7+ hour, 54+ min ago  (317+ words) Rural hospitals have been selected for the placement of clinicians from the newly established New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine. The new medical training facility at the University of Waikato will work in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Health…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (461+ words) Industry leaders at Fieldays say the food and fibre sector's biggest recruitment challenge is not a shortage of opportunities, but a lack of awareness among young people about the careers available. Exhibitors and young sector leaders at the Fieldays Careers…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (152+ words) Lincoln University Vice-Chancellor Grant Edwards has been reappointed to the role for a further five years. Edwards" reappointment to Te Whare W'naka o Aoraki Lincoln University comes following a review of the university"s progress and future direction." " "Professor Edwards…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (508+ words) For many students attending Gisborne's Ag Hort Day Out this month, agriculture and horticulture looked very different from what they expected. Instead of tractors and paddocks, they encountered drones, virtual fencing, genetics, laboratory science and emerging technologies, gaining an insight…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (276+ words) More vocational training in schools will be good for farming, says the adviser to schools for Agribusiness in Schools, Melanie Simmons. Greater options for vocational education will improve learners" opportunities, open up career pathways and complement academic work, she said....

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (369+ words) Potatoes New Zealand has partnered with Garden to Table to help educate school children on the journey of food from garden to plate. Garden to Table delivers hands on programmes in early learning centres, primary and intermediate schools across the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (747+ words) By Rachel Helyer-Donaldson of RNZ School leavers in some of the country's poorest and smallest districts face a near impossible battle to find work or training places, with unemployment among 15- to 24-year-olds jumping dramatically in those regions in the last…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (310+ words) Lillian Hanly of RNZ The government is extending the minimum English language requirements under the Accredited Employer Work Visa. From the beginning of next month, the language requirement will apply to ANZSCO and National Occupation List (NOL) skill level 3 roles....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (719+ words) The dairy industry's progression pathway, which rewards hard work and excellence, has helped kick-start New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year Mark Ready's farming journey. The industry offered a clear progression pathway from farm assistant to 2 IC, manager and share…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (705+ words) Rural advocacy groups have welcomed ACT's proposal to change rules that currently mean rural school buses drive past children even when they have empty seats " but many say the policy does little for communities where bus services have been cut....