New Zealand Certificate in Wool Harvesting
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Subject area
Wool and Fibre Harvesting
Qualification
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Entry requirements
There are no mandatory prerequisites to meet regulatory body, or legislative requirements for this qualification.
About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
The purpose of this qualification is to provide the wool harvesting industry with people who have gained entry level woolshed knowledge and the associated practical skills.
This qualification is targeted at new or potential entrants into the wool harvesting industry including seasonal workers, career changers and those not currently engaged in education, employment or training.
The trainee will benefit from having a qualification that will allow them to enter and progress through the industry into all areas of wool harvesting which includes shearing, pressing or wool handling.
The sheep farming and wool harvesting industries will benefit from having people who can work effectively in a wool shed. Graduates will be capable of working under close supervision.
The qualification is stranded to reflect the specialist knowledge and skills required for crutching, wool handling or shearing.
To achieve the Crutching and Shearing Strand, graduates must be able to carry out shearing tasks relevant to one of the following contexts to meet the outcomes: in blade shearing, machine shearing crossbred wool, or machine shearing fine wool.
What graduates earn
Graduates who studied Agriculture at this level can earn:
$30,000
Median earnings one year after study
$35,000
Median earnings two years after study
$42,000
Median earnings five years after study
Status one year after study
Employment rate two years after study
54%
Employment rate two years after study
Scholarship information
Examples of related scholarships
Bashford-Nicholls Trust Vocational Study Scholarships
Provided by:
Royce Nicholls Trust/Margaret Bashford Trust
Website:
https://bashford-nicholls.org.nz/
Value:
$1,000
Transpower Rural Communities Trust Tertiary Grant
Provided by:
Rural Communities Trust
Website:
http://www.ruralcommunitiestrust.org.nz
Value:
So far, almost 1,000 grants have been approved, totaling well over $600,000.
This information comes from Generosity New Zealand. For more scholarships, search their givME database (formerly called BreakOut) via your college, university or local library website.
Contact details
Main Campus Office
Free phone: 0800 691 111
Phone: (08) 00 20 80 20
Fax: (04) 801 9626
Email: info@primaryito.ac.nz
Web: http://www.primaryito.ac.nz
The MyQ data is compiled by the Tertiary Education Commission based on responses to the MyQ survey provided by recent graduates of this qualification.
NZQA supplies all other information based on material from the provider.