Business studies
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The business studies area of Social Sciences Online provides curriculum and assessment information, resources, and useful links to support the teaching and learning of business studies in years 11–13.
"Business is influenced by and impacts on the cultural, ethical, environmental, political, and economic conditions of the day. Issues such as sustainability, citizenship, enterprise, and globalisation are central to both business and the study of business."
Ministry of Education, 2009
The study of business is about how individuals and groups of people organise, plan, and act to create and develop goods and services to satisfy customers.
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The New Zealand Curriculum: Social sciences
This section of the New Zealand curriculum website has information about the social sciences as a learning area. Resources and information relating to the previous (1997) curriculum document may continue to be used as supporting documents when planning teaching and learning programmes.
Understanding the social sciences as a learning area – A position paper
This position paper highlights the importance of the social sciences and the place of social studies as a social science in the New Zealand curriculum.
Visit Understanding the social sciences as a learning area – A position paper
The New Zealand Curriculum
The New Zealand Curriculum sets the direction for teaching and learning in English-medium New Zealand schools. It has been mandatory since February 2010.
Key Competencies
This section of the New Zealand Curriculum Online website offers specific guidance to school leaders and teachers on integrating the key competencies into the daily activities of the school and its teaching and learning programmes.
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa is the curriculum for Māori-medium teaching, learning, and assessment. It is New Zealand’s first curriculum to be developed and written in te reo Māori and sets the direction for teaching and learning in Māori-medium schools and settings.
Business Studies Teaching and Learning Guidelines: Assessment
Senior Secondary Teaching and Learning Guidelines for business studies are available now. This section of the Guidelines provides additional information about the Level 1 achievement standards for business studies. Find out more about the concepts, content and contexts assessed in the achievement standards here.
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NZQA – Business studies subject resources
This business studies subject resources page provides links to information relating to business studies assessment.
This page contains resources and tools to help support internal and external assessment (exams), teachers delivering this subject, learners taking this subject.
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)
Follow links to the New Zealand Qualifications Framework, NCEA, and subject achievement standards. Some useful resources are available on the NZQA website.
NCEA Levels 1, 2, and 3 achievement standards
Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 registered achievement standards for business studies are available for use. They have been aligned with The New Zealand Curriculum (2007) and formally registered by NZQA.
NCEA support materials
These support materials have been developed for use with NCEA achievement standards.
NCEA internal assessment resources
These assessment resources have been developed by the Ministry of Education for use with the internally assessed achievement standards. The resources are available in both Word and PDF format.
NCEA Conditions of Assessment
Contains specific information relating to the three internally assessed Achievement Standards.
Assessment Online
This key community covers assessment in the classroom, effective use of evidence, and reporting to families and whānau. It offers news, assessment tools and resources, research, a glossary, FAQ, and related links.
ERO (The Education Review Office)
In 2007, ERO published three reports on schools’ effectiveness in the collection and use of assessment:
The New Zealand Commerce and Economic Teachers’ Association (NZCETA)
The New Zealand Commerce and Economic Teachers’ Association (CETA) is a national organisation administered through the CETA Curriculum and Membership Services office in Oamaru, with 15 regional branches.
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Young Enterprise Trust (YET)
Young Enterprise Trust’s principle objective is to promote an enterprise culture amongst New Zealand school students. A new website is being developed. Current areas focus on financial education and enterprise studies.
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
Brings together information on current reviews and consultations, expanding a business, insolvency, intellectual property, government procurement, research, standards and conformance and technical barriers to trade, and starting a business. Recent updates are provided.
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Business.govt.nz
Tools and advice for businesses provided by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
Business NZ
Business NZ is an advocacy group for sustainable growth through enterprise. See in particular Taking New Zealand to the World: Why Exporting Matters.
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE)
See the site categories on the home page, including Features and Commentary, which profiles New Zealand companies developing or exploring their markets and includes other business insights. Recent press releases are also available.
KEA: New Zealand’s Global Talent Community
This site aims to help talented people make contact. It includes success stories.
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
The report for the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Aotearoa New Zealand confirms that Māori are the world’s third most entrepreneurial people.
Auckland Business Chamber
Auckland Business Chamber is New Zealand’s largest business organisation and part of the New Zealand Chambers of Commerce network. Successful business ensures strong and successful communities, and the Chamber contributes to this through support and advocacy to deliver the best platform for business to operate from.
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce is responsible for providing a range of services for its Wellington members. These range from lobbying and advocacy work on Wellington issues through to running events and training courses in Wellington.
Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce
The Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber) has two main goals: to help local businesses improve their enterprises, and to ensure our members can operate in a business friendly environment.
Business South Inc
Business South provides specialist and tailored business support to help Otago and Southland organisations to succeed and thrive.
Education for Enterprise
Education for Enterprise (E4E) is about promoting an approach to learning – one that is real, relevant, and gives students responsibility for their learning. In this section of the New Zealand Curriculum website find out more about why an enterprising approach to learning could benefit your students, and how to develop an E4E approach in your school.
The National Library of New Zealand – Curriculum Information Service
Over 500,000 items are available through the Schools Collection. Schools can also interloan music, books and serials from the National Library’s General Collections through their local Curriculum Information Service (CIS) centre.
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Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA)
The EMA provides its members with employment relations advice from industry specialists, a business school with over 100 courses and a wide variety of conferences and events to help businesses grow. In addition the EMA advocates on behalf of its members to bring change in contentious areas such as resource management, Employment Law, and infrastructure development.
Any Questions (students)
Students can go to this website to find useful, accurate, online information. Librarians from all over New Zealand are available each week day between 1pm and 6pm to help students search online. To use AnyQuestions.govt.nz, students must be attending a New Zealand primary, intermediate, secondary school or being home-schooled.
