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: Find resources to suit your careers programme

On this page you can find a range of Career Services resources for teaching career topics to students at Year 7 level and above. The resources range from games and posters to workbooks. They are easy to use and many provide space for students to capture their ideas.

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We are developing new resources all the time, so if you have found a resource particularly useful, or have an idea for a new resource, let us know.

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Resources for Year 7 upwards

These popular resources are useful for getting Year 7 to 8 students thinking about careers.

Kiwi Card s
Sets of cartoon cards depicting kiwis at work. These cards can be used for icebreakers, games, and classroom or individual activities.

Career Planit Intermediate
Workbooks that help students develop self-awareness skills and think about their future.

Jobs by Interest
An illustrated booklet to help students start thinking about jobs that relate to their interests.

Career activity ideas
A collection of five career activities that teachers can use with groups of students.

Resources for Year 9 upwards

At Year 9 and 10 levels, you can build career education into career days, form time or school camps. Think about using some of the resources below to do this.

The Real Game
A game that introduces students to the world of work. It helps students understand the options and opportunities available to them as adults, and the implications and importance of their choices.

Kiwi Cards
Sets of cartoon cards depicting kiwis at work. These cards can be used for icebreakers, games, and classroom or individual activities.

Career Kete
A collection of information sheets, worksheets and card sorts designed to support learning and career planning.

Learning and Career Plan
A booklet for students to record plans for reaching career and personal goals.

Career activity ideas
A couple of well-tested classroom career activities that teachers can use with students.

Resources for Year 11 upwards

The activities and resources below help senior students with career planning.

Students may also find it useful to browse information in the secondary students and school leavers section. Students could do this as homework, during study periods, during library research time, or when they have relief teachers.

Information for secondary students and school leavers

Career Kete
A collection of information sheets, worksheets and card sorts designed to support learning and career planning.

Where to?
Posters and leaflets that help students relate school subjects to possible job ideas.

Pathways-a-Plenty
An activity that helps students to see that people may make many job changes in their lives.