Maurice-Takerei, Lisa2025-11-262025-11-262025-08-27http://hdl.handle.net/10292/20223The government wants secondary schools to play a bigger role in preparing students for the working world by building vocational education and training (VET) into the curriculum. But a paradigm shift will be required for that to succeed – especially from industry. The structural reform to school-based qualifications was proposed in the NCEA consultation document released earlier this month, with public submissions closing on September 15. If introduced, it would effectively see New Zealand return to a “tracking” system where students are grouped into either academic or vocational pathways. The vocational pathway will include a dual mix of workplace and classroom learning.Creative Commons. We believe in the free flow of information. Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under Creative Commons licence.39 Education390114 Vocational education and training curriculum and pedagogy390201 Education policyNew ZealandEducationSchoolsTechnical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET)NCEAVocational educationOther Form of Assessable OutputOpenAccess10.64628/AA.nhwyc3p6v