Horticulture Training Adviser

**Benefits**
- A competitive salary
- Development opportunities with on the job training and coaching
- Health and wellbeing package (Allowance, Health and Wellbeing Days Leave and medical insurance)
- Community Volunteer Days
- Paid leave between Chrismas and New Year's
- Flexible working arrangements to support a work-life balance (including flexible hours and hybrid working)
- Work Laptop, mobile phone and work vehicle with personal use and paid petrol

**About The Role**

Manage and arrange the training of learners in the Cental Otago area passionate about the Horticulture sector, while supporting their progress and assessing their learning.

In this role you would:

- Conduct customer visits once each quarter
- Work with employers and learners to identify training needs of the learner and develop training plans
- Identify relevant off-job classes for the learners to attend and schedules these classes into their training plan
- Conducts course evaluations and ensures moderation archiving processes are followed
- Actively participate in training or engage with relevant communication channels, as appropriate, to ensure own product knowledge is up-to-date
- Visit businesses and proactively markets Primary ITO to prospective employers and learners

**Skills & Experience**
- Knowledge/experience in the Horiculture sector, or equivalent qualifications
- Experience in customer focused role
- Sales training experience or qualifications
- Previous experience in workplace assessments
- Computer literacy and proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent time management, planning, and organisation skills
- Excellent communication, both written and verbally, and relationship building skills

Understanding of education or on-the-job training would be beneficial.

**About The Company**

Primary ITO, a business division of Te Pukenga, is New Zealand’s largest industry training organisation and only organisation in New Zealand dedicated to provide training and qualifications to over 30 primary industries.

We work with employers and others in our industry to identify, manage and promote training opportunities and to make sure our qualifications are up-to-date and deliver the skills the industry needs.

The Agriculture and Horticulture team plays a vital role in supporting the organisation to train over 20,000 learners every year as we understand that people are the key to ensuring a prosperous and sustainable New Zealand.

**How To Apply