Courses

Agriculture ITO Courses
The full list of courses available are shown in the table on the right, for more details contact:
- Your training advisor
- Pork Industry Account Manager Douglas Macredie on 0800 242 343, 07 348 3913 or 027 687 9537
or email douglasm@agito.ac.nz
- Call the Agriculture ITO on 0800 242 343
- Check their website
Rural Staff Management
This training provides current and future farming employers with the skills to recruit and develop high-performing teams, manage employee performance and understand legal responsibilities as employers. The course contains four one-day workshops which can be completed separately. It is recommended that all four are completed to gain maximum benefit. Each workshop runs for eight hours. Read more
Prohand – Stockmanship and Welfare
Prohand is an internationally acclaimed course on stockmanship and animal welfare and is available through the Massey University as part of NZPork’s training initiatives. It is sometimes included as part of AgITO courses or can be delivered “on-farm” for small groups (3 to 6). For further details phone Ian Barugh at Massey University on 027 246 2279.