jennifer Arai
Level 2 Credits (US)	Level	Credit	Num	Lit
10781 Produce a plan for own future directions	L2/Int	3
7177 Produce a plan to enhance own learning	L2/Int	2
12383 Explore career options and their implications	L2/Int	3
12355 Describe stress and ways of dealing with it	L2/Int	2
7123 Demonstrate knowledge of problem solving and apply a problem solving technique to a problem	L2/Int	2
1299 Be assertive in a range of specified situations	L2/Int	4
4252 Produce a targeted resume	L2/Int	2
4253 Demonstrate knowledge of job search skills	L2/Int	3
1294 Be interviewed in a formal interview	L2/Int	2
4261 Identify legal rights and obligations in relation to registering and operating a private motor vehicle	L2/Int	3

CAREER PASSPORT AND/OR GATEWAY - Level 3
Course Description This course offers individual pathways for students as they prepare to transition into the workplace or further study. Students may apply for Gateway, which involves work placement outside of school; or for Career Passport, which does not involve being placed out of College. As individual pathways will be considered, not all credits will be offered to all students. Qualifications: Credits towards NCEA Contact: Leigh Gray (Gateway) / Jennifer Arai
Level 2 & 3 Credits (US)	Level	Credit	Num	Lit
12360 Describe and explain emerging patterns of work	L3/Int	3
4251 Plan a career pathway	L3/Int	2
1296 Interview in an informal situation	L3/Int	3
17593 Apply safe work practices in the workplace	L2/Int	4
17602 Apply hazard identification and risk assessment procedures in the workplace	L3/Int	4
26551 Provide first aid for life threatening conditions	L2/Int	1
26552 Demonstrate knowledge of common first aid conditions and how to respond to them	L2/Int	1
1307 Speak to a known audience in a predictable situation	L3/Int	3
4252 Produce a personal targeted CV (curriculum vitae)	L2/Int	2
9681 Contribute within a team or group which has an objective	L3/Int	3
1980 Describe, from an employee perspective, ways of dealing with employment relationship problems	L3/Int	2
1304 Communicate with people from other cultures	L3/Int	2
1279 Write in plain English	L3/Int	3