NCEA Level 1 Materials and Processing - Metal Technology

With the 2024 Curriculum Refresh, some changes have been made to our traditional technology courses.  In 2024, there are 3 distinct areas of technology - Materials & Processing (traditionally these were textiles, engineering, wood and food), Digital Technologies and Design and Visual Communication.  You are able to choose two out of the three technologies.  

Materials and Processing provides a broad introduction and foundational knowledge of the technological process.  This allows for specialisation into each area at level 2 & 3 Each of the mediums (different areas of materials eg textiles, engineering, wood or food) will be theme based and offer the same assessments throughout the year.  All courses will be split into two semesters which may provide opportunities for you to change your medium for the second semester.  Three out of the 4 Achievment standards will be offered.  This will consist of 2 Internals and 1 external achievement standard. 

Choose the medium/material you would most prefer to work with.

Metal -

Students who take this course will complete a full year in the workshop environment. Within the year they will undertake a minimum of 1 Engineering Project, which will contribute to the student's folio of work. Students participating in this course will gain credits in Achievement Standards through Competenz (New Zealand Engineering Food & Manufacturing Industry Training Organisation). 

The manufacture of engineering products, working from specific plans to within given tolerances requires the students to display competent practical skills. Design and making techniques are taught and developed to manufacture materials in the production of the students' folio of work, which might be items such as a gardening tool or similar.

A student will be withdrawn from a standard if the teacher is not confident that the achievement of the standard is within the reach of the student or there is no evidence of the student attempting the assessment.

Health and Safety and understanding of working in a risk rich environment is a large part of this course and those students that cannot demonstrate good practice in this area, may be removed from the course.