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Vocational Pathways Assessment Support Material (ASM)

Assessment Support Materials (ASM) are available for National Qualifications Services (NQS) owned unit standards included in the Vocational Pathways.
Vocational Pathways Internal Assessment Resources (ASMs) for achievement standards are available on the Ministry of Education TKI website.
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About Vocational Pathways
The Vocational Pathways provide new ways to structure and achieve NCEA Level 2, the foundation for successful transitions to further education and work. They enable students to see how their learning is relevant for a wide range of jobs and study options in six broad sectors of industry:
Construction and Infrastructure | ![]() |
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Creative Industries | ||
Manufacturing and Technology | ||
Primary Industries | ||
Services Industries | ||
Social and Community Services |
You can read the Vocational Pathways programme guidance documents, and other resources are available from http://youthguarantee.net.nz/resources/.
NQS developed ASM resources for unit standards in Vocational Pathways
Assessment Support Materials (ASM) have been developed for a limited number of unit standards. They are recommended or sector related for a particular vocational pathway.
The materials below are intended to:
- be relevant to both secondary and tertiary settings
- provide models to assist assessors to develop further tasks
- make it easier for assessors to assess effectively, efficiently and consistently.
These resources are intended as a guide only. Assessors are expected to adapt them to ensure authenticity and develop assessments that are relevant to the context in which they are being used.
Std | Lvl | Cr | Ver | Domain | Vocational Pathways | Standard title | Guidelines | |||||||
56 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Core Generic >Work and Study Skills | Respond orally to customer enquiries | Assessor (DOCX, 3.3MB) | Student (DOCX, 2.2MB) | |||||||
1277 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Communication Skills >Interpersonal Communications |
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Communicate information in a specified workplace | Assessor (DOCX, 2.2MB) | Student (DOCX, 2.2MB) | ||||||
4249 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Core Generic > Work and Study Skills |
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Describe obligations as an employee | Assessor (DOCX, 2.6MB) | Student (DOCX, 2.6MB) | ||||||
9677 | 2 | 3 | 10 | Communications Skills>Interpersonal Communications |
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Communicate in a team or group which has an objective | Assessor (DOCX, 2.2MB) | Student (DOCX, 2.2MB) | ||||||
18758 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Generic Computing |
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Find information using the internet | Assessor (DOCX, 197KB) | Student (DOCX, 181KB) | ||||||
20332 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Generic Computing |
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Use the internet for information retrieval in an organisation | Assessor (DOCX, 210KB) | Student (DOCX, 198KB) |
ASM resources are also available for the following standards:
Pacific Indigenous Knowledge (PIK) standards ASMs are specified for the Social and Community Services and the Creative industries vocational pathways. Resources for 17162, 17163, 26538, 26539 are available from the PIK ASM webpage.
Financial capability standards ASMs are specified for the Services industries vocational pathway. Resources for 28095, 28096, 28097 are available from the FinCap ASM webpage.
Legal studies standards ASMs are specified for the Social and Community Services vocational pathways. Resources for 27839 and 27845 are available from the Legal Studies ASM webpage.
ASM for some English language standards are being prepared in 2018 and information will be updated when these become available.
Industry Training Organisation (ITO) developed resources for NQS unit standards in Vocational Pathways
The following Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) offer Vocational Pathways Assessment Resources for unit standards. These resources may be used by education providers that have NZQA consent to assess the relevant standards. Please note that some resources may be for earlier versions of standards and may have to be purchased from the ITO.
Some standards may have been moved to a different pathway. For information please check the current assessment standards for Vocational Pathways from Assessment Standards spreadsheets. Some may have also changed titles, levels and/or credits. |
Careerforce | |||
Primary Industries | |||
Id | Title | Level | Credits |
1277 | Communicate information in a specified workplace | 2 | 3 |
Competenz | |||
Manufacturing and Technology | |||
Id | Title | Level | Credits |
6743 | Demonstrate an understanding of ergonomic principles for computer workstations | 2 | 2 |
Social and Community Services | |||
Id | Title | Level | Credits |
10791 | Participate in an informal meeting | 2 | 3 |
Connexis (Infrastructure ITO) | |||
Primary Industries | |||
Id | Title | Level | Credits |
2791 | Integrate spreadsheet and database data into word processed documents to meet a set brief | 2 | 3 |
4249 | Demonstrate care and timeliness as an employee | 1 | 4 |
Social and Community Services | |||
Id | Title | Level | Credits |
496 | Manage personal wellness | 1 | 3 |
12349 | Demonstrate knowledge of time management | 2 | 3 |
26567 | Use a strategy to estimate the solutions to number problems and make estimates of measurements in the workplace | 1 | 2 |
ServiceIQ | |||
Primary Industries | |||
Id | Title | Level | Credits |
64 | Perform calculations for the workplace | 1 | 2 |
1277 | Communicate information in a specified workplace | 2 | 3 |
9677 | Participate in a team or group which has an objective | 2 | 3 |
The Skills Organisation | |||
Construction and Infrastructure | |||
Id | Title | Level | Credits |
5940 | Produce a presentation using a desktop presentation computer application (available resource is for version 8) | 2 | 3 |
Manufacturing and Technology | |||
Id | Title | Level | Credits |
6743 | Demonstrate an understanding of ergonomic principles for computer workstations (available resource is for version 7) | 2 | 2 |
Primary Industries | |||
Id | Title | Level | Credits |
1277 | Communicate information in a specified workplace (available resource is for version 6) | 2 | 3 |
2784 | Create and use a computer spreadsheet to solve a problem (available resource is for version 7) | 2 | 3 |
12349 | Demonstrate knowledge of time management (available resource is for version 4) | 2 | 3 |
Social and Community Services | |||
Id | Title | Level | Credits |
20332 | Use the Internet for information retrieval in an organisation (available resource is for version 4) | 2 | 3 |
Contact
Please send your comments and/or feedback to National Qualifications Services at nqs@nzqa.govt.nz.