Course details

Summary

Find out what it would really be like to have a career in horticulture, agriculture, or a start in forestry!

This taster course gives you entry-level skills for your first job in a range of primary industry sectors, or leads into further study.

There's a balance of theory and practical sessions to help you get a real taste of what the primary industry has to offer.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Entry-level roles in the primary sector, such as:

• relief milker
• junior farm assistant
• turf labourer
• orchard worker
• vineyard hand
• assistant gardener
• nursery worker
• junior shepherd
• in a forestry planting team
• in a post harvest pack house role

TOPICS YOU'LL COVER

This course covers a range of primary industry skills from practical production tasks to an in-depth look at a range of primary industry workplaces and may include:

• safe work practices for the primary industry
• basic fencing repairs and maintenance
• mixing and applying agrichemicals, and using spray equipment
• handling livestock
• riparian and revegetation planting
• plant propagation and garden maintenance
• tools and small engine maintenance
• apiculture tasks
• understanding weather information

Entry criteria

Complete a diagnostic assessment either prior to or in the first 2 weeks of their study to ensure students can meet adequate literacy and numeracy skills to enable them to meet all academic, health and safety requirements of their programme and to enable appropriate support to be provided.

Provide evidence of ability to complete academic requirements.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Level 3 certificate IELTS General or Academic score of 5 with no band score lower than 5 or completed New Zealand Certificate in English Language Level 3 with an endorsement of either General, Workplace or Academic, or meets a relevant English Proficiency Outcome