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• Communication skills: You will build confidence in participating in small group communication along with understanding the dynamics involved in successful team discussions

• What career pathway is right for me? Investigate and identify possible career options that best suit my goals, interests and abilities. Develop action plans and create pathways to achieving goals. Learn to apply relevant decision making techniques to make well though out decisions

• Choose Me! In this topic you will: identify specific skills and qualities that describe you. Discover how to write a stand out resume and target it for a specific job. Discover how to write winning cover letters. Learn how to prepare for an interview and make a positive and lasting impression when participating in it. Where possible you will be placed in a real world working environment to gain valuable experience

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• Investigate theories of motivation for employees in the workplace through a real-world case study

• Collaborate as part of an enterprise group to  make, market and sell an innovative product, with the purpose of making a profit and supporting a community group

• Be prepared to source start-up capital through selling shares, fundraising or other means

• Demonstrate learner agency and persevere when things fail

• Gain financial literacy skills by managing budgets, cashflow, banking, etc

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• Natural Landscapes - Carry out and present geographic research at Borland Lodge, Fiordland which has a cost

• Happiness - Explain a geographic topic at a global scale focusing on Happiness

• South Dunedin Sinking - Explain aspects of a contemporary geographic issue

• CSI Crime in Chicago - Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of population change

• Rich or Poor ... Why? - Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of population change

• Geographic Skills - Apply skills and ideas in a geographic context

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• Research and present information about an historical event or protest

• Demonstrate understanding of different perspectives of people involved in a conflict situation such as Vietnam, WWII, The Holocaust or other 20th century events

• Explain the causes and consequences of various historical events during the 20th century including Hitler's rise to power, the Vietnam War or other event

• Explain how significant events affected New Zealand Society

• Examine a variety of forces, movements and events that shaped our modern world

• Examine the impact of imperialism in the 20th century on places such as Vietnam or New Zealand

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• Demonstrate knowledge of work roles in tourism

• Demonstrate knowledge of world tourism destinations

• Demonstrate knowledge of the business of tourism

• Demonstrate knowledge of destinations within New Zealand

• Demonstrate knowledge of tourist characteristics and needs

• Describe and compare social and cultural impacts of tourism

• Perform calculations for a tourism workplace

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• Understand why unemployment is an issue for society

• Understand how and why international trade occurs

• Analyse economic growth in Aotearoa and its impacts

• Develop government policies for a contemporary issue