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The NZ Sports Turf Industry Training Organisation...

Providing the New Zealand sports turf industry with a highly skilled, qualified and adaptable work force...

The NZ Sports Turf Industry Training Organisation (NZSTITO) was formed in 1993 to develop and manage qualifications and training programs for the NZ sports turf industry that are registered on the NZ Qualifications Framework. We are an incorporated society controlled by a Board of Management made up of representatives of sports turf employer, employee and educational groups.

The NZ Sports Turf ITO works closely with turf industry leaders and employers to ensure that its qualifications and training programs are entirely up to date, and meet the highly specialised skill requirements of the turf industry.

Functions of NZSTITO:

  • Design NZ Qualifications Authority accredited National qualifications and training programs for the New Zealand sports turf industry.
  • Provide information and advice on sports turf industry training.
  • Arrange workplace based training towards turf qualifications, Modern Apprenticeships and 'self-select' training packages tailored to the needs of individual trainees and employers.
  • Access government subsidies through the Tertiary Education Commission greatly reducing the cost of workplace-based training to trainees and employers.
  • Manage national quality systems (moderation) for NZ Qualifications Framework based training in the sports turf industry.

NZSTITO Charter

For further information about the NZ Sports Turf Industry Training Organisation please click here to download the NZSTITO Charter.  The Charter provides a broad description of the NZSTITO's mission and role in the tertiary education system. 

NZSTITO Policies

For information on the following NZSTITO policies click here:

  • Credit transfer
  • Recognition of prior learning
  • ITO client complaints procedure
  • Training disputes and grievances
  • Trainee workplace assessment appeals procedure
  • Moderation appeals procedure
  • Stakeholder relations.

Industry Reports

Profile and trends in the NZSTITO-related workforce - analysis of census data

NZ Sports Turf Industry Survey and Future Skills Analysis Report

 

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