education options for NEET
this section outlines information provided by the Ministry of Education (MOE) on education options for your young person.
education, work-based learning or training opportunities
you can also find out what is deemed equivalent to ncea/nzq in the table below.
To support your clients with costs associated with education and training consider using the programme fund (programme fund | Youth Service providers)
appropriate foundation education
Foundation education covers a broad range of learning. It can include literacy in English and te reo Māori, numeracy, supported learning, digital literacy, employment skills and pre-trades learning.
This provision is typically at Level 2 of the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) or below.
Most foundation education programmes give young people the skills and confidence they need to move into further education, training or work-based learning.
However, some foundation education programmes don't lead to an NZQA-recognised qualification or credential. This means that while the learning may support a young person's progress, the programme itself may not result in a formally recognised qualification.
Please check with the education provider before enrolling the young person into the programme.
Activity centres
Activity centres
Activity centres provide alternatives for secondary learners deemed to be at risk of educational underachievement.
Some centres are seen as places where learners can have ‘time out’ and then be returned to regular secondary schooling. Other centres are seen as an alternative for those who cannot cope with a regular school.
Your local school will decide which learners are at risk and are able to be referred to the activity centre.
For more information on activity centres attached to secondary schools visit Activity centres | tki
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (formally known as The Correspondence School)
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (formally known as The Correspondence School)
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu is New Zealand’s state distance education provider, offering a wide range of programmes from early childhood through to NCEA Level 3.
For more information on Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu visit About Us | Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Education options for Māori
Education options for Māori
Education options where learning takes place all or some of the time in te reo Māori mean Māori can enjoy and achieve education success as Māori. In these settings, Māori learner's identity, language and culture is part of their learning. This leads to better engagement with education and learning and has proven to lead to better achievement.
For more information check out Māori Schools Directory | Education Counts
Education options for Pasifika
Education options for Pasifika
Pasifika learners are able to learn as themselves and their culture is included in that learning. This leads to higher achievement rates for Pasifika learners.
For more information check out Pacific Schools Directory | Education Counts
Youth Guarantee
Youth Guarantee
Youth Guarantee is about providing young people with more choices, ways and places to achieve NCEA level 2, and pathways into further learning and work.
Youth Guarantee helps students to succeed through:
- vocational pathways – guidance on future study and career options.
- service and trades academies
- fees-free learning opportunities
- quality careers information and learning support.
For more information on the youth guarantee initiatives visit Youth Guarantee | Ministry of Education
acceptable evidence of achieving ncea or equivalent qualification
Young people enrolled in Youth Service must be in full-time education, training, or work-based learning to work towards an NCEA or an equivalent qualification.
To confirm a young person has achieved this, you must upload the following to ART:
- a Record of Achievement from NZQA, or
- a letter or email from the education provider confirming that the young person has met the requirements for gaining NCEA or an equivalent qualification.
Letter or email from the Education Provider
The letter or email from the education provider must:
- be on the education provider's letterhead or show the full email address of the education provider
- include the young person's full name
- specify the qualification achieved
- provide the date the qualification was achieved
- be signed by the education provider.
what we mean by equivalent qualification
We can also recognise Certificates on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (for example a New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing Level 2) or Cambridge qualifications.
Check out the table below to learn more.
| NCEA levels | Equivalent options |
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| NCEA Level 1 60 credits at any level (1, 2 or 3) Plus 10 Literacy or Te Reo Matatini credits, and 10 Numeracy or Te Pāngarau credits |
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| NCEA Level 2 60 credits at level 2 or above Plus 10 Literacy or Te Reo Matatini credits, and 10 Numeracy or Te Pāngarau credits |
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| NCEA Level 3 60 credits at level 3 or above Plus 10 Literacy or Te Reo Matatini credits, and 10 Numeracy or Te Pāngarau credits |
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