NZQA registered unit standard
12383 version 6
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Title
Explore career options and their implications
Level
2
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: investigate
career options; explore learning pathways that support
identified career options; and reflect on achievability of
identified career options.
Classification
Core Generic > Work and Study Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The homepage for Career Services can be found on the following link:
www.careers.govt.nz/.
2
Definitions
Learning pathway – any defined course and/or programme or combination of study
and/or training undertaken through a learning institution and/or an industry, or
undertaken privately.
Career option – a potential means of livelihood such as a trade, profession, or other
occupation.
3
Candidates must identify a minimum of two career options. Learning pathways and
achievability (outcomes 2 and 3) must relate to the career options identified in
outcome 1.
4
The following unit standard is relevant to and supports this unit standard:
Unit 10781, Produce a plan for own future directions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Investigate career options.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Career options are identified in terms of personal interests, needs and wants.
1.2
Each career option is researched and described in terms of financial costs, time
and commitment.
Outcome 2
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Explore learning pathways that support identified career options.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Learning pathways are described in terms of experience, education and/or
training.
pathways may include but is not limited to – programmes leading
to certificates, diplomas, degrees; industry training, work
experience.
Range
2.2
Learning pathways are described in terms of the skills and knowledge to be
gained.
Outcome 3
Reflect on achievability of identified career options.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Reflection provides conclusions on the achievability of each option in relation to
own interests, needs, wants, commitment required.
Planned review date
31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 March 1998
31 December 2014
Revision
2
10 March 2005
31 December 2014
Review
3
16 July 2010
31 December 2016
Review
4
17 July 2014
N/A
Rollover
5
18 June 2015
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
6
19 November 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0023
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
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SSB Code 130301
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NZQA registered unit standard
12383 version 6
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Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the CMR. The CMR also includes useful information about
special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training
programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special
resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016