Land Based Training has, since 1999, been involved with establishing and expanding the base of our training operations. Part of the expansion process has been to form strategic allegiances with several key companies/individuals in Joint Venture Partnerships. Please click on the links below to find out more information:

Waikato & Piarere Ag Education Trust
Civil Sector with LBT Construction
Atihau / Morikau Incorporation
Nga Rauru Iwi Authority
WITT - Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki
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Waikato

Land Based Training Limited has become directly involved with Piarere Agricultural Education Trust in Waikato.  The Trust is a non-profit community trust set up to run the facility that used to be the Piarere Primary School (between Cambridge and Matamata).  Paul Tidmarsh is allowing the Trust to use this for Agricultural Training.

The facility is being used four ways:

1. Fee Paying Courses

Piarere School of Agriculture.  This is a full time course for sixth and seventh form students as a “pre-entry” into farming.  Students graduate with a National Certificate in Agriculture (NCA) Level 2, which goes towards their NCA Level 4.  The objective is to ensure graduates have some base skills before entering full time employment

2. TOP’s Courses

TEC – Waikato is currently running a 44-week Dairy Course funded by TEC.  This course is for youth and mature trainees with a general interest in Dairy farming.

3. Block Courses

These being held for those already in agriculture, these include motorbikes, chainsaws, ATV’s, feed budgeting and mating management. The aim is to provide useful up-skilling for employees in the local area. 

4. Schools

A large number of the schools in the Waikato region are taught Agriculture Skills Programme. These include fencing, ATV’s, motorbikes, tractors, chainsaws and stock handling.

Land Based Training Limited has become involved with this joint venture as the need for trained dairy farmers in the Waikato grows.

 

LBT Construction

Land Based Training and Jeremy Palmer an experienced trainer and registered NZCITO Workplace Assessor to teach roading units have merged together to create Land Based Training Construction Limited. This joint venture has provided Land Based Training with the necessary skills and knowledge to produce short courses for organisations that work on New Zealand’s Infrastructure.

Road safety is a subject that effects all road users from road controlling authorities and consultants to those who work and drive on our roads. Initially training was provided for individuals and organisations that worked on the Transfunded roading network where there was a compliant requirement of Transit New Zealand to be certified to work on the roads. Land Based Training – Construction has provided Level Low Volume and Level 1 Traffic Controller and Site Traffic Management Supervisors courses throughout New Zealand to over 4000 people since 2001.

As well as these short courses Land Based Training have also been successful with providing other construction / contracting related short courses to ESITO and EXITO trainees. Land Based Training has been accredited by NZCITO and NZQA to teach several National Certificates related to the Civil Construction industry and its contractors. 

Accreditation has also been gained in the subfield Occupational Health and Safety from the NZITO and has been utilised in teaching National Certificates in Health and Safety – Workplace Safety and in 2003 expanded to incorporate the Health and Safety Representative Certificate.

One large contracting firm in Palmerston placed all its operational staff through the National Certificate in Civil Construction Works – Introductory Skills in 2001 and this exercises has been used as a model by the NZCITO for other group training exercises and contracts.

In January 2002 a TEC Contracting course began with a maximum of 9 trainees.  This is a 40-week course offering the National Certificate in Civil Works – Introductory Skills and in 2003 the contract was expanded to include Wanganui.

 

Atihau / Morikau Incorporation

The Atihau/Morikau Incorporation wished to promote a Modern Apprenticeship plan that will introduce descendants of share holders to opportunities of working on the land, whilst gaining further training in agriculture, secure employment and experiencing the tikanga of their land.

Introductory courses have been set up so descendants can spend time on maraes in the local area, learn skills and be interviewed for employment opportunities that exist.

 

Nga Rauru Iwi Authority

Maatauranga O Te Maara is a pilot training scheme run in conjunction with Local Level Solutions TEC and Land Based Training. This horticultural course runs on the Wai O Tui marae and it is a first in the TEC central region.

Outcomes will be employment on the Marae, further training at UCOL and employment in local horticultural business.

 

WITT - Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki

In 2003 Land Based Training Limited joined with WITT (Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki) to enable both organisations to deliver predominantly Agricultural short courses as well as the full Qualifications from Level 2 to Level 4.  Students will be able to enrol with WITT’s under Land Based Training’s policies and accreditation.

These courses will allow students to enrol on the full qualification or specialised courses such as ATV safety, stock handling, milk routines etc as required and allow us to keep course costs to a minimum.