News
8 July 2024
This article was published by Farmers Weekly, 25 June 2024.
10 August 2022
When traditionally thinking of a farmer, New Zealanders often picture a ‘good Kiwi bloke’, surrounded by dogs, driving an ATV and patrolling vast high-country stations.
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13 July 2022
Primary ITO is excited to announce that the 2022 Speed Meets initiative is confirmed, providing employers a great opportunity to connect with the next generation of our workforce.
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10 June 2022
Primary ITO’s latest collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MOE) has been on a research project to support schools and wharekura.
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7 December 2021
Trades Academy is a partnership programme that gives senior school students a kickstart towards an exciting career in the primary industries.
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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 High School who is now working at Casita Miro Vineyard.
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16 June 2020
The Government’s announcement of more school-based trades training is a great opportunity to attract promising learners into farming, horticulture, and the wider food and fibre industries, Primary ITO chief executive Nigel Philpott says.
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4 February 2019
Primary ITO is doubling the size of its Trades Academy catering for school students looking for a pathway into a primary industries career, providing an option for schools and students previously working with Taratahi.