Programme Detail Sheet

Programme Title / New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation
Level / 3
Total Credits / 60
Aim / Programme Aim & Strategic Purpose:
This programme forms the training for candidates who require supported learning.
This Qualification is intended for people who have completed Foundation Skills level 2 or similar qualification, and/or people with low qualification and needed to enter higher level of study and or workforce but unsure of which career pathway to pursue.
The intended learner will develop specific skills, attributes, capabilities and knowledge required to successfully choose study and career pathways that meet their study choices, and prepare, support and enable the learner who require further development and guidance to consolidate their study and career preparation.
Graduates of this programme and awarded this qualification will be able to:
Identify and apply knowledge obtained from a variety of specialised sources relevant to their chosen field(s), Manage own learning and work effectively as an individual and as a team-member to achieve relevant goals while being able to solve problems and communicate clearly using a range of appropriate media and be able to evaluate opportunities and develop plans for study and career pathways relevant to their chosen field(s).
Content /
  • Students will learn to know themselves, in terms of their current skills, interests, values, aptitudes and motivations; this will assist and prepare them to make decisions on which field of study or career pathway to follow.
  • Students will learn to collect information from reliable sources that are relevant to their chosen field(s) and be able to make good decision in terms of selecting career and study choices to pursue.
  • Students will learn to manage their own learning and be able to manage their time wisely, manage stress that could have an impact in their study.
  • Students will learn to identify factors that motivate them, and develop those factors in order to increase their enthusiasm to achieve their study goals.
  • Students will learn to develop and follow an effective study plan
  • Students will learn to create a word document on a word processor and successfully apply different formatting procedures that meet the needs of brief given to them.
  • Students will learn to contribute to teamwork in order to achieve set goals
  • Students will learn to work well within a specific team to achieve set goals
  • Students will learn to solve problems using different problem solving techniques.
  • Students will learn to communicate clearly via email, verbally and through presentation.
  • Students will learn to evaluate study and career options and be able to select relevant choice that match their chosen field.
  • Students will learn to develop career and study pathway plan.

Outcome /
  • Graduates can Identify and apply knowledge obtained from a variety of specialised sources relevant to their chose field(s) and be able to select a study and career field to further pursue.
  • Graduate can manage own learning and work effectively as an individual and as a team-member to achieve relevant goals
  • Graduate can solve problems and communicate clearly using a range of appropriate media
  • Graduate can evaluate opportunities and develop plans for study and career pathways relevant to their chosen field(s)

Programme detail sheet/ New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation Level 3/ MSL Training. 1