Professional development for teachers

Case studies: how schools are integrating career education

Find out how schools around New Zealand are using different methods to integrate careers across the curriculum.

: Horowhenua College has expanded its careers space for students - and their families

Horowhenua College - establishing a new careers room

Pani Kerehoma is the careers adviser at Horowhenua College. She worked with the school leadership team to improve career education by moving the careers room to a larger block in the school.

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: Lynfield College's goal is to ensure students leave school equipped for the working world

Lynfield College - setting school-wide goals for career education

With the support of the principal and senior management team, Lynfield College has undertaken a number of initiatives to establish a whole-school approach to career education. Careers adviser Wendy Keir talks about some of these initiatives.

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: The deputy principal is involved in the education team

St Thomas of Canterbury - working as a team

St Thomas of Canterbury College provides career education to their students in many different ways. Hear how the teachers are working together to do this.

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: Whangarei Boys' High has built up strong partnerships with industry bodies

Whangarei Boys' High School - linking with local business

Kathy Draper, Debra Miller and Diane Foreman together run the career centre at Whangarei Boys’ High School. See some of the career activities happening at this school.

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: Fairfield College's hands-on programme helps prepare students for the world of work

Fairfield College - re-engaging Year 11 students

Fairfield College in Hamilton has piloted an in-class programme to get at-risk Year 11 students to re-engage with their schooling.

: Students are given careers activities during form time

One Tree Hill College - involving form teachers in career mentoring

One Tree Hill College (previously Penrose High School) has introduced a school-wide careers programme for students in Years 9 to 13. The main focus of this programme is to involve form teachers in career mentoring and careers education.

: Having a careers team means careers concepts are covered in a range of learning areas

Rangitoto College - creating a careers team in a large school

As part of the CPaBL initiative, Rangitoto College established a team of careers leaders, drawn from each of the 18 curriculum areas.

: Te Kuiti High School focuses on information literacy and careers skills

Te Kuiti High School - combining ICT and careers learning

Inquiry learning with junior school on a careers theme

Te Kuiti High School was trying to meet both the NAG of careers integration as well as focus on information and communication technologies (ICT) and information literacy, when it realised these elements could be combined.