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. 16033

    Utilise Maori modes to explain an event in Maori history

    Level 2 - Tikanga Concepts

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

    4

  2. 16044

    Describe historical events of a hapu or iwi

    Level 2 - Tikanga Concepts

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

    4

  3. 16058

    Describe the establishment and history of a hahi Maori

    Level 2 - Tikanga Concepts

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

    4

  4. 17593

    Apply safe work practices in the workplace

    Level 2 - Occupational Health and Safety Practice –

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

    4

  5. 17997

    Describe the requirements of the welfare code in poultry production

    Level 2 - Poultry Husbandry –

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  6. 18004

    Carry out poultry site entry procedures and biosecurity routines in a poultry production operation

    Level 2 - Poultry Husbandry –

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  7. 18007

    Describe common diseases of poultry and their prevention in a poultry production operation

    Level 2 - Poultry Husbandry –

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  8. 18194

    Prepare for milking, and milk cows, under close supervision

    Level 1 - Dairy Farming

    Primary Industries Recommended

    4

  9. 19081

    Describe annual feed supply and demand, methods to manage feed surpluses and deficits, and perform calculations

    Level 2 - Farming Skills

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  10. 19106

    Assist with handling livestock when moving and drafting, and when livestock are distressed

    Level 2 - Farming Skills –

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  11. 19112

    Check and report on livestock

    Level 2 - Farming Skills –

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  12. 19138

    Describe weather, climate and micro-climate characteristics, and interpret weather maps for a primary industry operation

    Level 2 - Primary Sector Core Skills

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  13. 19145

    Describe hydration, nutrition, and sleep in relation to physical well-being of primary industry workers

    Level 2 - Primary Sector Core Skills

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  14. 19578

    Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety in a rural or agricultural contracting workplace

    Level 2 - Agricultural Contracting

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  15. 19671

    Identify and describe a Māori view of the natural world

    Level 1 - Māori Environmental Practices

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  16. 19949

    Identify basic components, and describe functions and common problems of horses' body systems

    Level 2 - Equine Health

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  17. 23645

    Describe the nature of horses

    Level 2 - Equine Training

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  18. 24554

    Operate a quad bike on flat terrain in the workplace under close supervision

    Level 2 - Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  19. 24822

    Install wooden battens for fencing

    Level 2 - Fencing

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  20. 25110

    Catch, pick up, carry, hold, and handle poultry in a poultry production operation

    Level 2 - Poultry Husbandry –

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  21. 25469

    Describe crop propagation in accordance with local tikanga

    Level 2 - Te Whakamahi Whenua –

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended

    4

  22. 25471

    Describe the cultivation of crops in accordance with local tikanga

    Level 2 - Te Whakamahi Whenua –

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended

    4

  23. 25474

    Describe the harvesting of crops in accordance with local tikanga

    Level 2 - Te Whakamahi Whenua –

    Services Industries Sector-related Primary Industries Recommended

    4

  24. 25764

    Demonstrate knowledge of preparing a marae for a pōwhiri

    Level 2 - Te Aho Wahine

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

    4

  25. 26622

    Write to communicate ideas for a purpose and audience

    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

    4

  26. 26623

    Use number to solve problems

    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

    4

  27. 27836

    Explain concepts of democracy and government in a New Zealand context

    Level 2 - Legal Studies

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  28. 27839

    Explain concepts of justice

    Level 2 - Legal Studies

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  29. 27842

    Explain concepts of law

    Level 2 - Legal Studies

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

    4

  30. 27845

    Explain litigation and dispute resolution processes

    Level 2 - Legal Studies

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  31. 27848

    Explain a law making process

    Level 2 - Legal Studies

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  32. 27851

    Explain systems for the formation of central government in a New Zealand context

    Level 2 - Legal Studies

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  33. 29167

    Prepare horses for travel, and load and unload under close supervision

    Level 2 - Equine Care

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  34. 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 Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended Creative Industries Recommended

    4

  35. 29504

    Prick-out seedlings or rooted cuttings, transplant, and pot-on young plants into containers under close supervision

    Level 2 - Production Horticulture

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  36. 29633

    Demonstrate knowledge of the New Zealand primary sectors and industries

    Level 2 - Introductory Primary Sector Knowledge

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  37. 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 Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  38. 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 Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  39. 30797

    Demonstrate understanding of beekeeping equipment and honey extraction, and use equipment for routine operations

    Level 2 - Apiculture

    Primary Industries Sector-related

    4

  40. 33142

    Demonstrate knowledge of alcohol and other drugs for wellbeing/hauora

    Level 2 - Self-Management

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

    4

  41. 91153

    Carry out a practical investigation in a biology context, with supervision

    Level 2 - Biology –

    Manufacturing & Technology Recommended Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  42. 91154

    Analyse the biological validity of information presented to the public

    Level 2 - Biology –

    Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    3

  43. 91155

    Demonstrate understanding of adaptation of plants or animals to their way of life

    Level 2 - Biology –

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

    3

  44. 91156

    Demonstrate understanding of life processes at the cellular level

    Level 2 - Biology 2.4

    Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  45. 91157

    Demonstrate understanding of genetic variation and change

    Level 2 - Biology 2.5

    Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  46. 91158

    Investigate a pattern in an ecological community, with supervision

    Level 2 - Biology –

    Primary Industries Recommended

    4

  47. 91159

    Demonstrate understanding of gene expression

    Level 2 - Biology 2.7

    Primary Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    4

  48. 91160

    Investigate biological material at the microscopic level

    Level 2 - Biology –

    Primary Industries Recommended Services Industries Recommended Social & Community Services Recommended

    3

  49. 91163

    Demonstrate understanding of the chemistry used in the development of a current technology

    Level 2 - Chemistry –

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

    3

  50. 91164

    Demonstrate understanding of bonding, structure, properties and energy changes

    Level 2 - Chemistry 2.4

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

    5

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