

Assessment Standards at NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3
Vocational Pathways assessment standards for the 2026 academic year. Match recommended and sector-related assessment standards by choosing level, industry pathway and standards type.
Found 865 matching standards
Standard
Description
Credits
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3271
Suppress fire with hand extinguishers and fixed hose reels
Level 2 - Workplace Fire and Emergency Response
1
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5236
Use Pythagoras' theorem and trigonometry to solve problems related to right-angled triangles in the workplace
Level 1 - Trigonometry –
1
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6401
Provide first aid
Level 2 - First Aid
Manufacturing & Technology Sector-related Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related Construction & Infrastructure Recommended1
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19139
Gather and record information from a rain gauge, thermometer, and barometer; or weather station
Level 1 - General Agriculture
1
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30042
Demonstrate understanding of the maintenance requirements of synthetic turf
Level 2 - Sports Turf Management
1
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32403
Demonstrate understanding of ideas and information in written texts
Level 1 - Work and Study Skills
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended5
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32405
Write texts to communicate ideas and information
Level 1 - Work and Study Skills
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended5
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32406
Apply mathematics and statistics in a range of everyday situations
Level 1 - Work and Study Skills
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended10
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32412
Te whakamahi pangarau hei whakaoti rapanga o te ao o te akonga
Level 1 - Work and Study Skills –
10
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1
Prepare and sow outdoor seedbeds manually
Level 1 - Production Horticulture
2
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15
Describe the end use of crops and factors which affect crop yields, and interpret seed quality
Level 2 - Farming Skills –
2
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57
Provide customer service
Level 2 - Service Sector Skills
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Recommended2
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247
Prepare a vehicle and/or machine for use and shutdown after use
Level 2 - Automotive Preventive Maintenance
Manufacturing & Technology Sector-related2
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377
Demonstrate knowledge of diversity in workplaces
Level 2 - Work and Study Skills
Services Industries Sector-related Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Creative Industries Recommended2
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504
Produce a CV (curriculum vitae)
Level 1 - Work and Study Skills
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended2
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526
Describe community agencies and services provided
Level 1 - Social and Cooperative Skills
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended2
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561
Install, dismantle, and store temporary electric fences
Level 2 - Fencing
2
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1618
Ride a horse for exercise
Level 2 - Equitation
Creative Industries Sector-related2
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1636
Receive and despatch horses
Level 2 - Equine Care
2
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1648
Clean stables
Level 2 - Equine Care
2
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1656
Groom a horse
Level 2 - Equine Care
2
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2792
Produce simple desktop published documents using templates
Level 1 - Generic Computing
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Creative Industries Recommended2
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4433
Select, use, and care for simple measuring devices used in engineering
Level 1 - Engineering - Measurement
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended2
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6138
Explain the role of whakataukī in relation to how Māori manage the environment
Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices
Services Industries Sector-related Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Creative Industries Recommended2
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6139
Describe aroha in relation to the way Māori interact with the natural world
Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices
Services Industries Sector-related Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Creative Industries Recommended2
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6402
Provide basic life support
Level 2 - First Aid
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended2
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6475
Describe and complete work records for an infrastructure worksite
Level 2 - Generic Infrastructure Works
Construction & Infrastructure Sector-related Manufacturing & Technology Recommended2
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6579
Clean and maintain saddlery for horses
Level 2 - Saddlery
2
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6623
Demonstrate horse clipping technique
Level 2 - Equine Care
2
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7668
Prepare meat for processing in food production
Level 2 - Food and Related Product Production
Manufacturing & Technology Sector-related Services Industries Recommended2
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7756
Handle chemicals safely in food or related product production environments
Level 2 - Food and Related Product Processing - Safety and Health
Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended2
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7908
Harvest and prepare harakeke and raranga koronae
Level 2 - Raranga –
2
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10696
Participate in the preparation of a wharenui for a pōwhiri
Level 2 - Te Aho Wahine
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Recommended2
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15605
Lift, stack and destack bags of seed safely in a seed processing store
Level 2 - Seed Dressing
2
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15975
Demonstrate knowledge of traditional Māori ways of managing insect pests and plant diseases
Level 2 - Te Whakamahi Whenua –
2
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15976
Account for natural phenomena in a local context using purakau and waiata
Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Recommended2
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15980
Demonstrate knowledge of te whānau marama
Level 2 - Te Whakamahi Whenua –
2
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15982
Demonstrate knowledge of tikanga Māori for rākau Māori used for kai
Level 2 - Te Whakamahi Whenua –
2
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15983
Demonstrate knowledge of kai preservation
Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices
Services Industries Sector-related2
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15985
Demonstrate knowledge of the use of rākau Māori
Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices
Services Industries Sector-related2
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15988
Demonstrate knowledge of tikanga for the preparation of kararehe for kai
Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices
Services Industries Sector-related2
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15990
Demonstrate knowledge of a native bird and its significance to Māori
Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Recommended2
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15991
Demonstrate knowledge of a native insect and its significance to Māori
Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Recommended2
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16142
Describe the practices associated with a powhiri
Level 2 - Tikanga Practices
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related2
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16165
Describe a hui and the roles associated with hui
Level 1 - Tikanga Concepts
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related2
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16598
Pack and quality check tissue products
Level 2 - Tissue Converting –
2
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17477
Examine māori customary methods to trap and preserve indigenous freshwater species
Level 2 - Kaupapa Tangaroa
2
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17480
Preserve shellfish and seaweed using māori customary practices and demonstrate associated knowledge
Level 2 - Kaupapa Tangaroa
2
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18009
Carry out poultry post mortem procedures and recognise gross abnormalities in a poultry production operation
Level 2 - Poultry Husbandry –
2
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18011
Describe exotic disease response in poultry flocks and legal responsibilities in a poultry production operation
Level 2 - Poultry Husbandry –
2
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