New Zealand college and Kiwifruit Growers team up to train students
The ME Programme integrates kiwifruit and avocado industry content and resources into mainstream subjects such as English, statistics, biology, and environmental studies in Years 12 and 13.
ME is an acronym for a range of phrases relating to a students' transition from school, including 'my employability', 'my education' and 'my earning potential', said NZKGI business manager Kate Longman.
Although NZKGI was driving the pilot programme, the organisation has strong support from other sectors of the horticulture industry such as the avocado, vegetable, apple and pear groups and the Fruit Growers Charitable Trust, she said.
"The ME Programme is a framework, which can be used by secondary schools and local industry to engage in developing course content that enables students to gain real world skills to enhance their transition into further training and employment."
source: nzherald.co.nz
