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Agricultural Redeployment Expo

RETRAIN FOR THE PRIMARY INDUSTRIES

Many of us have been affected by COVID-19 and are facing unprecedented times. Some are out of work and need help to find employment or retrain for a different industry. The FREE Agricultural Redeployment Expo will help connect you to opportunities to get into a career as an agricultural contractor.

Come meet the team from the Southern Institute of Technology and connect with Agricultural Contractor companies.

Learn about the agriculture industry, our six week Agricultural Contractor course, Taster Camps and new potential opportunities.

Agricultural Redeployment Expo

Queenstown 10 June 2020 | Te Anau 11 June 2020

We will be complying with the new COVID-19 Event guidelines and only allow 100 people to be in the event at a time. 

Time slots available for registration:

  • 9:00 am - 10:30 am
  • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Registrations are essential for contact tracing . This is a FREE event.

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PRIMARY SECTOR RE-TRAINING TASTER CAMPS

Join us for our three-day taster camps and experience a range of agricultural activities to help you decide if the primary sector is for you.

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AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTOR TRAINING COURSE

Retrain and get into the Agriculture sector as an Agricultural Contractor! This six week course will teach you how to cultivate land, plant and harvest crops, work with tractors, harvesters and other essential farm equipment. If you have good practical skills, technical knowhow and can work to deadlines then this industry is a great redeployment option for you.

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