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.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/39 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