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Kia ora koutou
It's definitely good to bid farewell to a chilly winter season and warmly embrace spring.
In August, our Board meeting was in beautiful Nelson. We extend our hearty gratitude to Aquaculture New Zealand for their generous reception and valuable industry insights through visiting relevant local businesses - it was a great learning experience!
Last month, the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Hon Penny Simmonds, unveiled the consultation process on Redesign of the vocational education and training system. Working closely with our Board and trusted partners, we've provided comprehensive feedback and our preferred choice, which you can read here. I hope that everyone across our sector seizes this opportunity to submit their views, which will hopefully result in charting a definitive and sustainable course for our future.
I'm delighted to announce that preparations for next year's Research and Insights Forum are well underway. The event is scheduled to take place in Wellington on 18-19 March 2025. Look out for a "save the date" email that will arrive soon.
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Ngā mihi
Paul Hollings, General Manager
Project Updates
Ngawha Innovation and Enterprise Park update
Follow-up research was added to the original case study report, that looks at new initiatives underway, any changes implemented, success and growth, any challenges encountered, and lessons learned. For more information, contact Jackie Lynch
Quality Host Employers
Quality Host Employers: a good practice review casts light on various international as well as New Zealand group employment models, unpacking the features of superior host employers in Group Training. For more information, contact Lilla du Toit.
Learner Voice Research
A research report that looks at the knowledge and skills learners in the Primary Industries are getting through their qualifications. The report was based on the Skills Framework that maximises flexibility and transferability of skills, while remaining meaningful to industry. For more information, contact Jackie Lynch
Māori Leadership Development Framework
The concept of leadership notably varies between Western and Māori cultures, shaped by unique histories, beliefs, and behaviours. This is outlined in a research report that reviewed Māori leadership.
For more information, contact
Lilla du Toit.
Growing Future Horticulturalists
This internship programme is an initiative designed to engage secondary school students in years 11-13 from the Hawke’s Bay region. By providing hands-on experiences, the programme seeks to inspire young people to consider horticulture as a viable and rewarding career path. For more information, contact Fiona Windle
Out and About
It's been a busy few months with the team attending a number of industry conferences and events, as shown below.
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- We are progressing the Food and Fibre Degree-Level Apprenticeship with employer engagement in the coming months to inform the application of the programme before the end of the year. If you are an employer and would like to be involved in the engagement process, please email Portfolio Manager, Fiona Windle.
- Keep an eye out this month for the Degree-Level Apprenticeship report: Capturing Māori Lens to inform Food and Fibre Degree-Level Programme Apprenticeship: Stocktake of Education Models and Touchpoints of DLA Lifecycle.
- Following on from the Attraction and Retention Research Programme, Food and Fibre CoVE has recently kicked off a project with PwC: Retaining our People - Food and Fibre Retention Pilots.
- 21st Century Delivery and Assessment report collates the many and varied aspects of the VET system with a number of recommendations for improvement that Food and Fibre CoVE is investigating. A summary of the final report will be available soon.
- The policy analysis report from the Secondary School Pathways and Transitions to VET and Employment project is due to be released later this month.
- We also have a number of projects that have either recently started or will start soon. Look out for updates over the coming months or view all our current and completed projects here.
Recent podcasts
Be sure to check out two recent podcasts on leadership.
Leadership in Ag
Developing Leaders
