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Turn your career idea into a clear path forward with our new Path Finder tool. <a href="https://tahatu.govt.nz/plan-your-future/path-finder/">Path Finder</a>

Discover more about yourself and get career ideas.

Get inspired

Kia whakaohooho

Discovering who you are

Te tūhura haere i a koe anō

Understand what to do at school now to get the future you want.

School and NCEA

Kura

Moving on from school

Te panuku atu i te kura

Doing NCEA

Te mahi NCEA

Find out if study and training can take you towards your career goals.

Study and training

Doing study or training

Te mahi ako, te mahi whakangungu rānei

Paying for study and training

Te utu i ngā mahi ako me te whakangungu

Getting qualifications

Te whiwhi tohu

Finding and applying for scholarships

Te rapu me te tono mō ngā karahipi

Study and training providers

Te ako me ngā kaiwhakarato whakangungu

Discover career ideas and tips for getting or changing a job.

Work

Mahi

Looking for a job

E rapu mahi ana

Applying for a job

Te tono mahi

Working in Aotearoa

Te mahi i Aotearoa

Doing an interview

I roto i te uiui

Starting and leaving a job

Te tīmata me te wehe i tētahi tūnga mahi

Plan ahead to make your career goals happen.

Plan your future

Whakamahere ā mua

Making a career decision

Te whakatau i tō aramahi

Acting on your career decision

Te whakatinana i tō whakatau aramahi

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Path Finder works best when there’s a career idea you’re interested in. If you’re looking for career inspiration, try our Interest quiz. <a href="https://tahatu.govt.nz/get-inspired/interest-quiz/">Interest quiz</a>

Choose a career idea

Kōwhiria he whakaaro aramahi

Yes! Path Finder shows you entry options from in and out of school.If you’ve left school without NCEA, you can also choose Special Entry and discover next steps in your path summary.

If you’re studying for Cambridge International or International Baccalaureat, you can select the NCEA equivalent and continue to choose subjects.

Choose an entry option

Kōwhiria he kōwhiringa whakauru

Explore ways into this job

Tūhurahura ara ki tēnei mahi

You may need to do a subject at NCEA Level 1 or 2 before you can do it at Level 2 or 3.Path Finder shows you paths to each subject at other NCEA levels so you can check you’re on the right track.<a href="https://tahatu.govt.nz/school-and-ncea/doing-ncea/how-to-choose-ncea-subjects/">How to choose NCEA subjects</a>

Choose subjects at other levels

Kōwhiri marau i ngā taumata kē atu

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You can sometimes learn on the job and work experience or training may be useful.

You may need specific professional training or work experience to do this career idea.

When you study, you get a certificate, diploma, degree or postgraduate qualification.Training also gets you a qualification, but you learn on the job and earn while you learn.<a href="https://tahatu.govt.nz/plan-your-future/making-a-career-decision/how-to-choose-study-or-training/">How to choose study or training</a>

Qualifications start at Level 1 and go up to Level 10. Higher levels are more advanced.<a href="https://tahatu.govt.nz/study-and-training/getting-qualifications/about-qualification-levels/">About qualification levels</a>

The number of study and training options depends on the career idea.<ul><li data-block-key="6aaf3">Some career ideas have only one way in.</li><li data-block-key="fd5iu">Other career ideas have many ways to get there, like a study path and a training path.</li></ul><a href="https://tahatu.govt.nz/plan-your-future/making-a-career-decision/how-to-choose-study-or-training/">How to choose study or training</a>

No worries - just try one! You can use Path Finder again and again to explore different options.

Choose study or training

Kōwhiria te ako, te mahi whakangungu rānei

This is how you'll get into your study or training.

Ka mau te wehi! Here’s a summary of this path to save and share.

You chose this study and training for this career idea.

Here are the subjects you chose for this path.

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Ara ki te {{occupationMi}}

Here is the career idea you're interested in.

Need help?

Kei te hia āwhina?

Path Finder shows you the top NCEA subjects chosen by students who did this study or training.Choosing 3 subjects gives you a good idea of what’s useful on this path. Mix them up with other subjects to get your NCEA credits.<a href="https://tahatu.govt.nz/school-and-ncea/doing-ncea/how-to-choose-ncea-subjects/">How to choose NCEA subjects</a>

Talk with your school or kura about your options. Subjects can have different names, depending on the school.

You may need to pass specific school subjects to get into some courses. Check the entry requirements with education providers and talk to your teacher or career adviser before choosing your subjects.

Choose 3 subjects

Kōwhiria kia toru ngā marau

Path Finder

Find out how to use Path Finder and discover different ways into a career.

Kia ora, welcome to Path Finder.Discover paths to get you from where you are now to one of the hundreds of career ideas on Tahatū.You can make as many paths as you like, just click here to get started.First, type in a career idea.Scroll down to view the results, or use the filter menu to narrow your search.Choose the one you want and click continue.Path Finder now shows you the study and training other New Zealanders have taken to get into the career you just selected.The most common options are first and you can scroll down to choose other options.Click ‘Learn more’ to find out more about each option. You can always jump straight back to Path Finder.Choose one that sounds good for you.Next, we have ways to enter the study or training you just selected.There are options for if you're in school, or out of school. Choose whichever entry option is best for you.You can choose to finish your path here, or if you're still in school you can click on the ‘In school’ option and click continue.This will take you through to NCEA subjects.Path Finder shows you the NCEA subjects most students did before the study or training you just selected.Choose three subjects that would be best for you.You can choose subjects from NCEA level three to level one.When you're done, you can click on ‘Finish path’.And there you have it, a summary of one potential path to this career idea.From here you can learn more about the career idea, see job opportunities currently available, find a study or training provider, or make another path.You can copy and save the link to your path, or send your path in an email to review later.Or you can sign into your account and save paths to your kete.Remember, talking to people like whānau or a career adviser can help you feel confident about your choices.Mā te wā.

Path FinderTiro Whetū

How Path Finder works
Ka pēhea a Tiro Whetū e mahi ai?,

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