Education & Training | Technology Training Centre

Education & Training

Training Academy

The NZ Milking and Pumping Trade Association and the Community Water Association have joined forces to set up the Technology Training Centre for specialist training for the milk harvesting, pumping and small water sectors.

• NZ Milking Machine Testers Course, Palmerston North – 9 day course
  8 to 17 October 2007 - FULL
  29 October to 7 November 2007 - FULL
• NZ Milking Machine Testers Refresher, Palmerston North – 2-day course
  8 and 9 November 2007
• Basic Milk Quality – 1-day course
  Other dates and venues in NZ to be confirmed
• Certificate in Safe Management of Small Water Supplies – 1-day course
  11 October 2007 – Whangarei
  11 October 2007 – Palmerston North
  17 October 2007 – Taupo
  25 October 2007 – Hamilton
  26 October 2007 – Tauranga
  30 October 2007 – Napier/Hastings
  
• Certificate in Safe Operation of Small Water Supplies – 1-day course
  Dates and venues to be confirmed
• Development of a Public Health Risk Management Plan for Small Drinking-Water Supplies – 1-day course
  Dates and venues to be confirmed
• How to Evaluate Small Drinking-Water Supplies – 2-day course
  4 and 5 December 2007 – Hamilton
  29 and 30 October 2007 – Palmerston North
  March 2008 – Whangarei, Kaikoura, Timaru, West Coast
  April 2008 – Dunedin, Invercargill
• Introduction to Milking Machines – 1-day course
  10 and 22 September 2007 – Palmerston North
  Other dates and venues in NZ to be confirmed
• Liner Selection – 1-day course (for everyone involved in aspects of liner application)
  Dates and venues to be confirmed
• Mastitis – 1-day course (basic introduction into causes and solutions)
  Dates and venues to be confirmed
• Milk Delivery – 1-day course (milk pump, plate cooler, bulk milk tanks etc.)
  Dates and venues to be confirmed
• Milk Harvesting Courses
  Dates and venues to be confirmed
• Milking Management – 1-day course (focuses on all disciplines including milking techique and dynamic testing)
  Dates and venues to be confirmed
• Pump Maintenance and Management
  September 2007 – Palmerston North, Whangarei and Auckland
  October 2007 – Hamilton and Tauranga
  November 2007 – Christchurch and Invercargill
  Other dates and venues in NZ to be confirmed
• Stray Voltage Testing – 1-day course
  March 2008, Palmerston North
• Water Application Skills Programme (a series of training modules eventually leading to national qualification)

Please let us know if you would like more information on these courses.  Some are longstanding courses originally managed by NZMPTA but others are still being developed.  This is an exciting development for NZMPTA with Community Water Association providing administration and guidance for the new training entity.