CATE—Career and Transition Education Association eNewsletter

Kia ora everyone,

Only 34 days to conference and we are all sold out! The programme is on the website with the scheduled workshops. Thank you to all those who submitted abstracts, we were overwhelmed with the of quality of submissions.

In this newsletter we profile Professor Meihana Durie, Deputy Vice Chancellor from Massey University. Professor Durie’s keynote title is ‘Kia Tupu, Kia Puāwai’ and will explore a range of catalysts to help rangitahi to flourish (he puāwaitanga) and the revelation of potential from a Māori worldview.

Leading up to the conference we have a series of “warm up” Lunchtime Bytes as well as an evening seminar with Dr Anthony Mann who will discuss his research on career readiness which informed the career education framework Tricia Berry will be talking about in her keynote. These are available to all members. Details and registration links below.

As you would have seen in Craig Dyson’s email, I have accepted the position of Principal Advisor Secondary Transitions for the Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast region within the Ministry of Education. Due to a recent health scare with my husband, and the uncertainty around funding and when this will occur I think this is the best option for myself and my family at this time.

I am looking forward to being able to effect change at a regional level and work alongside senior leadership and the careers teams to work out how we can better support student transitions from secondary school to tertiary training, study, or employment.

I will remain on the CATE Executive and continue to advocate for CATE NZ and I am hoping I can bring the MOE and TEC closer together and assist with some of the project work that needs to be done to ensure we bring the National Career System Strategy alive and we see change.

Ngā mihi,
Leigh Gray

CATE Conference Update 2023
We are excited to introduce to you one of our keynote speakers on Wednesday 22nd November—Professor Meihana Durie (Rangitāne; Ngāti Kauwhata; Ngāti Porou; Rongo Whakaata; Ngāi Tahu) Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori at Massey University and previously Head of School, Te Pūtahi-a-Toi (School of Māori Knowledge) at Massey University. Professor Durie has a teaching, research, leadership and development background in Māori, Māori Health, Mātauranga Māori, Te Reo Māori and Whānau Development and is a previous recipient of the Sir Peter Snell Doctoral Scholarship in Exercise Science and Public Health and the HRC Hohua Tutengaehe Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Meihana contributes to a range of Boards, Committees and Advisory Groups in areas including Māori Health, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Māori Health, Hapū and Iwi Development and Māori Education. He also carries a range of leadership roles for his iwi of Rangitāne and Ngāti Kauwhata. His presentation, ‘Kia Tupu, Kia Puāwai’, will explore a range of catalysts for flourishing (he puāwaitanga) and the revelation of potential from a Māori worldview.

Notice of 2023 CATE AGM
The CATE AGM will be held on Thursday 23rd November, 2:30pm at CATE Conference 2023, 7 Rust Avenue, Forum North, Whangarei

We welcome all members to attend, please find the agenda here—2023 CATE AGM Agenda. This has also been loaded onto the CATE website in the Members Resources section.

Members who are not attending the conference in Whangārei are welcome to attend the AGM via Zoom.
Link will be provided in the upcoming newsletters

Please find attached the Remits—
CATE Remit 2023—IRD not for profit.docx
CATE Remit 2023—Pouārahi Māori role.docx
CATE Remit 2023—Membership fees.docx

CATE Conference WarmUp Lunchtime Bytes—Save the Dates
Due to the overwhelming interest in our conference this year we are running a series of Lunchtime Bytes as a “warm up” to the CATE Conference 2023 that are available to all members.

Here is the schedule, so save the dates. These will be recorded and popped up onto the CATE website in the member section. Please share links and invite subject teachers and senior leadership teams that may be interested. Note Dr Anthony Mann will be Zooming in from Paris at 8.30pm NZ on Thursday 16th November to accommodate for the time difference.

Wed 25 Oct, 12:30pm	Alex Sorenson Banqer	Financial Literacy Programme—Success in one’s life requires strong financial capability and confidence. But how does one build (or even teach) this? Research from the University of Canterbury highlights that financial capability is built upon theoretical and contextual knowledge and skills and synthesised through experiential learning. As Australasia’s leading financial education experts, we built our platform to be highly experiential, leveraging gamification principles, to make learning fun and rewarding. Banqer High for senior students is a self-led learning journey, taking a ‘skills-first approach’ and employing the latest pedagogy and gamification strategies. Students will develop their theoretical and contextual knowledge across topics like career progression and higher education. They’ll explore experiential learning via simulations across living costs, transport and part-time work.	Zoom Registration
Thur 26 Oct 12:30pm	Dr Val O’Reilly	"Wayfinding" approach to career development with particular reference to refugee and migrant students. Each year for the past 11 years Dr Val O'Reilly (Kāi Tahu) has worked with colleagues at Lynfield College in Auckland to deliver career development services for former refugee and migrant students. Val will share details from the Career Wayfinding programme delivered in 2023 for 31 awesome students from refugee and migrant backgrounds. Students are in Years 10 to 13. The programme was delivered as a pilot project and will be reviewed for its viability and scalability in a range of school contexts.	Zoom Registration
Fri 3 Nov 12:30pm	Pauline Latta	Mocksey—Interview App Mocksey provide resources for young people to practice their interview skills. One of the key features of the App is where students share recorded interviews with a coach and receive individual feedback.	Zoom Registration
Mon 6 Nov 12:30pm	Liv Pennie	BECOME—Junior and Year 11 Career Programme 2024 will be our 3rd year of partnership with BECOME to support NZ schools in taking a whole school approach to careers ed. This pre-conference warm-up session is for those schools who are interested in looking further into the programme and is an opportunity for senior leaders, careers teams and teaching staff to learn more about what a project based junior -Year 11 careers programme could look like. Liv wiil be at the CATE Conference to work further with schools interested in implementing this in 2024.	Zoom Registration
Tue 7 Nov 12:30pm	Clare Bailey	Sorted in Schools Financial Resources Sorted is a financial capability teaching and learning programme that is government funded and free for all secondary schools. It is designed by teachers for teachers and available for both English Medium and Māori Medium Education.	Zoom Registration
Mon 13 Nov 12:30pm	Eve Price	Degrees Apprenticeships This talk introduces a discussion on Degree Level Apprenticeships (DLAs) in New Zealand's vocational education system. DLAs offer higher-level qualifications, but face unique challenges in New Zealand due to perceptions, funding, and regulatory factors. We will cover the scarcity of DLAs in the country, emphasising the need for collaborative efforts to change perceptions, expand access, and serve priority groups like Māori and Pasifika learners.	Zoom Registration
Tue 14 Nov 12:30pm	Dr Lynette Reid	Dr Lynette Reid—Empowering Our Youth: career processes, strategies, and practices that enable successful career transitions—www.epit.org.nz/reports/empowering-our-youth This report investigates approaches being taken in a selection of secondary schools in South Auckland that serve multicultural and diverse income communities. It offers valuable insights into the strategies employed by career advisors to empower and equip students with the tools necessary for making informed decisions about their post-school pathways.	Zoom Registration
Thu 16 Nov 8:30pm	Dr Anthony Mann	OECD research informing the New Brunswick Career Education Framework	Zoom Registration

TEC National Careers System Strategy Action Plan
TEC has released the Action Plan attached to the National Careers System Strategy NCCS). This is the roadmap that shows how the recommendations in the NCSS will be carried out.

It maps the 11 recommendations from the Strategy into 8 priority workstreams. Each workstream contains several actions to support the careers system to move towards the desired future state.

National Careers System Strategy Action Plan | Tertiary Education Commission (tec.govt.nz)

The workstreams that impact us that work in schools the most are 6,7 and 8.

WorldSkillsNZ National Aircraft Competition
Ten high-performing aircraft engineers and engineers-in-training will test their skill and knowledge at the WorldSkills New Zealand Aircraft Maintenance Competition in Christchurch next month. One will be bestowed the title of “New Zealand’s Best Young Aircraft Maintenance Engineer”.

This is a free public event which runs from 9.30am–4.30pm and is hosted by the Airforce Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram on Fri 3 and Sat 4 November.

Carl Rankin, GM of WorldSkills New Zealand says the WorldSkills New Zealand Aircraft Maintenance Competition is an exemplar of well-managed competition. “Our New Zealand Aircraft Maintenance Competitions are intense high-energy events for competitors and spectators,” he says. “They are also valuable avenues for successful skill promotion and recruitment, industry-specific skill development, benchmarking, and resilient sector-building.”

“Competitors, supporters, industry representatives and trainers come from provincial and urban centres and work across civilian organisations and the armed forces. Experience and perspective are brought together under one roof.”

Over the two days, competitors will work their way through a series of modules under the scrutiny of industry experts and in full public view at the Airforce Museum of New Zealand in Wigram. Each module, designed to meet NZ industry and international competition standards, is an authentic simulation of real-world activity demanding technical expertise, attention to detail, decision-making and the ability to work under pressure.

In tandem with the national competition, visitors can take part in hands-on activities and investigate and put questions to the onsite career and training professionals from NMIT, Air NZ academy, Service IQ, and the Defence force. Visitors will also have free entry into the Air Force Museum of New Zealand where they can engage with 100 years of history at the birthplace of New Zealand’s Air Force.

Following the national event, age-eligible Aircraft Maintenance national winners have a chance to be selected to compete in the 47th WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, France in September 2024. This international competition is expected to attract 1500 competitors under 23 years of age from 85 nations to benchmark their professional abilities in more than 60 trades.

Contact: Megan Fowlie, WorldSkills NZ Marketing & Communications
megan.fowlie@worldskills.org.nz or 022 301 0334