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Great support from learners for Primary ITO training

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.  

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Training lifts productivity most of all

8 July 2024

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

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Apprenticeship qualification recognises skills at award winning company

27 November 2023

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.

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Horticulturalist of the Year Competition showcases talent

22 November 2023

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.

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Apprenticeships grow capability for Landscape Construction company

24 July 2023

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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Amenity Landscaping a rewarding career for women

3 December 2021

Zoe Taylor has found her happy place working in landscaping after 10 years in the workforce doing a range of work from processing and packaging, food production, to administration and customer service.  

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Handsome Landscapers Apprenticeship Success

29 June 2021

Handsome Landscapes company owner Hadley Boyce was one of the Primary ITO's first graduates in the Landscaping Apprenticeship, under Primary ITO Training Adviser Jonathan Gradwell.

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Diploma study paves the way for self-employment

17 July 2019

Launching your own business takes confidence – something which Leanna Jay has in spades now she’s completed Primary ITO’s diploma.

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Apprenticeship Gives Charles A Financial Head Start

11 July 2018

Most of Charles Corston’s friends are now graduating from university – many of them with hefty student loans. But Charles already bought his first home two years ago, aged just 19.

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Apprenticeship Gives Charles A Financial Head Start

2 July 2018

Most of Charles Corston’s friends are now graduating from university – many of them with hefty student loans. But Charles already bought his first home two years ago, aged just 19.