Transform Your Workforce with the New Zealand Apprenticeship in Fruit Production

Why Choose This Apprenticeship for Your Team Members?

Elevate your business by signing your staff up for a New Zealand Apprenticeship in Fruit Production, a comprehensive programme combining Level 3 and Level 4 programmes. This apprenticeship equips your team with the essential skills needed for success at the operational level and prepares them for supervisory roles, driving your business forward.

Invest in Your Business’s Future!

Maximize your business’s potential by investing in your staff’s comprehensive training. Our apprenticeship programme offers a perfect blend of foundational and advanced learning, ensuring your team is well-prepared to excel in their roles and contribute to your business's success.

Sign up your staff today and watch your business flourish!

Key details:

Level of Study: Level 3 and Level 4
Fees: From $2,580.60
Duration: 28 months
Prerequisites: Learners must be employed in the sector.

What Your Staff Will Learn

Level 3 Skills and Knowledge:

Teamwork & Communication: Enhance your staff’s ability to work effectively as a team, communicate clearly, and maintain safe work practices.
Seasonal Plant Production: Equip your team to perform crucial seasonal plant production tasks.
Crop Harvesting: Train your staff in routine crop harvesting techniques to improve efficiency.
Plant Growth & Soil Science: Provide your team with an understanding of plant growing cycles and basic soil science.
Maintenance Tasks: Ensure your staff can carry out essential routine maintenance tasks.
Pest & Disease Management: Train your staff to identify, report, and control signs of weeds, plant pests, diseases, and disorders.
Organic Composting: Teach your team to describe compost making and practice composting in organic horticulture.
Fruit Tree Pruning: Train your staff to prune mature fruit trees and learn techniques for training and pruning young fruit trees.
Weather Interpretation: Equip your team to describe weather, climate, and micro-climate characteristics, and interpret weather maps.

Level 4 Advanced Skills and Knowledge:

Team Supervision & Communication: Prepare your staff to supervise and instruct team members effectively using advanced communication and interpersonal skills.
Production Operations: Enable your team to implement and monitor fruit production operations to achieve production goals and standards.
Crop Protection: Equip your staff to implement and monitor a horticulture crop protection plan.
Crop Management: Train your team in advanced fruit crop management techniques to optimize fruit production.