The two-year dairy management level 5 diploma supported the Government’s goal to double the value of international education to $5 billion in 15 years and would address the immediate
skills shortage of assistant herd managers, farm managers, assistant farm managers and herd managers, education delivery manager Nigel Udy says.
It will teach general farm skills, breeding, milking, feeding and pastures and the higher level management skills of production management, action planning, feed budgeting, financial planning and managing human resources.
The full-time programme, with intakes in February and July, will combine technical and practical tuition on farms and lectures in the classroom.
“The successful completion of the diploma in dairy management will open many doors for future employment within the dairy industry, both in New Zealand and overseas,” Udy said.
“Chances of getting a job as a dairy farmer in NZ are particularly good due to high demand here for experienced herd and farm managers.
Immigration NZ updates the skills shortage list in NZ every six months. These lists show occupations where there is a known shortage of NZ workers, the lists facilitate employers to recruit from overseas.
The Immigration NZ immediate skills shortage list shows all regions have a shortage of experienced and qualified beef cattle and dairy farmers and assistant herd managers.
Udy says the programme is intensive. “The beauty about this diploma is that students will experience two full farming calendar years with us.
“This will give them a variety of experiences which will be invaluable to them in the workforce.
“The first year is very much grounding them in the basics and building them up to get ready for the second year which develops their agribusiness skills and will assist them in securing management roles in the future.”
Taratahi milks 3250 cows and has 50,000 sheep, beef and deer stock units.
