Ō Mātou Ākonga Learners and Providers

• The majority of ākonga (learners) we show for the Poultry, Pigs and Other Livestock industry group are undertaking qualifications that are relevant to multiple industries.
• Around half of ākonga linked to this industry group are studying the New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Skills (Level 2), which is an entry-level qualification for the food and fibre sector. Few ākonga are enrolled in the Poultry strand compared to other strands.
• The work-based New Zealand Certificate in Pork Production (Stockperson) (Level 3) has seen a steady increase in enrolments over the last five years although ākonga numbers are still modest.
• While enrolments seem low for qualifications or micro-credentials specific to poultry or pigs, we are currently exploring whether they may be in proportion to the size of the workforce when compared to other industries.
• In 2022, there was a total of 185 work-based ākonga enrolled in the New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Skills (Level 2) - Poultry strand which has a practical focus or the micro-credential Introduction to the Poultry Industry which is focused on theory. Since 2020, the poultry industry has moved towards kaimahi (workers) completing both.

How did we get here?

In this section, we show qualifications that fall within Muka Tangata’s responsibility. We have matched these to each of our industry groups. We have also matched relevant micro-credentials, not necessarily developed by Muka Tangata, to our industry groups. Some qualifications or micro-credentials appear in more than one industry group as they could be useful to that industry, regardless of whether they are currently being used.

Complex apprenticeships consist of multiple programme enrolments. We have matched the main programmes to their relevant industry groups as we do not have the information for the target qualifications. As the data we have only included enrolments in current qualifications and micro-credentials, a full picture of historical trends of all learners in the industry is not reported here.

Qualification strand information is available for ākonga undertaking work-based training (apprentices and trainees). However, due to the limitations of our data for provider-based learners, we cannot separate enrolments into specific strands. For this reason, we have only reported enrolment data at the qualification level. We continue to work on ways to improve the data available to us.

Quality of programmes delivered by training providers

Muka Tangata independently checks assessment material that providers have developed, as well as their assessors’ decisions. This is called moderation – its similar to an audit.

Moderation ensures training carried out by providers is robust. It improves provider practices, and ensures graduates have the skills they need.

The reports provide employers and industry with detail on our activities, the quality of provider assessment, performance of programmes and number of new programmes developed in the past 12 months.