The NCEA Change Programme is a work programme led by the Ministry of Education to deliver a package of seven changes aimed at strengthening NCEA:Make NCEA more accessible – zero fees, fewer barriers for learners with disabilities and learning support needs.Equal status for mātauranga Māori in NCEA – develop new ways to recognise mātauranga Māori, build teacher capability, and improve resourcing and support for Māori learners and te ao Māori pathways.Strengthen literacy and numeracy requirements and assessments – ensure students with an NCEA have functional literacy and numeracy skills that will ready them to transition into tertiary education or the workplace.Fewer, larger standards – new achievement standards and resources will be developed to replace existing standards and ensure the qualification achieved credentials the most significant learning in a learning area or subject.Simplify NCEA's structure – credits can no longer be carried over to the next level and resubmissions will only be allowed where they take students from a ‘Not Achieved’ grade to an ‘Achieved’ grade. Sixty credits are required to pass each NCEA level.Clearer pathways to further education or work – develop a Vocational Entrance Award to clearly signal when a student is ready to transition into higher level vocational education and strengthen vocational pathways through NCEA.Keep NCEA Level 1 optional – ensure Level 1 provides students with the broad, foundational knowledge needed to support specialization at Levels 2 and 3.NCEA Change Programme Timeline 2019 - 2026More InformationWhānau Pocket Guide | designed to help you better understand the changes taking place within NCEAChanges to Strengthen NCEA | explains the seven changes that are being implemented as part of the NCEA Change ProgrammeStrengthening NCEA For Young People | What is the NCEA Change Programme?NCEA Changes For Employers | What do NCEA changes mean for employers?ncea.education.govt.nz | NCEA Education