National Certificate in Primary Sector (Level 1)

This qualification is designed specifically for secondary school students as an introductory qualification for the primary sector industries. It recognises the foundation skills and knowledge required for further training in the primary sector and allows students to experience the numerous career opportunities that exist within the primary sector.

The qualification includes a Compulsory section to ensure that all students understand the size and scope of the primary sector in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The qualification''s Elective section provides for flexibility within the qualification to reflect the areas of employment and specialisation that exist within different regions and to enable students to choose standards that meet their individual needs and learning styles.

The Elective section is made up of sets that include standards relevant to each of the primary sector industries: agriculture, dairy manufacturing and meat processing, equine, forestry, horticulture, seafood, and sports turf. Students may choose from standards in one or more sets.

The Balance section allows students to choose between specified standards from the First Aid domain, from anywhere in the Agricultural and Horticultural Science or Work and Study Skills domains. Specific standards within the Work and Study Skills domain provide students the opportunity to gain contextualised experience and knowledge in the areas of safe work practices, literacy, numeracy and communication.

The qualification recognises that students beginning a career gain skills, knowledge and experiences that are transferable across the entire primary sector. Therefore, students who are awarded this qualification can advance into tertiary study and workplace training across the primary sector.

This qualification leads onto a variety of primary sector qualifications which provide educational and career options for specialisation within the primary sector:
. National Certificate in Agriculture (Introductory Skills) [Ref: 1433]
. National Certificate in Dairy Manufacturing (Process Skills) (Level 2) [Ref: 1042]
. National Certificate in Equine (Introductory Stable Skills) (Level 2) [Ref: 0215]
. National Certificate in Forest Foundation Skills (Level 2) with strands in Establishment, Pruning, Chainsaw Operations, Breaking Out, and Landing Operations [Ref: 1410]
. National Certificate in Horticulture (Introductory) (Level 2) [Ref: 1013]
. National Certificate in Meat Processing (Introductory) with an optional strand in Workplace Safety and Health [Ref: 0932]
. National Certificate in Seafood Processing (Level 2) [Ref: 0563]
. National Certificate in Sports Turf (Introduction to Turf Care) (Level 3) [Ref: 0700].

Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui ā Kiwa was established in 1986 to promote and support the Iwi of Tūranganui ā Kiwa being Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri and Te Aitanga ā Māhaki. However in accordance with Tikanga ā Iwi we provide for all within our rohe.

I whakapūmautia Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui ā Kiwa i te tau 1986 hei whakatairanga , hei tautoko i ngā iwi o Tūranganui ā Kiwa, arā ko Rongowhakaata, ko Ngāi Tāmanuhiri me Te Aitanga ā Māhaki, engari ahakoa nō iwi kē, ka tuku rātonga atu i runga i ngā tikanga ā iwi.

Tūranga Ararau is the Iwi Tertiary Education provider of Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui ā Kiwa and provides and promotes the skills, knowledge and qualifications to enable Iwi to manage, advance and control their cultural and economic resources being the land, the forests, the sea and, most importantly, our people. We are measured on quality outcomes of qualifications, employment and advanced learning.

Ko te kaupapa o Tūranga Ararau he tuku akoranga hei whakatairanga , hei whakapiki I ngā pūkenga, mātauranga me ngā Tohu e taea ai e te iwi te whakahaere, te tiro whakamua, te whakarite tikanga me ngā rauemi, rawa, ohanga o te whenua , o te moana engari ko te mea nui ko ngā iwi. Ka whakataungia ngā uara ki ngā putanga o ngā Tohu, te whiwhinga mahi, me te whakapiki ake akoranga.

Haere mai ki Tūranga Ararau kia kite koutou i ngā āhuatanga whakahaere, āhuatanga akoranga hei whakatairanga, hei āwhina i a koutou ki te eke ki ngā taumata o te mātauranga, me te whakauru atu ki ngā mahi e hiahiatia ana me te whakarite I ō whaiaro. Whakauru mai ki ngā akoranga i āwhina i te nui, i te rahi kua puta ki ngā mahi o te rohe, me te hapori, me ētahi hoki kua whai Tohu Mātauranga e whiwhi ai rātou i ngā mahi e kaingakautia e rātou.

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