Landscape construction
All over New Zealand are impressive private and public spaces that need imagining, planning and creating. This calls for Landscaping: a way to create beautiful surroundings.
Job overview
A job in landscaping is an excellent chance to work in a creative and rewarding industry, with lots of development opportunities. If you like being outdoors, are creative and physically fit, and enjoy the satisfaction of a hard day’s work, you couldn’t find a more fulfilling career. If you have no experience, you’ll start as a landscape labourer, working in a team that supports construction projects.
Skills and experience
- Enjoy physical labour and the satisfaction of a hard day’s work
- Able to read a plan, follow instructions, and focus on a task
- Skills with tools and machinery an advantage
- Passion for working outdoors and creating outdoor living spaces
- Customer focused
- Eager to learn and train while you work
- Able to work independently or as part of a team
- Able and eligible to work in New Zealand
News from our learners and employers
The addition of an apprenticeship qualification to their years of experience in landscaping is helping to set a career future for two South Island landscapers.
Primary ITO | Te Pūkenga learner and Nelson orchardist Meryn Whitehead is the winner of the coveted title of New Zealand Young Horticulturist of the Year, after a tightly fought contest in Auckland.
Creating a learning environment at work is an important part of developing team members at large Auckland landscape construction company Modern Environments, says Managing Director Simon Farrell.
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