News

27 September 2024

Heat up your team’s boiler knowledge with a qualification in Energy and Chemical Process Operations!

13 September 2024

Effluent and waste. They’re not the most glamourous of topics but they are super-important on the farm.

10 September 2024

George Dodson might be only 23 but he is already ticking off life goals, including winning the 2024 FMG Young Farmer of the Year Award, and is now studying for a Diploma in Primary Industry Business Management through Primary ITO.

6 September 2024

E kore e mutunga tēnei mea ko te ako – Learning is never-ending. By Mel Weston, Primary ITO Learning Support Manager 

8 August 2024

More than 90 percent of Primary ITO learners are satisfied with their experience of training with us, according to results from a recent learner experience survey.  

17 July 2024

Fifteen Primary ITO agriculture learners got the opportunity to put their theory into practice with expert body condition scoring advisors during a recent workshop held in the central North Island.

10 July 2024

Nine new entrants will embark on an exciting career in the agriculture industry with the opportunity to gain Primary ITO qualifications as part of a Pāmu Apprenticeship Scheme kicking off in January 2025.

8 July 2024

This article was published by Farmers Weekly, 25 June 2024.

24 May 2024

Emotions were high as Ben Purua was announced as the winner of the 2024 Young Māori Farmer Award for Dairy at the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy, taking the opportunity to call out the benefits of training and his apprenticeship.

23 May 2024

Primary ITO learners were among the winners on stage at the 2024 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) in Queenstown on Saturday 11 May.