OLA TrainingRecognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Conference

Apia Samoa

….is just the beginning

Saturday July 11 2015

OLA aimsTo 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 PilotFormer Horticulture ITO /Primary ITO

MBIE – Strengthening Pacific Partnership (RSE)

BEST Pacific Institute of Education

Pilot programmes: NZ (2010) Samoa (2012), Tonga (2013)

OLA ModelHorticulturalists/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.

PurposeTrainees 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 TongaTongan National Qualification BoardTokomololo venueLearning from Samoa – refined Tonga

OLA Programme Structure

Tonga:Induction and Preparation programme

First, Second Season(workplace training)

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

Train the TrainerAble to start Certificate in L3

Business L3

BusinessL3

Future of OLA in TongaFunding from DFAT OLA Induction and Preparation Training Scheme

design and developedOLA 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 ImpactDeveloping capacity in Tonga or Samoa for growth Other industry areasIntegrated specialist areasYearly progression

OLA Graduate ProfileAcademically prepared for further education Confident communicatorSkills and knowledge of the industryWorkplace readinessOn-going learning with an open mindQuality of workplace standardsVocational opportunitiesEducational opportunitiesEmbedding of learning

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

Partners

AlkimiMFAT