WHAT WILL YOU LEARN

• Use of farm vehicles - intensive training on the safe use of quad bikes, farm motorcycles, tractors and chainsaws.

• Pasture control – an introduction to grazing and pasture management.
• Fencing training – methods of livestock control with fencing methods.
• Animal health – skills in dairy herd health care and animal handling.
• Livestock feeding – knowledge of seasonal livestock demands and feeding systems.
• Dairy shed hygiene and milking – preparation for milking, milking procedures and equipment cleaning.
• Injury and Safety factors training– the identification and elimination of farm hazards.

EMPLOYMENT

If your visa conditions allow, we work closely with an agricultural employment consultant who will assist you to gain either seasonal, part-time or full-time employment on a dairy farm.

Please note this agriculture course is not a pathway to a residence in New Zealand.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS WILL YOU GET

New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Skills (Level 2)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• Prospective students must have applied for and been accepted on a study visa, not visitor’s visa.
• Be able to show a source of funds and provide a history of payments in their bank accounts that go back 6 months.
• Students must be aged between 18-45 years of age at the start date of the programme of study, not when they make application.
• Have completed an agriculture related qualification of at least 3 months duration.
• Have paid all monies required before the course start date.
• All students are required to stay in a Homestay unless an exemption has been approved by the Head of School. An 'Exemption from Homestay' form must be completed.

PLEASE NOTE

• Prospective students will need a drivers licence.
• Height - We cannot accept a student who is under 5’3” (160 cm) as this is a health and safety issue and are at risk of injury during milking.
• Fees must be paid 6 weeks before the start date of the programme. If no payment is received application will be placed into next available intake.

• Students enrolling in to the NZ Certificate in Primary Industry Skills (Level 2) will be required to obtain a work visa once they have been offered a position on a farm. ATC use the services of a Hamilton based company, who find placements and assist students to process work visa’s. The cost for this service is $1207.50 and the work visa application of $495.00. Students who choose to use another recruiting agency will need to cover the costs of that agency. ATC will not be responsible for the student’s application for a work visa, or if the employment relationship does not work. Note: Students who start with one agency and shift to another may be liable for costs in both agencies.