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Improving career and study support, information and advice is an important aspect of ensuring that students make informed choices about learning and career options. There have been a number of initiatives to improve study and career information and support.

Pathfinder launched

The Pathfinder web-based guidance and planning tool was launched in July 2004. This addition to the KiwiCareers website significantly improves access to career guidance for tertiary students and other New Zealanders. In particular, those in rural communities, caregivers and others who may have difficulty accessing traditional career information, advice and guidance services will benefit.

Users can customise their exploration by age and/or stage of life, which allows Pathfinder to meet differing needs. This makes Pathfinder particularly suitable for enhancing the decision-making of intending tertiary students across the spectrum, from pre-entry, to modifying pathways while in tertiary study, to connecting with the labour market.

Informed Tertiary Education Decision-Making (ITEDM) – Take-off to Tertiary.

This initiative includes:

• a series of workshops for potential tertiary students, some in collaboration with StudyLink. It is intended to replicate these seminars nationally in 2005
• a series of television commercials promoting tertiary study. Some of these commercials have encouraged viewers to use the Career Services online ‘chat’ facility
• a range of paper resources including passports, leaflets and Countdown to Action worksheets. More than 300,000 of these resources have been distributed since the campaign started in November 2002
• a special section on the Career Services website on tertiary education. Use of this website has increased since the site was developed
• an online ‘chat’ facility which provides an alternative means of delivering information and advice to users.

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