1. Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Conference Apia Samoa
OLA Training
Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Conference Apia Samoa
….is just the beginning
Saturday July

2. OLA aims To 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

3. OLA Pilot Former Horticulture ITO /Primary ITO
MBIE – Strengthening Pacific
Partnership (RSE)
BEST Pacific Institute of Education
Pilot programmes: NZ (2010)
Samoa (2012), Tonga (2013)

4. OLA Model
Horticulturalists/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. 

5. Purpose
Trainees 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.  

6. OLA in Samoa- Ola i Fanua

8. OLA in Tonga - OLA o’e Fonua
Ministry of Internal Affairs, MAFF, Ministry of Education and Training
Government of Tonga
Tongan National Qualification Board
Tokomololo venue
Learning from Samoa – refined Tonga

11. OLA Programme Structure
Induction and Preparation programme
Tonga:
(workplace training)
First, Second Season
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
Able to start Certificate in L3
Train the Trainer L3
Business

12. Future of OLA in Tonga Funding from DFAT
OLA Induction and Preparation Training Scheme design and developed
OLA Leadership Training Scheme design and developed
OLA Train the Trainer
OLA Top Up – Work in progress

13. 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

14. 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

15. OLA Impact Developing capacity in Tonga or Samoa for growth
Other industry areas
Integrated specialist areas
Yearly progression

16. OLA Graduate Profile Academically prepared for further education
Confident communicator
Skills and knowledge of the industry
Workplace readiness
On-going learning with an open mind
Quality of workplace standards
Vocational opportunities
Educational opportunities
Embedding of learning

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

18. Partners
MFAT
Alkimi