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Careers that use te reo Māori

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Te reo Māori is an important language for jobs across many sectors.


Talking careers with your young person

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Deciding which career path to take can be a challenge. Find out how to help your young person explore their future career.


Career exploration through work experience, expos and online research

A busy careers expo

Your young person can make their career exploration enjoyable if they use these tools.


Match career ideas to jobs in demand

Apprentice construction worker

Choosing a future career with good job prospects makes sense. Here's how to help your young person find jobs in demand.


Role models can inspire good career decisions

Tamoko Ormsby

Role models can make careers look achievable.


Toolkit: Preparing for work

A young and older woman wearing casual clothes and aprons stand in a florist shop. The younger one is working with a big bunch of red flowers while the other one looks on

Your toolkit to help your young person prepare to leave school and go to work.


Toolkit: Preparing for life

Three young men in a hostel kitchen preparing a meal together

Your toolkit to help your young person prepare for life away from home.


A day in the life of a rocket engineer

A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launching a satellite into space

How engineer Janelle Keeble is helping to speed up rocket building at Rocket Lab.


Why teaching is a rewarding career

Primary school teacher Nathan Crocker in his classroom

Learn why Nathan Crocker became a primary school teacher, and what he loves about it.


Help save the planet with a hi-tech career in the food and fibre sectors

An robotic machine working in a glasshouse

Study science and technology to help feed the world and protect the environment.