2023 has been a year of challenges and opportunities so when we asked the team to reflect on the past 12 months some key themes resonated. Relationship building with our stakeholders, project participants and research partners is at our heart, creating a...
Aquaculture – more so than ocean fishing – has huge growth potential, and will play a key part in providing high quality protein to an ever-expanding and hungry global population. At the Aquaculture New Zealand Conference 2023 this was underlined...
It is hard to believe it's September already. 2023 has been full of challenges and opportunities; some we have embraced whole-heartedly, while others have tested us both emotionally, and physically. At the recent Primary Industries Summit there was significant discussion about...
A first of its kind research programme will explore the incredible work supporting young New Zealanders transitioning from secondary school, to reach their fulfilled career potential. Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence has engaged Skills Group to evaluate pathways and...
Hardly a day goes by that I don’t have a conversation with someone that doesn’t in some way relate to the shortage of capable, skilled and readily available talent in the food and fibre sector. But a pertinent question, especially...
Food and fibre - roughly 80% of Aotearoa’s export receipts - will remain the mainstay of our export economy, but the growth of quality products (including value added) will require: a skilled workforce; the smart use of technology; and resilience...
It's been an extremely busy three months since our last newsletter. We were delighted to finally welcome everyone to the inaugural Research and Insights Forum in Wellington last week. A sell-out event, we made the call to video the project...
Our Research and Insights Forum was held in May, an interesting and beneficial day for all those who attended. If you missed out on the day you’ll find recordings of the presentations on our Food and Fibre CoVE YouTube channel....
At Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence (FFCoVE) we believe innovation and investment are crucial to developing a skilled workforce. With a vision to take vocational training and education for the primary industries to the next level, FFCoVE has...
Tēnā koutou katoa Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence (FFCoVE) has gone from strength to strength in its second year of operation as evidenced by the suite of completed projects, with more underway and a healthy pipeline of initiatives coming...
Earlier in 2023 it was reported in Stuff experts were calling for the development of a national food plan for Aotearoa New Zealand to support our nation's food security. This got us thinking about what the impact would be on innovation in...
Living and working in Hawkes Bay, it would be easy to define recent weather events as simply Cyclone Gabrielle. In reality, the past summer has been made up of enduring poor weather coupled with other major climatic events. Flooding, higher...
I doubt that among you, there isn’t a single person who hasn’t been affected in some way by the recent weather events and the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, either directly, or by knowing someone who was impacted. Fortunately, other than power...
When poet John Donne wrote, “no man is an island” in a poem of the same name, it is clear what he meant by this and that it applies to much in life. Aotearoa New Zealand’s food and fibre sector is...
It’s a question the Food and Fibre CoVE team is regularly asked, and it’s not a simple one to answer. To some degree it depends on which age group you are trying to attract, and on the other hand which...
Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence (FFCoVE) exists to challenge the status quo and make a positive impact, not only on vocational training, but also to enable the food and fibre sector to thrive. We work with our stakeholders...
As 2022 draws to a close, many projects are completed or nearing completion. Looking forward, in 2023 we will develop some of the outputs from completed projects and test new concepts as we respond to requests, feedback and ideas. One...
Welcome to our latest newsletter, filled with news and views, an update on projects, recent site visits and events. In a recent media release, Chair Dr Mark Paine said, "Training in the food and fibre sector needs to not only focus...
Food and Fibre CoVE Chair Dr Mark Paine Training in the food and fibre sector needs to not only focus on upskilling the mainstream workforce, but also growing innovation and leadership skills, says the Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence...
Building a community of interest around a new educational website for the food and fibre sector is important to engage with educators and providers in farming, forestry, horticulture and fishing, say the project’s researchers. The website, techenabledlearning.nz, is funded by the...
Establishing a framework for short courses in the Food and Fibre sector is the aim of a project seeking to present learners with a cohesive offering of micro-credentials based on an agreed definition amongst industry. The project is being led by...
Tēnā koutou katoa. In its first year of operation the Food and Fibre Centre for Vocational Excellence (FFCoVE) has laid a solid foundation of projects that are delivering to its strategic priorities. This has been achieved during a year of unprecedented challenge from the COVID-19 pandemic, and...
A new website, techenabledlearning.nz, is providing technology-enabled learning resources and information to educators and providers in farming, forestry, horticulture and fishing, but is also a valuable tool to those of other disciplines as well. A new website developed from the experiences...
Excellence in vocational education is not only the goal, but the expectation for the Food and Fibre Sector. The Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence (FFCoVE) was set up to provide cohesion across the sector with clearly defined learning pathways...
A ground-breaking Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) has been signed between The Food and Fibre Cove (FFCoVE), a Centre for Vocational Excellence; and Te Pūkenga, New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. The agreement was signed by Te Pūkenga Chief Executive Stephen...
EIT has officially launched the Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) with a formal welcome onto EIT’s marae Te Ara o Tāwhaki. As part of the Government’s Reform of Vocational Education and funded by TEC, the Food and Fibre...
The Food and Fibre CoVE Board has appointed Paul Hollings as its inaugural General Manager. Paul has a 20-year-long experience in the education and training sectors, with a special focus on industry training. For the past five years, Paul is the...
The Food and Fibre CoVe announces the appointment of seven Directors to the CoVE Board. Joining the Board, are Prue Younger, Turi Ngatai, Wiremu McMillan, William Beetham, Sandy Scarrow, Glen Harkness, and Ben Allomes. CoVE Chair, Mark Paine says that the Consortium...