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Careers and Personal Qualities

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🌟 Part 1: Personal Qualities - Your Taonga

1. List three personal qualities that you have. Think about what makes you special and unique:

2. Circle the personal qualities that you think are most important for working with others:

Honesty

Creativity

Manaakitanga (caring for others)

Reliability

Problem-solving

💼 Part 2: Career Exploration

3. Choose a career that interests you and write it here:

4. Which personal qualities would help someone succeed in this career? Tick all that apply:

Good communication skills

Being organised

Working well in a team

Being creative

Being patient

Being physically fit

Good with technology

Good at solving problems

5. Explain why these qualities are important for your chosen career:

🏠 Part 3: Cultural and Family Influences

6. How does your family, culture, or community influence your career ideas? Fill in the blanks:

My family values _________________ and this makes me interested in careers that involve _________________. In my culture, it's important to _________________ and this could help me in jobs where I need to _________________.

7. Match the Māori values with careers where they would be especially important:

1. Manaakitanga (hospitality/caring)

2. Whakatōhea (responsibility)

3. Kotahitanga (unity/teamwork)

4. Rangatiratanga (leadership)

A. Sports coach

B. Nurse or doctor

C. Environmental scientist

D. School principal

🎯 Part 4: Goal Setting and Reflection

8. What skills or qualities do you want to develop to help you in your future career?

9. How can you start developing these qualities now? Give two specific examples:

10. Draw yourself in your dream job. Show what qualities you're using:

11. Complete this goal statement:

One new quality or skill I want to develop to help me in the future is _________________ because _________________. I will work on this by _________________.