Experience

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT)

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  • working as a 0.7 Coordinating multiple programmes in Horticulture which include New Zealand Certificate in Horticulture Level 3, and New Zealand Certificate in Nursery Production Level 4. These programmes are run in Nelson, Marlborough and Christchurch. Additional programmes include Trades Academy and Dual Pathways • Tutoring on both Horticulture courses, and coordinating three other tutors who teach this programme • Re- development of Level 3 and creation of a new Programme in Nursery production Level 4 over the last year • Setting up a functioning Nursery with hot beds and misting system, and outdoor production beds Show less



Organic Farm New Zealand

• Christchurch

• Auditor

  • Apr 2010 - Present

  • Auditing organic growers annually in the Nelson/Tasman region who are small domestic suppliers certified under Organic Farm New Zealand. • Property visits, to ensure growers are complying with the Biogro Standards, appraise clients’ management plans, write up reports, and liase with the Certification Manager of Canterbury Organics. • Auditing organic growers annually in the Nelson/Tasman region who are small domestic suppliers certified under Organic Farm New Zealand. • Property visits, to ensure growers are complying with the Biogro Standards, appraise clients’ management plans, write up reports, and liase with the Certification Manager of Canterbury Organics.



Agriculture New Zealand

• Nelson

• Academic Tutor

  • Sep 2007 - Aug 2016

  I run day time courses for adults in Horticulture, Organics, and Native Revegetation to NZQA National Certificate Level 3 and 4. I am responsible for tutoring practical and theoretical course material, preparing students for assessment work, supporting them where needed, marking their assignments, and assisting them in completing their course. I have also written course material notes, assessment and marking schedules for unit standards, for AGNZ. These courses are run remotely from head office in Feilding, and so I have the additional roles of marketing, enrolling students, organising the programme, hiring venues, liasing with local nurseries such as Nelmac for practicals and organising field trips to properties in the Horticulture Industry. My course in Native Revegetation covered a brief natural history course for New Zealand, and the historical context of deforestation and our need to recreate, and preserve existing native forest systems. The course covered many practical aspects, and students made native seed collections from which they learnt to treat, process, sow and propagate native trees for their own revegetation projects at home. The trees were propagated partially at Nelmac, and we worked at the nursery throughout the year. We also carried out a riparian planting on private land, working with Lynn Hall of Nelson City Council to find suitable sites. As part of the course the students had to design and implement the riparian planting plan, prepare the site, and maintain plantings afterwards. Show less



Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT)

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Program Coordinator and tutor

  • Aug 2000 - Jul 2005

  Writing the course document for establishing a training programme in a National Certificate in Organic Horticulture, Level 3, setting up and co-tutoring a full time six month course, and evening classes, coordinating the running of the course with two other tutors, marking assignments, and supporting students in gaining their qualifications. I helped coordinate the full time course over four consecutive years. Writing the course document for establishing a training programme in a National Certificate in Organic Horticulture, Level 3, setting up and co-tutoring a full time six month course, and evening classes, coordinating the running of the course with two other tutors, marking assignments, and supporting students in gaining their qualifications. I helped coordinate the full time course over four consecutive years.