Build your vineyard workforce
More than vineyard training
Your vineyard relies on people with a wide range of skills. Alongside specialist viticulture programmes, NMIT offers qualifications that support the wider operation, including business management, marketing, logistics and supply chain management, leadership, engineering and machinery maintenance.
Whether you're planning for growth, succession or operational efficiency, we can help identify the right learning pathway for your team. NMIT's business programmes include advanced study options in areas such as logistics and supply chain management, marketing, business analytics and leadership, allowing employers to build capability across the entire organisation.
Shape the future of your vineyard
| Become | For | Qualification | Level | Training | |
| Start | New team members |
New employees, seasonal staff, and people entering the primary industries for the first time. |
NZ Certificate in Primary Industry Skills |
2 |
Practical workplace skills for employees starting their career in primary industries, that builds capabilities and confidence. |
| Grow |
Skilled fruit production operations |
Fruit pickers, orchard workers, production staff and employees ready to broaden their technical skills. |
NZ Certificate in Horticulture Production |
3 |
Build practical skills in crop husbandry, harvesting, pruning, pollination and seasonal production, preparing staff for greater responsibility. |
| Develop | Skilled vineyard operators | Vineyard workers, machinery operators and experienced seasonal staff ready to step up. |
NZ Certificate in Cellar Operations |
3 | Build technical capability in vineyard operations, seasonal activities and quality production while developing the confidence to work independently and contribute to vineyard success. |
| Lead | Confident vineyard supervisors |
Leading hands, team leaders, supervisors and experienced operators moving into leadership. |
Certificate in Winegrowing |
4 | Develop the leadership, technical knowledge and operational skills to supervise teams, coordinate vineyard activities and maintain quality production standards. |
| Advance | Strategic vineyard managers | Assistant vineyard managers, vineyard managers and experienced supervisors looking to strengthen strategic capability. | Diploma in Sustainable Winegrowing | 5 | Strengthen your capability in vineyard management, production planning, sustainability and business performance to lead successful vineyard operations. |
| Innovate | Future vineyard leaders | Future industry leaders, vineyard and winery managers, consultants, viticulturists and winemakers. |
Bachelor of Viticulture and Winemaking |
7 | Develop advanced technical expertise alongside leadership, business and innovation skills to drive vineyard and winery performance, sustainability and long-term success. |
Ready to strengthen your workforce?
Running a successful vineyard takes more than great vines. It takes skilled people.
Tom works directly with vineyards and wine businesses across the South Island to understand your workforce goals and recommend practical training pathways that fit your business.
Whether you're looking to:
- Induct new staff safely and confidently
- Develop technical vineyard skills
- Build future supervisors and leaders
- Strengthen long-term workforce capability
NMIT can help.
-
Tom van der Burgh Work Integrated Viticulture Tutor
Tom works alongside vineyards and wine businesses across the South Island to understand workforce challenges and connect employers with practical training solutions.
Whether you're looking to upskill one employee or build a long-term workforce development plan, Tom can help identify the right pathway and support your team from enquiry through to graduation.
Get started! Talk to Tom
