Mainstream Interest Modules

SPEC Mainstream Interest Modules

A Compulsory component of the NZQA Approved Certificate in Mainstream Studies Level 1

Can also be used as Stand Alone Modules.

Behind the Wheel

• Learner Licence

• Restricted Licence

• Full Licence

• Car Maintenance

• Ready for the Road

• Consequences

Job Search

• Where to Look

• Next Step

• Producing a CV

• The Interview

• Employment Contracts

• Team Work - Coping with

Changes

Going Overseas

• Where to and Why?

• Fact Find (Facts about the country you will visit

• Prepare to Go

• What will it be Like?

• One the Road

• Homeward Bound &

Reflection

Personal Finance

• Budgeting

• Banking

• Purchasing Power

• Smart Selling

• IRD & Pay Day

• Form Filling

Surfing

• Surf Bits & Boards

• Surfing Technique

• Surfing Spots

• Wave Watching

• Surfing Mad

• Safe Surfing

Teenage Decisions

• Party Safe

• Image

• Peer Pressure

• Responsible Citizenship

• Free Time

• The Law and You

Working with Wood

• Tools of the Trade

• Trees & Timbers

• Design & Construction

• Traditional vs Modern

• Wood as a Career

• Health & Safety

Fishing

• Types of Fishing

• Fishing Equipment

• Why Go Fishing?

• M.A.F.

• Weather Forecasts

• Safety Issues

Flatting

• Flat Search

• Flatting - Legal Bits

• Can I Afford to Rent?

• Furnished or Unfurnished?

• Responsibilities

• Your Options.

Go Hunting

• Planning a Hunting Trip

• Bush Directions

• Health & Safety

• Overnight Camp

• Catching Game

• Fact Find

Fashion Trends

• What’s In - What’s Out

• Head High

• Fashion for Work

• Accessories

• Fashionable Feet

• Fashion vs Health

Extreme Adventures

• Classified Extreme

• Where, What and How?

• Push the Boundaries

• Extreme Today vs Extreme

Yesterday

• Fit for the Job

• Health & Safety

Team Sports

• Getting Started

• Team Commitment

• Rules of the Game

• Team Colours

• Personal Fitness

• Sports Officials & Safety

Preparing for Parenthood

• First Signs - First Reactions

• Preparing for the New Arrival

• Baby and Me

• Keeping Good Health

• Growing Up

• Your Responsibilities

Individual Sports

• Individual Sports

• Sports Kits

• Competing

• Reaching the Top

• Introducing Others

• Sports Survival (Health & Safety)

Career Choices

• Career or Job?

• Further Training

• Work Experience/Shadowing

• Career Study

• Preparing for Tertiary

• Planning for the Future

Cooking Crazy

• Basic Skills

• Ingredients

• Herbs and Spices

• Potato Experiment

• Versatile Eggs

• Lollies and Cakes

ICT

• Social Networking

• Job/Career Opportunities

• Demonstrating your skills

• Business solutions

• Design

• What the Future Holds?

ICE

• Everyday procedures

• My Emergency Plans

• Natural Disasters

• Be Prepared

• Water Safety

• Severe weather

Māori Aotearoa

• Māori History

• Te Reo

• Performance

• Crafts

• Rongoa Māori

• Māori tradition and Protocols

Performing Arts

• Performing Arts

• Stage Performance

• Music,Lights and Sounds

• Dance

• The Experts

• Showcase your creativity

World of Words

• Play with Words

• Word Creativity

• Instructions

• Poetry, Rhymes and lyrics

• Sayings

• Adverts and Logos