News & Features
Meet Ohu - a great Trades Academy success story
21 May 2021
I was met with a huge hug from one of our fantastic success stories, the lovely Ohu Unga, a former Trades Academy student at Waiheke...
Mentors ignite the spark for trainee success
10 May 2021
Canterbury dairy farmer and mentor Wendy Main loves helping others to develop a passion for working in agriculture and achieve their goals.
How education changes will affect learning with Primary ITO
6 May 2021
The Reform of Vocational Education (RoVE) is aimed at creating a system fit for the future of work, delivering the skills learners and employers need.
PiPI - Phase One
5 May 2021
We are pleased to be recipients of funds from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) for a project called “PiPI” – Pathways into Primary Industries.
Wrap around support opens the way for Māori tauira
30 April 2021
Starting the learning journey later on their mahi path is making a positive difference to the lives of two East Coast horticulture workers and their...
Covid-19 update April 2021
27 April 2021
Tēnā koutou katoa
All of New Zealand is currently in Alert Level 1 which means we are following Ministry of Health guidelines for working at this...
Study opportunity turns life around for young whanau
1 March 2021
Samantha Dhand has had a hard upbringing and never thought she could be successful at anything until she was introduced to a pathway of opportunity...
Agricultural training pilot makes it easier for West Coast students to get jobs
19 February 2021
An innovative West Coast education initiative aims to get more agriculture learners in jobs more quickly by giving them better training options.
Learning dairy on-farm key to success
12 February 2021
Accountants, bankers and chefs are now among the people looking for dairy training supported by Dani Low.
Growing Great Dairy Farmers
11 February 2021
Coming from farming stock, Taranaki’s Jaclyn (Jax) Flintoff was always going to pursue a career in agriculture, but it was the television show McLeod’s Daughters...