Is this course for me?
New Zealand's reputation depends on producing and selling produce that customers can trust. In this course, you will become familiar with food safety practices and principles within the horticulture industry. You'll learn how to ensure our produce is safe to eat.
- Duration: 2 hours
- Recognition: Food Safety Badge
- Learning pathway: Packhouse
In this course, you will:
- Gain an understanding of the fundamentals of food safety and why it is necessary.
- Identify and describe risks to food safety.
- Identify and describe food safety management practices.
How to enrol
Is this course for me?
The world loves New Zealand produce but it is a challenge getting it to them and ensuring it meets their expectations. In this course you will explore how we distribute fruit and vegetables to the world and ensure the customer is getting what they want. Taste, quality, and timeliness are all essential considerations and logistics, marketing and research all have a part to play in this.
- Duration: 2 hours
- Recognition: Fresh Produce to the World badge
- Learning pathway: Fresh Produce to the World / Packhouse
In this course, you will:
- Gain an understanding of fruit and vegetable supply chain logistics.
- Gain an understanding of consumer behaviour.
- Gain an understanding of tariff and non-tariff trade barriers.
How to enrol
Is this course for me?
Being healthy and safe is really important in the horticulture industry. In this course, you can become familiar with your health and safety rights and responsibilities. You can also become familiar with some of the hazards and risks commonly found in horticulture and how to manage them.
- Duration: 2 hours
- Recognition: Health and Safety Badge
- Learning pathway: Packhouse / Orchard
In this course, you will:
- Gain an understanding of the importance of health and safety in the horticulture sector
- Gain an understanding of orchard, field or post-harvest operation hazards
- Identify hazards and controls used in an orchard, field or post-harvest operation
How to enrol
Is this course for me?
We are guardians of the land and it is our responsibility to ensure we are looking after the land for generations to come. In this course you will discover how Kaitiakitanga is a central part of New Zealand’s horticulture story. You will explore how we are looking after the land and you’ll consider what contributions you can make to this important work.
- Duration: 2 hours
- Recognition: Kaitiakitanga Badge
- Learning pathway: Fresh Produce to the World / Our Land Our People
In this course, you will:
- Gain an understanding of kaitiakitanga values, principles, and methods.
- Gain an understanding of kaitiakitanga and people.
How to enrol
Is this course for me?
The orchard and field are exciting and rewarding places to work. In this course, you will become familiar with how orchards are managed. You will explore how trees, money, resources and people are all an essential part of growing delicious fruit and vegetables.
- Duration: 2 hours
- Recognition: Growing world class produce Badge
- Learning pathway: Cultivated Land
In this course, you will:
- Gain an understanding of how both permanent tree and vegetable crops are grown
- Gain an understanding of how to manage resources on orchard and field
- Gain an understanding of the importance of leadership when growing crops
How to enrol
Is this course for me?
New Zealand's horticulture industry values innovation and in this course, you will explore what this looks like. You will become familiar with some of the challenges facing the horticulture industry and how these challenges are being met.
- Duration: 2 hours
- Recognition: Horticulture Innovations Badge
- Learning pathway: Cultivated land / Fresh Produce to the World
In this course, you will:
- Explore challenges and opportunities that exist in the horticulture industry and what is being done to address them
- Explore skills and frameworks that can be used for problem solving in an uncertain environment
- Explore how you can get involved in helping us grow healthy food and feed the planet
How to enrol
Is this course for me?
Become familiar with all aspects of the horticulture industry. Develop an idea of what is involved in growing and distributing produce and how you can contribute. Explore roles and responsibilities and how your transferable skills might fit.
- Recognition: Seed to Plate Badge
- Learning pathway: All
In this course, you will:
- Gain an understanding of New Zealand’s vision and values for horticulture.
- Gain an understanding of how New Zealand produces high quality produce.
- Consider the roles within the horticulture sector and how your skills might apply to those roles.
How to enrol
Is this course for me?
New Zealand’s success at growing world class produce is the result of great people, collaborating towards a common goal. Managing or leading large teams of people is an essential skill for any orchard, field or packhouse manager. In this course you will gain an understanding of how to effectively lead people while keeping them safe and feeling valued.
- Duration: 2 hours
- Recognition: People Management Badge
- Learning pathway: Our Land Our People / Cultivated Land
In this course, you will:
- Gain an understanding of effective people management strategies.
- Gain an understanding of the impacts of effective people management.
How to enrol
Is this course for me?
We all have a responsibility to protect our horticulture industry from invasive pest and diseases and in this course, you will find out how this is done. Whether you are interested in working on an orchard, in the field or in a packhouse, knowing how to protect trees and produce from pest and diseases is essential. In this course you will become familiar with plant protection and the systems and tools we use to do this.
- Duration: 2 hours
- Recognition: Plant Protection Badge
- Learning pathway: Fresh Produce to the World / Cultivated Land / Our Land Our People
In this course, you will:
- Gain an understanding of plant protection in New Zealand.
- Gain an understanding of biosecurity and pest management in New Zealand.
- Consider the importance of protecting our borders from foreign pests and diseases.
How to enrol
Is this course for me?
The future is here! In this course you will explore the innovations that are happening in the packhouse. Robotic arms, autonomous sorting machines and many more solutions are helping to get great fruit and vegetables to the consumer quickly. If you are interested in finding out about, and eventually working in this exciting area of horticulture, then this course is for you.
- Duration: 2 hours
- Recognition: Postharvest Badge
- Learning pathway: Packhouse
In this course, you will:
- Gain an understanding of postharvest operations.
- Gain an understanding of postharvest technologies.
- Gain an understanding of the roles and skills needed in the packhouse.
