The 12 Month internship
Our curriculum is broad, covering all major farming aspects including deer, sheep, beef and forestry. Our interns will obtain a well-rounded farming education in all important species and disciplines while also developing their personal and professional skills. The curriculum integrates on farm practical skills with study toward NZQA-recognised Level 3 and Level 5 agricultural qualifications.
The stock handling and management curriculum follows the annual farming calendar where interns will jump right into learning on the job and actively engaging during busy times like weaning, mustering, calving, lambing, tagging, winter grazing and shearing.
In addition to livestock farming, Fairlight Station has an extensive commercial Douglas Fir Forestry operation providing the opportunity for understanding forestry operations and engaging in practical forestry tasks under professional guidance.
Interns will get farming experience and tuition to develop important skills such as shearing, tractor operations, fencing, butchery, vehicle and machine maintenance and power tool use.
Technical workshops include farm accounting and budgeting with ANZ and ICL Accountants, pasture management, animal health workshops with Zoetis
The stock handling and management curriculum follows the annual farming calendar where interns will jump right into learning on the job and actively engaging during busy times like weaning, mustering, calving, lambing, tagging, winter grazing and shearing.
In addition to livestock farming, Fairlight Station has an extensive commercial Douglas Fir Forestry operation providing the opportunity for understanding forestry operations and engaging in practical forestry tasks under professional guidance.
Interns will get farming experience and tuition to develop important skills such as shearing, tractor operations, fencing, butchery, vehicle and machine maintenance and power tool use.
Technical workshops include farm accounting and budgeting with ANZ and ICL Accountants, pasture management, animal health workshops with Zoetis
2024 Internship Highlights
Garston Sheep Dog Trials
Held in the last weekend of February, the local Garston Sheep Dog Trials is a highlight on our calendar every year. It is the intern’s first volunteer opportunity and a great way for them to get a taste of what is involved in the sport of dog trialing.
Shearing Course
Ken Payne has been instructing shearing for nearly two decades at Telford and his time at Fairlight teaching our interns how to take wool off a sheep is one of the interns biggest highlights every year.
Sheep Dog Training Opportunities
Kerry Chittock and Jackie Sarginson are both respected local working dog trainers and sheep dog trial competitors. They each gave up significant amounts of their time to spend with the interns to help them bring on their own heading dog pups and huntaways. Simon Wright and Andrew Wright also dedicated countless hours guiding the interns and helping them with their young working dog teams.
Generation Next Beef and Lamb Series
The interns all attended this worthwhile workshop series with Beef and Lamb NZ. They travelled to Gore and Dunedin to network with other young farmers and thoroughly enjoyed the learning components of the programme.
ANZ Financial Literacy and Farm Investment Workshop
Steve King and Lee Hodsell from ANZ visited Fairlight to hold a workshop with the interns covering a range of financial topics including basic investing, tools and techniques for saving, how create a bank lending proposal and stock and land leasing models. Steve and Lee were very engaging and the interns financial literacy and confidence improved significantly after this session.
The Team Building Company Personality Profiling Workshop
Jenny Gray from the Team Building Company provided a comprehensive DiSC personality profiling and team communication workshop at Fairlight. The interns and Fairlight team were able to better understand what their personal strengths and weakness are, improve their ability to communicate thoughtfully and effectively and understand how their behaviour affects those that work with them.
Zoetis Workshop Series
Once again this year the Zoetis workshops run by Victoria Chapman and Clive Bigham were a highlight of the programme. Victoria and Clive presented a range of technical animal health workshops that were informative, engaging and thoroughly appreciated by the interns.
HALO Leadership
The interns attended 10 planning and coordination leadership workshops with HALO Training throughout the year. These workshops challenged the interns to perform outside of their comfort zone, build confidence and develop key leadership attributes to advance them both personally and professionally.
Held in the last weekend of February, the local Garston Sheep Dog Trials is a highlight on our calendar every year. It is the intern’s first volunteer opportunity and a great way for them to get a taste of what is involved in the sport of dog trialing.
Shearing Course
Ken Payne has been instructing shearing for nearly two decades at Telford and his time at Fairlight teaching our interns how to take wool off a sheep is one of the interns biggest highlights every year.
Sheep Dog Training Opportunities
Kerry Chittock and Jackie Sarginson are both respected local working dog trainers and sheep dog trial competitors. They each gave up significant amounts of their time to spend with the interns to help them bring on their own heading dog pups and huntaways. Simon Wright and Andrew Wright also dedicated countless hours guiding the interns and helping them with their young working dog teams.
Generation Next Beef and Lamb Series
The interns all attended this worthwhile workshop series with Beef and Lamb NZ. They travelled to Gore and Dunedin to network with other young farmers and thoroughly enjoyed the learning components of the programme.
ANZ Financial Literacy and Farm Investment Workshop
Steve King and Lee Hodsell from ANZ visited Fairlight to hold a workshop with the interns covering a range of financial topics including basic investing, tools and techniques for saving, how create a bank lending proposal and stock and land leasing models. Steve and Lee were very engaging and the interns financial literacy and confidence improved significantly after this session.
The Team Building Company Personality Profiling Workshop
Jenny Gray from the Team Building Company provided a comprehensive DiSC personality profiling and team communication workshop at Fairlight. The interns and Fairlight team were able to better understand what their personal strengths and weakness are, improve their ability to communicate thoughtfully and effectively and understand how their behaviour affects those that work with them.
Zoetis Workshop Series
Once again this year the Zoetis workshops run by Victoria Chapman and Clive Bigham were a highlight of the programme. Victoria and Clive presented a range of technical animal health workshops that were informative, engaging and thoroughly appreciated by the interns.
HALO Leadership
The interns attended 10 planning and coordination leadership workshops with HALO Training throughout the year. These workshops challenged the interns to perform outside of their comfort zone, build confidence and develop key leadership attributes to advance them both personally and professionally.
Prospectus
For more information on The Fairlight Foundation and our course, please download the prospectus below.
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industry expertiseThe Foundation is grateful for the assistance of various industry experts and professionals that share their specialised experience and knowledge with our interns in targeted areas such as fencing, butchery, crutching, pasture management, welding, budgeting and animal health and anatomy, environment, sustainability and biodiversity, personal skills and wellbeing. The aim is to have the interns achieve practical proficiency underpinned by broad knowledge and understanding. |
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industry qualificationsWhile completing the internship the interns also work towards and graduate with additional Level 3 and Level 5 agricultural qualifications to enhance their understanding of farming operations and give them, and future employers, confidence that they can safely operate selected machinery and equipment. |
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On and Off Farm Training
A number of programmed events and educational experiences are be provided both on and off the farm.
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Personal Development
The curriculum gives emphasis to personal and inter-personal skills and wellbeing to enhance confidence, self-esteem and competence for a range of future career opportunities.
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Evaluated Progress
Training in practical skillsets are predominantly hands-on, to the level evaluated as “proficient”. For some aspects, achievement levels may be “participated in” or “observed”, depending on the procedure.
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shorter courses and WORKSHOPS
The Foundation also recognises a range of other needs and opportunities that exist for women in agriculture. The Foundation has a mandate to facilitate activities such as short practical, personal and professional courses and workshops, and targeted awards. In addition to a full range of practical skills such as dog training and management, fencing and farm maintenance, these programmes could include topics such as personal wellbeing, agribusiness management, environment and sustainability, animal welfare and nutrition, as well as school holiday farm skills workshops for young women considering careers in agriculture.
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