Telford-A Division of Lincoln University

NAAE CONFERENCE2014

Dunedin Airport

Telford – a Division of Lincoln University - Balclutha

IntroductionTelford - A Division of Lincoln University has been in the South Otago farmingcommunity for nearly 50 years when, in 1964, the Telford Farm Training Institute emerged as a training facility for agriculture.

Today, Telford educates thousands of students throughout New Zealand, in a variety of agricultural courses.

The on-campus facility, which is based in South Otago, has large scale sheep/beef, dairy, deer and forestry units with a total area of 880ha.

The farms are commercial operations, providing real farming experiences.

We would like to propose that our well equipped campus be the venue for hosting the 2014 NAAE Conference .

Why Telford?

Telford is a rural agricultural training campus which runs courses in agriculture, horticulture, equine, apiculture and forestry.

Telford is a centrally based training institution, situated 80km (50 minutes) south of Dunedin and 7km from Balclutha in a picturesque rural setting.

Telford is able to provide accommodation, catering, and a range of classrooms all on the one site. All parts of the campus are easily accessible.

In 2010 Telford merged with Lincoln University and now has access to many of the resources available from the University eg tutors and scientific staff.

L2/L3 Vocational Training

L4/L5 Diploma Courses

L6/L7/L8 Degree Courses

Research

SecondarySchoolinvolvement

What Can We Offer You?

Venues: A large meeting room for keynote speakers. Classrooms and computer rooms, for breakout groups.

Specialist units: Forestry and Equine units to run specialist activities related to these topics.

A Dairy Farm (500 cows), Deer Farm (1000 deer) and a Sheep Farm (3000 sheep) to run activities.

Transport: 7 minivans - to transport people to different venues. Ideal location Telford-A Division of Lincoln University – Gateway to the Catlins

What Can We Offer You?

Telford’s Campus facilities are ideal for a conference

Accommodation & Meals: Each person would have a

single room in newly builtaccommodation blocks.

We aim to have representation from:

PIEF: Primary Industries Education Foundation

and

Invite members from ACARA (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority) to talk on the new National Curriculum that is to be implemented in 2014 or 2015

Access to: Accommodation and Catering at Telford

Telford Farms Deer farm (600 deer)

Sheep farm (3000 sheep)

Dairy farm (500 cows)

Facilities at Telford – lecture rooms, laboratories, computer room,

vehicles

Telford Staff

Research projects held on Telford Farms

Lincoln lecture staff

Scientists from Lincoln

The ConferenceThe conference aims to include the following:

Keynote speakers The opportunity to network with New Zealand Agriculture and Horticulture teachers.

Issues relating to Agriculture / Horticulture

Updates and discussions regarding Australian curriculum

The ability to gain resources relevant to your teaching areas

Industry speakers of relevance to the conference We have access to lecturers and scientific staff from Lincoln University for keynote speakers and facilitation of breakout groups and running workshops

Opportunity to visit Equine, Forestry, Horticulture and Agriculture Units.

The Conference

The conference aims to include the following:

Environmental topics of relevance to Agriculture/Horticulture

Water quality and sampling

Soil conservation

Effluent management

Fertiliser use and management

Climate change

Biodiversity in Agriculture/Horticulture

Sunday 17th April 2011 Monday 18th April 2011 Tuesday 19th April 2011 Wednesday 20th April 2011 Thursday 21st April 2011

7.30 am-8.30am Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast

8.30am-10.00amHousekeeping

Keynote - Ian Knowles

Café style ‘Think Tank’ sessions which focus on specific issues and producing workable outcomes8.30am-9.45am Various rooms

10am-10.30amMorning Tea

Conference centreMorning Tea

9.45am-10.00am Conference CentreMorning TeaDining room

Morning Tea

10.30-12.00noon

-NZQA Alan Newall -Teaching and learning guidelines Nigel Evans

- Unit Planning - Incorporating Literacy and Numeracy10.00am-11.15am

-Judging Student Work

Interpreting Marking Schedules:Achievement standards (AME)

Alan Munro

- HATA AGM- Evaluations- Next Conference- Certificates

- Māori focus on Agriculture and HorticultureManuka Honey project

11.15am to 12.30pm

12.00noon-1.00pmLunch

12.00pm to 12.30pmLunch on minivans

12.30pm Lunch 12 noon to 1pm Lunch 12 noon to 1pm

1.00pm-2.30pm

Pick ups from airport

Telford Based Curriculum Activity (choose 1)12.30pm to 2.30pm

ITO Practical Skills – Unit Standard Courses

Environmental Issues - Ag ITOConference centre

Field Trips away from Telford

(choose 1)

Sheep Milking

Mosgiel Woollen Mills /Invermay

Tapanui Nursery

Mosgiel Woollen Mills /Freezing works

Telford Based Curriculum Activity (choose 1)

Horticulture skills

Agriculture skills

Both related to 1.2

Depart

2.30pm-3.00pm

Afternoon Tea

Dining Room

Afternoon Tea

Conference centre

Afternoon Tea

2.30pm (Tennis court)

3.00pm-5.00pm

Pick ups from Airport

Registrations

IT In Agriculture and Horticulture

Virtual potatoConference centre

Bruce MacKay

Technology In Agriculture and HorticultureTractors/ GPS

Fertilisers /GPSSpraying

Animal recording

2.40pm to 5.00pm

5.30pm-6.00pmWhakatau Dinner Dinner 6.00pm -6.30pm

Free time

6.00pm-7.00pm Dinner Social Social

Conference Dinner6.00pm-10.00pm

Rosebank Lodge

7.00pm-9.00pm

Happy Hour

Dining Room

Drinks

Spokespeople on New Secondary School Courses-Taratahi-Ag ITO-NZ Trade Academy-Telford/LincolnDrinks and nibbles

Happy Hour

Hear from our Australian colleaguesDrinks and nibbles

ActivitiesAgriculture:On site Telford Farms: Workshops related to the Dairy, Deer and Sheep Units Soil water testing activities Nutrient budgeting activities Tractor/ ATV activities and related farm safety

Off site Sheep milking (an emerging industry) Edendale Dairy Factory (now one of the largest in NZ) Quality Yarns: Milton (has woollen and worsted wool processing systems) Invermay Agricultural Research Centre (1 hour from Telford) Stirling cheese factory Silver Ferns meat works

Activities

Horticulture:On Site Apiculture workshop Developing horticulture resources SimCLIM Software

Off Site Possibility of trips to Central Otago or Southland, for the latest developments in Horticulture in that region – about 1.5 hours in either direction - Viticulture, Orcharding and `Cool Climate Crops’

Post Conference

Once the conference is complete, people will have one or two different options: 1) Leave for home.

2) Stay on for a visit to Central Otago, Queenstown or Stewart Island (this would be at own cost)

Central Otago / QueenstownQueenstown - Skyline restaurant and views of QueenstownEarnslaw trip (a boating cruise to visit Walter Peak’ sheep station, which is a historic sheep station)Arrowtown (a historic gold mining town)Flights could be organised out of Queenstown for return trip home

Stewart IslandThis trip takes visitors on a journey to Oban and sailing around Paterson’s Inlet This could be organised as a day trip leaving from Telford early in the morning arriving back that night and leaving for home the next morning.

Bring your families

Stay at Queenstown while the Conference is on:

• Walking tracks - Routeburn

• - Macetown

• Climb Ben Lomand

Visit Wanaka

Travel on the Rail Trail in Central Otago

Rafting and Jet Boating on local rivers