Assessment Standards at NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3

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

  1. 3271

    Suppress fire with hand extinguishers and fixed hose reels

    Level 2 - Workplace Fire and Emergency Response

    Social & Community Services Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended

    1

  2. 5236

    Use Pythagoras' theorem and trigonometry to solve problems related to right-angled triangles in the workplace

    Level 1 - Trigonometry –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Primary Industries Recommended

    1

  3. 6401

    Provide first aid

    Level 2 - First Aid

    Manufacturing & Technology Sector-related Primary Industries Sector-related Services Industries Sector-related Social & Community Services Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related Construction & Infrastructure Recommended

    1

  4. 19139

    Gather and record information from a rain gauge, thermometer, and barometer; or weather station

    Level 1 - General Agriculture

    Primary Industries Recommended

    1

  5. 30042

    Demonstrate understanding of the maintenance requirements of synthetic turf

    Level 2 - Sports Turf Management

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    1

  6. 32403

    Demonstrate understanding of ideas and information in written texts

    Level 1 - Work and Study Skills

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    5

  7. 32405

    Write texts to communicate ideas and information

    Level 1 - Work and Study Skills

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    5

  8. 32406

    Apply mathematics and statistics in a range of everyday situations

    Level 1 - Work and Study Skills

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    10

  9. 32412

    Te whakamahi pangarau hei whakaoti rapanga o te ao o te akonga

    Level 1 - Work and Study Skills –

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    10

  10. 1

    Prepare and sow outdoor seedbeds manually

    Level 1 - Production Horticulture

    Primary Industries Recommended

    2

  11. 15

    Describe the end use of crops and factors which affect crop yields, and interpret seed quality

    Level 2 - Farming Skills –

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

  12. 57

    Provide customer service

    Level 2 - Service Sector Skills

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    2

  13. 247

    Prepare a vehicle and/or machine for use and shutdown after use

    Level 2 - Automotive Preventive Maintenance

    Manufacturing & Technology Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended

    2

  14. 377

    Demonstrate knowledge of diversity in workplaces

    Level 2 - Work and Study Skills

    Services Industries Sector-related Social & Community Services Sector-related Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    2

  15. 504

    Produce a CV (curriculum vitae)

    Level 1 - Work and Study Skills

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    2

  16. 526

    Describe community agencies and services provided

    Level 1 - Social and Cooperative Skills

    Social & Community Services Sector-related Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    2

  17. 561

    Install, dismantle, and store temporary electric fences

    Level 2 - Fencing

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

  18. 1618

    Ride a horse for exercise

    Level 2 - Equitation

    Primary Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related

    2

  19. 1636

    Receive and despatch horses

    Level 2 - Equine Care

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

  20. 1648

    Clean stables

    Level 2 - Equine Care

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

  21. 1656

    Groom a horse

    Level 2 - Equine Care

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

  22. 2792

    Produce simple desktop published documents using templates

    Level 1 - Generic Computing

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    2

  23. 4433

    Select, use, and care for simple measuring devices used in engineering

    Level 1 - Engineering - Measurement

    Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended

    2

  24. 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 Primary Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    2

  25. 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 Primary Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    2

  26. 6402

    Provide basic life support

    Level 2 - First Aid

    Social & Community Services Sector-related Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    2

  27. 6475

    Describe and complete work records for an infrastructure worksite

    Level 2 - Generic Infrastructure Works

    Construction & Infrastructure Sector-related Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended

    2

  28. 6579

    Clean and maintain saddlery for horses

    Level 2 - Saddlery

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

  29. 6623

    Demonstrate horse clipping technique

    Level 2 - Equine Care

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

  30. 7668

    Prepare meat for processing in food production

    Level 2 - Food and Related Product Production

    Manufacturing & Technology Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    2

  31. 7756

    Handle chemicals safely in food or related product production environments

    Level 2 - Food and Related Product Processing - Safety and Health

    Primary Industries Sector-related Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended

    2

  32. 7908

    Harvest and prepare harakeke and raranga koronae

    Level 2 - Raranga –

    Primary Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related

    2

  33. 10696

    Participate in the preparation of a wharenui for a pōwhiri

    Level 2 - Te Aho Wahine

    Primary Industries Sector-related Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Recommended

    2

  34. 15605

    Lift, stack and destack bags of seed safely in a seed processing store

    Level 2 - Seed Dressing

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

  35. 15975

    Demonstrate knowledge of traditional Māori ways of managing insect pests and plant diseases

    Level 2 - Te Whakamahi Whenua –

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended

    2

  36. 15976

    Account for natural phenomena in a local context using purakau and waiata

    Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    2

  37. 15980

    Demonstrate knowledge of te whānau marama

    Level 2 - Te Whakamahi Whenua –

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended

    2

  38. 15982

    Demonstrate knowledge of tikanga Māori for rākau Māori used for kai

    Level 2 - Te Whakamahi Whenua –

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended

    2

  39. 15983

    Demonstrate knowledge of kai preservation

    Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended

    2

  40. 15985

    Demonstrate knowledge of the use of rākau Māori

    Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended

    2

  41. 15988

    Demonstrate knowledge of tikanga for the preparation of kararehe for kai

    Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended

    2

  42. 15990

    Demonstrate knowledge of a native bird and its significance to Māori

    Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    2

  43. 15991

    Demonstrate knowledge of a native insect and its significance to Māori

    Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    2

  44. 16142

    Describe the practices associated with a powhiri

    Level 2 - Tikanga Practices

    Primary Industries Sector-related Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related Social & Community Services Recommended

    2

  45. 16165

    Describe a hui and the roles associated with hui

    Level 1 - Tikanga Concepts

    Primary Industries Sector-related Services Industries Sector-related Social & Community Services Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related

    2

  46. 16598

    Pack and quality check tissue products

    Level 2 - Tissue Converting –

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

  47. 17477

    Examine māori customary methods to trap and preserve indigenous freshwater species

    Level 2 - Kaupapa Tangaroa

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

  48. 17480

    Preserve shellfish and seaweed using māori customary practices and demonstrate associated knowledge

    Level 2 - Kaupapa Tangaroa

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

  49. 18009

    Carry out poultry post mortem procedures and recognise gross abnormalities in a poultry production operation

    Level 2 - Poultry Husbandry –

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

  50. 18011

    Describe exotic disease response in poultry flocks and legal responsibilities in a poultry production operation

    Level 2 - Poultry Husbandry –

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    2

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