I’m not a betting man but I wouldn’t mind wagering that regular readers of my posts on this site would have no idea what the above headline refers to.
Sure, two days are two days – not a difficult concept to master – but Telford, what on earth is that?
Well, fellow breeders and thoroughbred enthusiasts, Telford could well be the best kept secret in the country. It’s an agricultural training property just a few kilometres from Balclutha and it includes equine training facilities to die for. It’s worth adding that the staff are well-qualified, professional and enthusiastic.
I’ve just got home from spending a couple of days down there at the behest of Telford Director Professor Charley Lamb to see if I could recommend some ways of increasing the number of students applying for the Level 3 and 4 Telford Equine Certificates. (For those of you who don’t know me personally, as well as being a thoroughbred breeder for 40 years I’ve also spent nigh on the same amount of time teaching at Feilding High School.)
Anyway, I did some brief research before venturing south and it became very obvious very fast that there really is a demand from employers for well-qualified young people to work on studs and agistment farms. Moreover, there’s a real opportunity for those young people to gain advancement in the industry. This information will come as a surprise to virtually all high school careers advisors, so clearly there’s work to be done here.
However, back to my main theme. I am totally confident that if you know of young people wishing to enter the industry or current employees needing to gain a qualification, Telford deserves your serious consideration. Have a look at their website or, better still, make an appointment, invest in a plane ticket and go see for yourself.
