Wine Growing Training with Primary ITO
Wherever you are in your wine growing career, we have a training solution for you. Enter your details below and we'll be in touch, or keep scrolling to learn more about our programmes.
Our Wine Growing Apprenticeship
Duration: 28 months
Level: 3 and 4
Ideal for learners who are currently working in the industry with some general work experience and have a desire to develop a career in Viticulture. Skills will allow learners to work in a self-managed capacity with some responsibility for other staff and have an overview of key aspects of viticulture operations.
You’ll learn to:
Level 3
- work and communicate with a team and apply safe work practices
- describe the NZ wine industry and common wines
- assist with technical viticultural activities
- carry out seasonal growing activities, such as:
- pruning
- canopy maintenance
- harvest operations
- planting
- maintain infrastructure and trellis systems
- operate and maintain vineyard equipment
- understand agrichemical requirements.
Level 4
- supervise and provide instruction to team members using a range of effective communication and interpersonal skills relevant to the wine industry
- implement and monitor sustainable wine growing operations to achieve targeted grape quality specifications
- implement and monitor a sustainable wine grape protection programme to achieve targeted grape quality specifications
- monitor and assess sustainable wine growing techniques to achieve desirable wine quality.
Other Wine Growing Programmes
Duration: 7 months
Level: 2
This programme sets learners up with the foundational knowledge and skills required to be safe and confidently undertake their role.
This is an ideal qualification for new team members with a natural alignment to induction programmes.
For learners, this is a great first step before entering into an apprenticeship.
You’ll learn to:
- Carry out practical tasks associated with an entry level role in wine growing/viticulture.
- Use safe work practices in a wine growing role.
Duration: 5 months
Level: 3
This programme is designed for those new to the wine production industry. This programme is ideal for those in vineyard operations and vineyard machinery operator roles, and is a perfect first step for those considering an apprenticeship and has many elective units, meaning you and your employer can choose the topics most relevant to your role.
You’ll learn to:
Compulsory topics include:
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safe work practices
Elective topics include:
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seasonal tasks including:
- pruning
- hand picking
- young vine training
- canopy maintenance
- thinning
- infrastructure including:
- grapevine trellis
- irrigation
- agrichemicals
- sprayer calibration
- operating spray equipment
- knowledge of, and safe use of agri-chemicals
- machinery including:
- vine trimmer operation
- servicing and maintaining machinery
- vineyard machinery
- fertiliser application
- mechanical harvest support.
Duration: 13 months
Level: 3
Designed for learners who may have some general experience in the wine growing industry, including seasonal workers, who want to develop their skills and knowledge in viticulture.
You’ll learn to:
- work and communicate with a team and apply safe work practices
- describe the NZ wine industry and common wines
- assist with technical viticultural activities
- carry out seasonal growing activities, such as:
- pruning
- canopy maintenance
- harvest operations
- planting
- maintain infrastructure and trellis systems
- operate and maintain vineyard equipment
- understand agrichemical requirements.
Duration: 15 months
Level: 4
Learners will gain the skills and understanding to step up into supervising, be able to lead and manage a team ensuring quality and productivity at every step. Learners will learn how to manage, inspire and guide those around them, ensuring the highest standards along the entire fruit production process to achieve crop production targets.
You’ll learn to:
- supervise and provide instruction to team members using a range of effective communication and interpersonal skills relevant to a horticulture sector
- implement and monitor sustainable wine growing operations to achieve grape quality specifications
- implement and monitor a sustainable wine grape protection programme to achieve grape quality specifications
- monitor and assess sustainable wine growing techniques to achieve desirable wine quality.
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