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Equine Skills - Level 2
Staff will learn the essential fundamentals of caring for horses, from day-to-day care routines to understanding horse behaviour. They’ll also learn how to become effective team members when working in an equine facility.
Duration and start dates
This course takes 6 months to complete and employees can start anytime.
Prerequisites
Suitable for employees with little or no prior experience with horses.
Qualification
New Zealand Certificate in Equine Skills (Level 2)
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Track Rider - Level 3
Your employees will learn all the skills to confidently exercise racehorses on public tracks and take them through barrier practice, jump outs and fastwork. By the end of the programme your employees will also be able to represent or assist a horse trainer at race days and trials.
Duration and start dates
This course takes 9 months to complete and employees can start anytime.
Qualification
New Zealand Certificate in Equine Skills (Level 3) Thoroughbred Racing Track Rider Strand
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Raceday Strapper - Level 3
Learn the knowledge and apply the skills required for a raceday strapper including routine health care and emergency responses, feeding horses, understanding horses body systems and associated health problems including parasites and how they affect horses. Recognise hazards, learn communication protocols and legislative obligations, raceday procedures and apply these skills in an equine workplace context. Through this you will understand the end to end care of horses before, during and after racing.
Duration and start dates
This course takes 7 months to complete and you can start anytime
Qualification
New Zealand Certificate in Equine Skills (Level 3) Thoroughbred Raceday Strapper Strand
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Jockey - Level 4
This is where your employees will gain the skills and understanding to step up and take the reins. During this programme your employees will gain the skills and knowledge required to be a professional jockey in the racing industry and the steps they will need to take to ride in races on race days.
Duration and start dates
This course takes 17 months to complete and employees can start anytime.
Qualification
New Zealand Certificate in Equine Racing (Level 4) Thoroughbred Racing Jockey Strand
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Train the trainer (short course)
This one-day interactive workshop will give your managers the skills needed to grow an effective, safe team they can rely on. They’ll learn how to motivate, train and assess team members to ensure they perform to a consistently high standard.
You must be in a role where you supervise or manage staff.
Cost (inc GST)
Duration and start dates
This course is delivered as a 1- day workshop. Contact us for upcoming courses in your area.
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Introduction to Team Leadership – Level 3
Effective businesses are built on strong teams. With this course your employees will learn the essential fundamentals of team leadership, from inspiring team performance to understanding leadership styles.
You must be working as a part of or leading a team.
Cost (inc GST)
Duration and start dates
This course take 9 months to complete.
Qualification
New Zealand Certificate in Business (Introduction to Team Leadership) Level 3.
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Comprehensive First Aid
This course covers all of the essentials and more. It is the minimum requirement for high risk workplaces, and it meets the Department of Labour First Aid for Workplaces standard.
Cost (inc GST)
Duration and start dates
The time commitment for this course is 12 hours over two days. You can choose to do the whole course in a face to face environment or mix it up with online learning. Opting for the mixed delivery gives you the choice and flexibility to complete your training when and where you choose.
Qualification
New Zealand Red Cross First Aid Certificate.
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First Aid Revalidation
This 1-day course will revalidate your employees’ first aid skills, keeping their knowledge up to date and relevant.
This revalidation course is for those who have previously completed Comprehensive First Aid training, and whose two year certificate is due for renewal or has expired for no more than 3 months.
Cost (inc GST)
Duration and start dates
You can choose to do the whole course in a face to face environment or mix it up with online learning. Opting for the mixed delivery gives you the choice and flexibility to complete your training when and where you choose.
Qualification
A renewed New Zealand Red Cross First Aid Certificate.
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Please note: If you are enquiring from outside New Zealand, we are unable to respond to your enquiry.