Presentations
Shamubeel Eaqub offers valuable insights into the future of New Zealand’s food and fibre sector, exploring how industries can leverage new research, technology, and vocational education to achieve the government’s ambitious goals for the future.
A presentation and workshop that explores the new Skills Framework, which is a radically simplified structure that enables recognition of skills achieved by ākonga and maximises flexibility and transferability of skills across the food and fibre sector.
Engagement was initiated with employers and industry representatives on policy settings and projecting a forward-thinking perspective on opportunities. Our aim was to understand how current policy and operational procedures could be optimised at the juncture of secondary school, tertiary education, and employment.
This research looks to uncover the untapped potential in the food and fibre sector to tackle retention challenges. One breakthrough initiative includes coordinating nationwide seasonal labour and looking into the possibilities of providing VET opportunities for this seasonal workforce. Imagine, what if the solution to workforce shortages was already within our reach?
A pioneering project to pilot a new interactive digital toolkit, custom-designed for food and fibre employers, that looks to improve workplace performance, leading to a significant improvement in industry retention rates.
Aquaculture NZ addressed concerns about retaining emerging leaders and are establishing a mentoring programme to address this. Hear about this initiative, which will be considered for broader application across the food and fibre sector.
Discover insights and valuable learnings about the impact on students’ career trajectories from this pilot internship programme, and how it could pave the way for other food and fibre industries to create their own impactful internships.
The business of Māori in the food and fibre sector and ways we hope to support more growth and wellbeing.
Unlock the potential of cutting-edge technologies like VR, AI, and gamification in your education and training programmes. Discover how these innovative tools can be seamlessly integrated into your organisation to revolutionise your working methods and hear how pilot programmes were successfully tailored to DairyNZ and Beef and Lamb.
Recent advancements in technology present new opportunities for enhancing assessment practices. We look at how technology can be effectively utilised to create assessments that are both accessible and meaningful for learners and providers.
Learn about our plans to enhance the Vocational Excellence Framework Rubrics, designed to help VET providers achieve excellence in their practices and systems. While the framework offers a wealth of guidance, its complexity can be challenging to navigate, so an innovative tool has been developed to improve a accessibility and usability.
