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 456 matching standards
Standard
Description
Credits
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5149
Monitor health and provide husbandry for rodents and rabbits
Level 2 - Animal Care –
4
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5154
Monitor health and provide husbandry for pigs
Level 2 - Animal Care
4
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7882
Harvest and prepare harakeke and raranga kete whiri
Level 2 - Raranga –
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related4
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7907
Harvest and prepare harakeke and raranga kete kumara
Level 2 - Raranga –
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related4
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14594
Identify signs of good health and ill health in horses
Level 2 - Equine Health
4
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15611
Assist with milking sheep
Level 2 - Sheep Farming
4
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16033
Utilise Maori modes to explain an event in Maori history
Level 2 - Tikanga Concepts
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related4
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16044
Describe historical events of a hapu or iwi
Level 2 - Tikanga Concepts
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related4
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16058
Describe the establishment and history of a hahi Maori
Level 2 - Tikanga Concepts
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Recommended4
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17593
Apply safe work practices in the workplace
Level 2 - Occupational Health and Safety Practice –
Construction & Infrastructure Sector-related Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended4
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17997
Describe the requirements of the welfare code in poultry production
Level 2 - Poultry Husbandry –
4
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18004
Carry out poultry site entry procedures and biosecurity routines in a poultry production operation
Level 2 - Poultry Husbandry –
4
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18007
Describe common diseases of poultry and their prevention in a poultry production operation
Level 2 - Poultry Husbandry –
4
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19081
Describe annual feed supply and demand, methods to manage feed surpluses and deficits, and perform calculations
Level 2 - Farming Skills
4
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19106
Assist with handling livestock when moving and drafting, and when livestock are distressed
Level 2 - Farming Skills –
4
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19112
Check and report on livestock
Level 2 - Farming Skills –
4
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19138
Describe weather, climate and micro-climate characteristics, and interpret weather maps for a primary industry operation
Level 2 - Primary Sector Core Skills
4
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19145
Describe hydration, nutrition, and sleep in relation to physical well-being of primary industry workers
Level 2 - Primary Sector Core Skills
4
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19578
Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety in a rural or agricultural contracting workplace
Level 2 - Agricultural Contracting
4
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19949
Identify basic components, and describe functions and common problems of horses' body systems
Level 2 - Equine Health
4
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23645
Describe the nature of horses
Level 2 - Equine Training
4
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24554
Operate a quad bike on flat terrain in the workplace under close supervision
Level 2 - Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery
4
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24822
Install wooden battens for fencing
Level 2 - Fencing
4
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25110
Catch, pick up, carry, hold, and handle poultry in a poultry production operation
Level 2 - Poultry Husbandry –
4
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25469
Describe crop propagation in accordance with local tikanga
Level 2 - Te Whakamahi Whenua –
Services Industries Sector-related4
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25471
Describe the cultivation of crops in accordance with local tikanga
Level 2 - Te Whakamahi Whenua –
Services Industries Sector-related4
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25474
Describe the harvesting of crops in accordance with local tikanga
Level 2 - Te Whakamahi Whenua –
Services Industries Sector-related4
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25764
Demonstrate knowledge of preparing a marae for a pōwhiri
Level 2 - Te Aho Wahine
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Recommended4
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27836
Explain concepts of democracy and government in a New Zealand context
Level 2 - Legal Studies
Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended4
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27839
Explain concepts of justice
Level 2 - Legal Studies
Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended4
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27842
Explain concepts of law
Level 2 - Legal Studies
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended4
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27845
Explain litigation and dispute resolution processes
Level 2 - Legal Studies
Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended4
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27848
Explain a law making process
Level 2 - Legal Studies
Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended4
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27851
Explain systems for the formation of central government in a New Zealand context
Level 2 - Legal Studies
Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended4
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29167
Prepare horses for travel, and load and unload under close supervision
Level 2 - Equine Care
4
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29364
Drive a vehicle within the conditions of a Class 1 New Zealand restricted driver licence
Level 2 - Driver Licence Class 1
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended4
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29504
Prick-out seedlings or rooted cuttings, transplant, and pot-on young plants into containers under close supervision
Level 2 - Production Horticulture
4
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29633
Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand primary sectors and industries
Level 2 - Introductory Primary Sector Knowledge
4
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29769
Use the main features and functions of a word processing application for a purpose
Level 2 - Generic Computing
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended4
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29770
Use the main features and functions of a spreadsheet application for a purpose
Level 2 - Generic Computing
Services Industries Sector-related Creative Industries Sector-related Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended4
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30797
Demonstrate understanding of beekeeping equipment and honey extraction, and use equipment for routine operations
Level 2 - Apiculture
4
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33142
Demonstrate knowledge of alcohol and other drugs for wellbeing/hauora
Level 2 - Self-Management
Construction & Infrastructure Recommended Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended4
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91153
Carry out a practical investigation in a biology context, with supervision
Level 2 - Biology –
Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Services Industries Recommended4
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91154
Analyse the biological validity of information presented to the public
Level 2 - Biology –
3
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91155
Demonstrate understanding of adaptation of plants or animals to their way of life
Level 2 - Biology –
Services Industries Recommended3
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91156
Demonstrate understanding of life processes at the cellular level
Level 2 - Biology 2.4
4
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91157
Demonstrate understanding of genetic variation and change
Level 2 - Biology 2.5
4
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91158
Investigate a pattern in an ecological community, with supervision
Level 2 - Biology –
4
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91159
Demonstrate understanding of gene expression
Level 2 - Biology 2.7
4
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91160
Investigate biological material at the microscopic level
Level 2 - Biology –
Services Industries Recommended3
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