Silly season certificates! Our teams have been busy visiting learners and delivering certificates to those who have ticked off their training this week. Pictured is Jennie from Christchurch with her Level 4 Certificate as well as the NZ Apprenticeship certificate for Nursery Production. Congrats Jennie! #horticulture #plantnursery #workbasedlearning #apprenticeship
Primary ITO
Education Administration Programs
We're the only organisation in NZ dedicated to providing training and qualifications to over 30 primary industries.
About us
Primary ITO offers nationally recognised, NZQA qualifications to over thirty primary industries. We work with employers and others in our sectors to identify, manage and promote training opportunities, and with schools to help students learn the basics before they enter the primary industries. Primary ITO monitors the quality of training and assessment, both on and off the job. We contract accredited training providers who deliver courses on our behalf. We maintain positive relationships with industry partners like DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb New Zealand, the New Zealand Pork Industry Board and the Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand to develop and maintain relevant, up to date qualifications that deliver the CAN DO skills the industry needs.
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http://www.primaryito.ac.nz
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- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Wellington
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1992
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Level 2, 180-188 Taranaki Street
Wellington, 6011, NZ
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585 Wairakei Road
Harewood
Christchurch, NZ
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Hamilton, NZ
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Unit 3. 106 Bush Road
Albany
Auckland, NZ
Employees at Primary ITO
Updates
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With the festivities just around the corner, we’re sure plenty of you are looking forward to tucking into produce from our food and fibre sector! Here at Primary ITO, we’re lucky to work with many fantastic businesses from all over New Zealand, who work tirelessly to put produce on our tables, for us to enjoy. We would like to take this opportunity to give them a big shout out this #Christmas!
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The Food And Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence have extended earlybird registrations for the 2025 Research and Insights Forum. See below for more information about this incredibly important forum and to secure your tickets.
Earlybird Ticket Extension for the Research & Insights Forum 2025 In light of ongoing challenges and uncertainty within the vocational education and training sector, as well as the widespread adjustments being made by organisations facing staff changes and tighter budgets, we are pleased to announce the extension of earlybird ticket sales for the Research & Insights Forum until 31 January 2025. This extension ensures that more educators and industry professionals will have the opportunity to secure their place at the forum at a reduced rate, allowing them to join us in March 2025 for an event that promises to deliver valuable insights and powerful networking opportunities. This extension underscores our commitment to advancing vocational excellence, driving innovation, and enhancing talent retention in the food and fibre sector. We look forward to welcoming as many attendees as possible to what promises to be an engaging, thought-provoking, and impactful event. Don’t miss the chance to be part of the conversation shaping the future of our industry. Register now https://lnkd.in/gev456uU Take a look at the full programme https://lnkd.in/g5jzzGZb #foodandfibreforum2025 #foodandfibre #positivedisruption #innovation #vocationalexcellence #growth
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Entries are open for the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award 2025! We’re proud to sponsor these awards and encourage you to view the video below featuring Primary ITO's very own matiu julian with his top 3 reasons why you should consider entering! The Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award (AYMF) is an exceptional awards programme to celebrate young Māori and their whenua based mahi. In 2025 the award is recognising those aged 18-30 years old who are employed on a sheep and/or beef farm or have been previously employed on a sheep and/or beef farm and are now undertaking associated qualifications. Entries close 5pm, Friday 7 February 2025, for all the entry details, please visit: https://lnkd.in/enPHTmjv ahuwhenua trophy competition
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While many 17-year-olds are still deciding on career options, Sophie White’s passion for farming and practical experience through Primary ITO Trades Academy has landed her a place at the prestigious Smedley Station and Cadet Training School in 2025. Read her story here: https://lnkd.in/eM9rSMCX
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New ways of learning, learners succeeding, and what’s next for training in our sectors... Primary ITO’s latest “Primary Connection” newsletter is out. If you haven’t received it in your email, you can read it at the link below and let the team know if you’d like to subscribe. https://lnkd.in/gRYDgy6a
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Have a listen to Primary ITO’s Shane Boderick speaking to Rebecca Greaves on the Country-Wide NZ podcast about pathways from school into the primary industries. He talks about how the Trades Academy gives school students hands-on experience and skills to get into work. Shane says it helps a lot of school students find something they’re talented at. The whole podcast is a great listen but Shane’s interview starts at 41 minutes 18 seconds. Country-wide: https://lnkd.in/gUCuecBt Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gHTYksXx Omny.fm: https://lnkd.in/g8ngPWyw
Episode 47 - How do we encourage young people into farming? - Country-Wide Magazine
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Members of the Primary ITO Horticulture team, Martina Balasova, Charlie Peterson, Hamish Gordon and stephen Griffiths, had a brilliant couple of days at the recent 2024 Young Horticulturist of The Year Competition! It was a fantastic occasion with two days of challenges for the five finalists from across the #horticulture sector. Training Advisors, Stephen and Charlie (pictured) were joined by fellow Training Advisor Linda Dreadon, in being asked to be part of the judging panel. The team then attended the awards dinner and celebrated as current Primary ITO Diploma Learner Anna England, scooped the top prize! Many thanks to the organisers of this year’s Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition for putting on a memorable few days and huge congratulations to all the contestants, who should be incredibly proud of their success.
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Introducing the brand-new Dairy Basics: Milking course from Primary ITO! We're thrilled to launch this new dairy short course providing an affordable and flexible option for all dairy farm staff, no matter what visa or residency status they have. Learn more about this exciting new course here: https://lnkd.in/ghvVEKBf #dairynz #dairytraining #agtraining #PrimaryITO
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In our latest news article, we caught up with Primary ITO Apprentice and Nelson Young Grower of The Year, Farrah Richards, on the back of competing in this year's national Horticulture New Zealand, Young Grower of The Year final! Find out how the Covid-19 lockdown led to her discovering a completely different career path – horticulture at Fairfield Orchards Ltd, and how training through Primary ITO is helping her sow the seeds of success. To read, please click the link below: https://lnkd.in/gW7BDYZk #horticulture #apprenticeship #PrimaryITO #WorkBasedLearning #NZYoungGrowerCompetiton
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