New Zealand Certificate in Tuberculosis (TB) Testing of Livestock with strands in Cattle, and Deer

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the domestic cattle and deer industries with individuals who are able to prepare for and carry out the testing of domestic cattle and deer for bovine tuberculosis (TB) according to regulatory requirements and industry best practice. All TB testing officers are required to be accredited under the Biosecurity Act 1993.

This qualification is targeted at individuals who have extensive animal handling experience.

Learners will benefit from gaining a valued skill set which may enable opportunities for seasonal, part-time or secondary employment.

The pastoral livestock industry will benefit from having individuals who can carry out mandatory testing with minimum distress to livestock or interruption to the workplace.

The community as a whole will benefit from having individuals who are qualified to test for TB in cattle and deer. TB is a threat to human and animal health, and monitoring ensures that the incidence of TB is minimised, and the economic and social costs of its spread are mitigated.

Primary ITO aims to help New Zealand’s primary sector flourish by growing people’s skills. We lead work-based education and training across the many industries in the primary sector.

We firmly believe that on-the-job training is the future of learning

That can be supported by online and in-person learning where those are the best options. People earn while they learn, and businesses get value from their staff from day one. Better skills enable people to be more productive and lead more fulfilling and rewarding work lives. 

We support people throughout the country

In 2023, we had around 14,000 learners at around 4500 different workplaces around the country. At Primary ITO, we pride ourselves on being up driveways, at the end of dirt roads, on the factory floor, online or in the classroom. Whatever it takes to support our learners.

We support learners from start to finish

We support learners all the way from introductory programmes and our schools-based Trades Academy, through to apprenticeships and management diplomas.

We design training and assessment for the workplace, so employees can learn on the job while gaining real-world industry experience. 

Our team of experts do several things

• They help businesses and their staff choose the right programme to equip learners with the right skills, knowledge and experience.
• They support learners and external training providers as learners complete their qualifications.
  
• They help assess learners and ensure they complete all the required training.

Interested in finding out more or, ready to enquire? Please visit: www.primaryito.ac.nz, email: [email protected] or, call us on: 0800 208020.