Tairāwhiti Farm Cadets

Ahuwhenua

 

If you are highly motivated and committed to work and advance in the farming industry our Tairāwhiti Farm Cadet scheme will definitely help you get there.

Hostel accommodation is available for Level 3+ students at our Ruapani Station, Tiniroto and Waingake bases at no cost to you.

LEVEL 2

• Safe Work Practices
• Farm Equipment
• Farm Vehicles
• Shearing
• Fencing
• Animal Husbandry
• Stock Work
• Pest Control

NCEA with Primary Vocational Pathways and the New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Skills Level 2 will equip you with the foundation skills to progress to our higher level programmes covering a range of agriculture sectors.

QUALIFICATIONS:

NCEA with Primary Industries (Farming) Vocational Pathways - Level 2
New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Skills - Level 2

 

LEVEL 3

• Safe Work Practices
• Farm Machinery and Equipment
• Farm Vehicles
• Fencing and Tracks
• Water Supply
• Farming Inputs
• Livestock Production
• Technology
• Risk and Harm
• Sustainable Practices

QUALIFICATIONS:

New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Operational Skills - Level 3
New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Farming Systems) - Level 3

By completing our range of Level 3 qualifications you will be better prepared to gain employment in the industry. Subject to your readiness, you will be helped to find work where you can continue to learn while you earn.

• Feed Demands
• Feed Supply
• Mating
• Parturition
• Livestock Health
• Rearing Young Stock

QUALIFICATIONS:

New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Meat & Fibre) - Level 3
(Subject to NZQA and TEC Approval)

This is a new qualification planned to commence in 2022 and follows on from the New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Operational Skills Level 3 and New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture - Farming Systems Level 3. It provides a sound basis of knowledge and skills for study at Level 4 and higher. 

• Communication
• Livestock Health
• Mating and Parturition
• Livestock Husbandry
• Feeding Plans
• Livestock Production
• Soil and Pastures
• Farm Working Animals
• Agribusiness Machinery
• Fencing 

All Level 2 and Level 3 Farming programmes are available in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay