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Go Hort taster courses
Find out how you can apply your skills to a career in New Zealand’s horticulture industry. Join the other 60,000 people in horticulture who are, leading the way in healthy sustainable food production.
By completing these taster courses, you will learn about the horticulture industry, from seed to plate. You will be awarded a digital badge, which will enable future employers to have confidence that you understand the context of the horticulture industry and are ready for a job in their company.
Introducing Learning Pathways
If you are interested in particular areas of horticulture and want to demonstrate this commitment to current or future employers you can complete a learning pathway. Each learning pathway consists of three courses which help you focus on a particular area of interest. When you successfully complete all courses in a pathway you will receive a Pathway badge. This badge demonstrates your commitment to the horticulture industry and will also provide you with an in-depth understanding of specific areas.
Before you choose your pathway, we encourage you to begin with Seed to Plate, this course will prepare you with the right tools to complete a pathway.
Choose your Pathway
Fresh Produce to the World
New Zealand feeds the world. In this pathway you will learn how we are getting the best quality produce to the world while looking after the environment and meeting consumer demands.
- Fresh Produce to the World
- Horticulture Innovations
- Kaitiakitanga
- Plant Protection (optional)
Cultivated Land
In this learning path you can find out about what happens on an orchard or in a cropping field. You will learn how to lead people and solve some of the big challenges facing orchards/cropping fields. You’ll discover how working on an orchard or in a cropping field is a rewarding and challenging career option.
- Growing World Class Produce
- People Management
- Health and Safety
- Plant Protection or Horticulture Innovations (optional)
Packhouse
In this learning path you can learn about the future of packhouses as well as how to keep people and produce safe. You’ll discover how we are making sure trustworthy produce is getting to the customer quickly.
- Post Harvest
- Food Safety
- Health and Safety
- Fresh Produce to the World (optional)
Our Land our People
Our land and our people are precious to us. In this pathway you’ll consider how to be a guardian of our land and our people. This pathway will give you the knowledge to make a positive impact on the land and the people who work on it.
- Kaitiakitanga
- People Management
- Health and Safety
- Plant Protection (optional)
Link to the Learning Pathway Registration: Fresh Produce to the World* course
Learning Pathway Registration: Fresh Produce to the World*
Link to the Learning Pathway Registration: Cultivated Land* course
Learning Pathway Registration: Cultivated Land*
Link to the Learning Pathway Registration: Packhouse* course
Learning Pathway Registration: Packhouse*
Link to the Learning Pathway Registration: Our land our people* course
Learning Pathway Registration: Our land our people*
Select individual courses
If you're just getting started, we suggest enrolling in Orchard to Fruit Bowl. If you're not on a pathway you can also simply select individual courses by clicking the tiles below to sign up.
Link to the Seed to Plate course
Seed to Plate
Link to the Health and Safety v2 course
Health and Safety v2
Link to the Growing world class produce course
Growing world class produce
Link to the Horticulture Innovations course
Horticulture Innovations
Link to the Postharvest v2 course
Postharvest v2
Link to the Plant Protection v2 course
Plant Protection v2
Link to the Kaitiakitanga v2 course
Kaitiakitanga v2
Link to the Fresh produce to the world course
Fresh produce to the world
Link to the People Management v2 course
People Management v2
Think you're in the wrong place?
These courses are mainly for learners not in school, if you are in school, click here to view courses just for you. If you're a Career advocate, you might be looking for extra resources, no problem, check out GoHort Support Resources.
