Beef+Lamb New Zealand Awards

Winners of the 2024 Rabobank People Development Award

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Our two-year programme (44 weeks each year starting mid-January to late Nov/early December), includes:

On farm placement throughout 14 regions of NZ
Practical on farm training and development
NZQA level 3 qualifications
Regional Student support
Course fees, access to subsidised gear, equipment and clothing pack, and two pups provided
Weekly Living allowance

Farm trainers take a student on the two-year programme to give them practical skills, training and experience in agriculture.

Students live and train on farm as part of the farm trainers team for the duration of the course
Student Success Advisor’s work with Farm Trainers and Students to support the training.
Students are on courses approx. one day per week and will be on farm training and building experience four days per week.
Farm trainers host some training of the regional group and attend regular meetings with Student and Student Success Advisors.