Profile
Taratahi is New Zealand's largest agricultural training centre, offering a variety of full and part time educational opportunities. Our system of governance (which includes Ministerial oversight and an Act of Parliament) furnishes us with a national responsibility to ensure that all New Zealanders have the chance to contribute to our most important industry and continue to make it a global leader.
Taratahi is a unique training establishment widely recognised not only for its histrocial contribution to New Zealand's agricultural sector but also for its commitment to providing innovative training in a constantly evolving industry.
Our main, residential campus is located 11kms south of Masterton in the Wairarapa. We also have campuses based in Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Rodney.
Taratahi provides a supportive training environment always recognising that our students are a diverse pool of individuals. Our students are male and female, from both city and country backgrounds. They are of diverse ethnicity and come from all corners of the country and occasionally from overseas.
Taratahi offers a unique learning environment, with thousands of hectares of commercial farm land, a fully residential hostel and significant well-resourced teaching areas. There are a huge number of scholarships available for our full time students.
Courses offered by Taratahi are carefully researched to ensure that graduates have the skills necessary to meet the changing needs of the farming industry.
Taratahi is registered with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. We are accredited to offer selected units of learning from the national qualifications framework in agriculture and many land-based skills.
There is a strong demand for Taratahi graduates from farms all over New Zealand. In fact 95% of Taratahi graduates looking for work have a great farming job within a month of leaving and some students have 2 or 3 job offers when they are still only halfway through Term 4.
Page last updated on: 25-05-2011
