NCEA Level 1 Materials and Processing - Fashion & Textiles 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.

Fashion and textiles technology - focuses on the technological process alongside learning new and refining technical sewing skills.  There will be one major project/outcome for each semester designed around student choice and based on a theme.  This course leads to a University Enterance approved course in y13. 

A student will be withdrawn from a standard if the teacher is not confident that the achievement of the standard is within the reach of the student or there is no evidence of the student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