Pāmu Miraka Kau Dairy Farming

Our engagement with the Dairy industry has identified a number of opportunities, including a desire for shorter, targeted, and more flexible training to meet the technical skills required for each role on the farm. Due to the existing vocational education system not being flexible enough to accommodate and keep up with the rate of change in the industry, non-formal and informal training takes precedence.  The Dairy industry has a high reliance on manual labour  and is not retaining enough people with the right skills to fill the jobs.   This is compounded by industry concern that financial pressures are causing increased stress for farmers. Many farmers continue to suffer from mental health challenges, with both burnout and suicide rates being ongoing concerns for the industry. The wellbeing of the workforce remains front of mind for industry.   

This is our plan to address the vocational education and training opportunities that arose from our engagement, research and analysis. It includes real projects that we are committed to delivering, with most of these spanning across some or all Muka Tangata industries. Our Projects have replaced our previous “Roadmap Actions” and present a consolidated view of our mahi. Some of the previous roadmap actions have been completed or closed out following a review of our work programme and engagement with industry on the priority of these actions.