Section 2: Goal-setting and planning

This section of the Career Kete looks at setting goals, preparing learning and career plans, and exploring the influences that can affect those goals and plans.

• Section 2: Goal-setting and planning worksheets (PDF - 332KB)
• Barriers bilingual card sort sheets (PDF - 549KB)

Planning a career is about

A handout that puts the concept of career into a Māori context.

Fast forward/My life now and how I would like my life to be in ? years

Two variations on an exercise that asks students to look at where they are now and dream of what their life could be in the future.

Goals!/Short and long-term goals/Reaching your goals

Three introductory handouts to explain the concept and process of goal-setting.

Staircase to my future

A graphical planner is provided for a short-term and long-term goal.

Influences on my future

A worksheet that encourages students to consider factors that can influence career decisions and identify their strongest influences.

Barriers bilingual card sort sheets

Card sort sheets containing words that can be used to discuss overcoming barriers to career planning in small groups or one-on-one settings.

My learning and career plan

The current learning and career plan produced in A4 photocopiable format.

My learning and career plan steps

A graphical flowchart of the steps completed in the learning and career plan.

Message decoder

A simple exercise for students to unscramble the hidden messages.

Looking to the future

A crossword that highlights a number of key words used in career planning.