News
2 March 2026
Primary ITO qualified landscaper Sarah Moorhouse loves working with the team at New Concept Landscaping to create attractive outdoor spaces that clients delight in.
19 February 2026
Industry employers have an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of work-based learning in the food and fibre industry over the next few months.
2 December 2025
After fifty years in horticulture and vocational education, Primary ITO Training Adviser Dom ‘the dominator’ Steenstra is retiring on 5 December to pursue retirement, or possibly a new career pathway.
14 November 2025
Primary ITO vehicle and chainsaw micro-credentials are now available for self-employed owner-operators and people working in industries not related to the primary sector.
13 November 2025
Primary ITO learners and graduates featured strongly at the 2025 Young Horticulturalist of the Year Competition in Auckland on 6 November, with Canterbury nursery manager Jake Linklater winning the supreme title.
15 October 2025
This Rural Women’s Day, we turn the spotlight on Primary ITO executive director, Andrea Leslie.
28 May 2025
Growing trusted relationships with industry is a vital part of the role for Primary ITO Sector Manager Mark Orr, who joined the team 17 years ago after running his own successful landscaping business.
4 April 2025
Adapting to life in another country is something Training Adviser Martina knows all about. After arriving in New Zealand on a working holiday visa over ten years ago, she has come full circle, now supporting work visa learners studying with Primary ITO.
27 March 2025
From tractors to chainsaws and everything in between. Get yourself or your team trained with our hugely popular vehicle and machinery courses.
11 February 2025
From jobseeker benefit to discovering a passion for growing fruit, Primary ITO learner Mitchell Rush has just ticked off his apprenticeship and a job promotion.