Fieldays® Careers & Education Hub
Career advice, information and job opportunities.
Location: Site E30
A place for students, job seekers and visitors to learn about food and fibre career pathways and to consider joining a thriving sector.
Your place to plan your future
Fieldays provides a unique educational experience outside the classroom, allowing students to learn about agriculture, forestry, science, technology, and sustainability while exploring career pathways in these industries.
Teachers, start planning your school trip to Fieldays!
Schools can apply for a promo code for groups of 10 or more students. Discounted tickets are $10 each with the promo code. For every 10 student tickets purchased, you will receive a discounted adult 1-day ticket priced at $15 for teachers/chaperones.
Take a look inside the Fieldays Careers & Education Hub
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Careers & Education
The Hub is a place for students, job seekers and visitors to learn about food and fibre career pathways and to consider joining a thriving sector.
Showcasing NZ's thriving food and fibre sector
Fieldays partnered with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in 2022 and 2023 to host the Fieldays Opportunity Grows Here Careers Hub, to showcase the depth and breadth of New Zealand’s thriving food and fibre sector. Since then, the Hub has continued to provide an engaging platform for youth to discover pathways available to them.
Engagement Sessions in the Hub
This interactive hub is bustling with activity, as education providers and sector groups collaborate to present career and education pathways to becoming a part of this vital industry in NZ. Several engagement sessions are held daily during the event and are popular among students of all ages.
Fieldays Careers & Education Trail
Activate the Fieldays Careers & Education Trail layer on the map on the Fieldays App to see all the participating exhibitors around Fieldays.
Exhibitors can provide you with information, advice and suggestions that could help you land that perfect career in the food and fibre sector.
Start the Trail at the Hub, or look out for Trail posters at participating sites around Fieldays.
Fieldays Channels, From the Field | 2022
VR Pruning
Cheree checks out the Careers Hub to see how VR technology is being used to train novice pruners
Find sustainable ways to grow our food. Propel Aotearoa New Zealand products into the global market. Join the sector.
1869
student tickets sold in 2024
57
schools attended in 2024
“ With such a key sector contributing to the New Zealand economy and the wellbeing of our rural communities, it’s important we have the necessary workforce to meet the demand. „
Fieldays Careers & Education Hub FAQs
Activate the Careers & Education Trail layer on the map on the Fieldays App to find exhibitors on the Fieldays Careers & Education Trail with info and opportunities to discuss with you.
The Fieldays Careers & Education Hub has a wide range of industry jobs across the food and fibre sector. Visit site E30.
You can pick up a free Fieldays Smart Band at the gate at Fieldays.
The benefit of the Smart Band is that you don’t have to repeatedly fill in your contact details to enter competitions, simply tap to engage with your favourite participating exhibitors to enter competitions, claim giveaways, and request information relevant to you.
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