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 – 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 – 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 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.