■ Fencing
■ Pasture management
■ Farm animals
Simon, Alex and John will share their wealth of experience, career advice and guidance, and coach participants through the many career options available.
Simon leads the team and grew up on a dairy farm in Pahiatua.
"The Taratahi Taster Camps are a great opportunity for people to give it a go. You can ask any questions of the team, and between us we will share our thoughts and knowledge with you."
Alex is originally from Chile, and has always had a passion for the land. Alex is a New Zealand resident, with experience on dairy farms, tutoring, management and speaks Spanish and English.
John started in the automotive agricultural machinery business, and has travelled extensively observing and working in many agricultural disciplines.
Simon, John and Alex are at home in the outdoors and will be joined by local industry offering their experience to work as part-time tutors.
The opportunities are there and this could be the gateway to a new life. The work is satisfying, there are many different directions you can go in and find your niche. The Wairarapa experience has the potential to change lives, open doors to a new career and a multitude of options when it comes to employment, personal wellbeing and growth.
Combined with the thousands of Taratahi alumni who are everywhere in the food and fibre sector, there is plenty of scope to contribute to New Zealand's biggest export earning sector and the local economy.
The sector is huge and it needs people to meet world demand.