Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Conference Apia Samoa OLA Training Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Conference Apia Samoa ….is just the beginning Saturday July 11 2015

OLA aims To provide practical training for people interested in working in commercial and domestic horticulture either as RSE and or SWP workers To provide training that would meet the horticulture needs in Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu and the needs of the Horticulture and Viticulture industries in New Zealand and Australia

OLA Pilot Former Horticulture ITO /Primary ITO MBIE – Strengthening Pacific Partnership (RSE) BEST Pacific Institute of Education Pilot programmes: NZ (2010) Samoa (2012), Tonga (2013)

OLA Model Horticulturalists/employers (Samoa or Tonga) are trained to  become trainers and assessors of competency against NZQA unit standards.  Training is largely focused on identified industry skills required in Samoa, Tonga and or NZ RSE or SWP workplaces.   Training is holistic and integrated with non unit standards linked logically to unit standard topics and generic living, learning and employment skills and leadership skills organised around themes and modules with horticulture.   Trainee skills are recognised through on job assessments and Recognition of Prior Learning or Recognition of Current Competency. 

Purpose Trainees would commence their training in Samoa or Tonga and be more work ready upon their arrival in NZ or Australia.   As RSE workers in NZ they would continue their training on the job and return to Samoa or Tonga and have the opportunity to resume their training in horticulture or business thereby using/developing their knowledge and skills in horticulture and business.   For local people who are not participating in the RSE or SWP scheme but who are interested in gaining more knowledge and skills, in-country OLA training is from levels 1 to 5 and would be established over the five year period.  

OLA in Samoa- Ola i Fanua

OLA in Tonga - OLA o’e Fonua Ministry of Internal Affairs, MAFF, Ministry of Education and Training Government of Tonga Tongan National Qualification Board Tokomololo venue Learning from Samoa – refined Tonga

OLA Programme Structure Induction and Preparation programme Tonga: (workplace training) First, Second Season Tonga: Top-up to Certificate L1 Third Season (workplace training) Tonga: Top-up to Certificate L2 Leadership Training, able to deliver Induction Training Leadership training, able to deliver Certificate 1 training Leadership training, able to deliver Certificate 2 training Able to start Certificate in L3 Train the Trainer L3 Business

Future of OLA in Tonga Funding from DFAT OLA Induction and Preparation Training Scheme design and developed OLA Leadership Training Scheme design and developed OLA Train the Trainer OLA Top Up – Work in progress

OLA benefits  The establishment of the OLA model for skills transference and skills development Skills development that leads to international qualifications, increased productivity (in Samoa, Tonga, Australia and NZ), higher incomes, better health and wellbeing through increased knowledge re how to grow food better for domestic and commercial purposes, accompanying economic benefits and closer relationships with Pacific states The use of technology (mobile phones) to access training for people living in remote situations Trained on the job trainers who match the ITO criteria to be registered workplace assessors in NZ, Samoa or Tonga  

Benefits cont… Increased capacity in term of increasingly more people qualifications, knowledge and experience to expand, develop agriculture in Samoa and Tonga Life long journey of learning and an increase use of literacy and numeracy wider context Awareness of a training culture in the workplace The establishment of a practical training and education system for people for whom school was not successful Quality assurance resource with photos used as evidence of competency Moderation to enable efficient and cost effective information transference between Samoa, Tonga, NZ, Australia and NZQA etc

OLA Impact Developing capacity in Tonga or Samoa for growth Other industry areas Integrated specialist areas Yearly progression

OLA Graduate Profile Academically prepared for further education Confident communicator Skills and knowledge of the industry Workplace readiness On-going learning with an open mind Quality of workplace standards Vocational opportunities Educational opportunities Embedding of learning

Where to from here… Samoa Fiji Vanuatu Diminishing role – In country sustainability Quality and Moderation

Partners MFAT Alkimi