PROGRAMMES & GATEWAY

NZ Equine Education Trust (NZEET) is the racing and breeding industries niche Private Training Establishment.

PROGRAMMES & GATEWAY OVERVIEW

NZEET Programmes Available

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Gateway Programme

  • If you are a student who are interested in horses and would like to use equine unit standards towards your NCEA achievements we can assist in providing the necessary contacts, resources, workbooks, assessments and support to ensure they achieve the required outcomes.
  • The New Zealand Equine Education Trust (NZEET) offers training through Gateway and STAR Programmes
  • We offer a range of equine unit standards that can be awarded for NCEA from grooming a horse through to identifying poisonous plants.
  • We provide equine unit standards to anybody who has a passion or interest in horses, not just harness racing.
  • We put together a Memorandum of Understanding between NZEET/NZTR, the school and the student. We can assist the student and co-ordinator in selection of unit standards in relation to level of learning.
  • We have the ability to source work experience placements for students if required.
  • Students are given excellent resources/workbooks with embedded literacy and numeracy.
  • Excellent support is available for students via email, Facebook, phone or they can attend fortnightly classes at established locations.
  • We put together a progress report for the schools Gateway Co-ordinator so they can follow and record the student’s achievements.
  • Once we are happy the student is competent in all elements of the unit standard, we will notify the school which can then register the credits under our provider code

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Level 2 Unit Standards

US
General Equine Units
Credits
Version
1658*
Demonstrate knowledge of the nature and requirements of a career in the equine industry
3
5
1618
Ride a horse for exercise
2
6
1623
Prepare a horse for show
3
7
1636
Receive and despatch horses
2
6
1648
Clean stables
4
6
1656
Groom a horse
3
6
1660
Identify, catch, and prepare a horse for exercise
5
5
6579
Clean and maintain saddlery for horses
2
5
14594
Identify signs of good health and ill health in horses
4
3
19945
Lunge a horse for exercise
5
3
19949
Identify basic components and functions, and common problems of horses' body systems
4
3
19459*
Demonstrate knowledge of, and erect temporary electric fences in an equine environment
3
3
23645*
Demonstrate knowledge of the nature of horses
4
2
23973
Perform safe working practices with an outside contractor in an equine industry
3
2
29165
Apply skills for employment in an equine industry workplace
5
2
29166
Provide routine care for horses in stables and/or yards underclose supervision
22
2
29167
Prepare horses for travel, and load and unload under close supervision
4
2
29168
Care for a group of horses in a paddock, and maintain paddocks under close supervision
10
2
29170
Prepare harness horses for exercise and provide after care
10
3
29171
Carry out routine, minor, or temporary maintenance of equine facilities under close supervision
5
2
*Theory only unit



Level 3 Unit Standards

US
General Equine Units
Credits
Version
1650
Prepare a horse for travel by road, and load and unload
3
8
1651
Recognise signs of good health, ill health, common ailments, and lameness in horses
10
6
6580
Recognise and describe how to deal with an emergency situation involving horses a horse for show
4
8
6611
Receive and Demonstrate knowledge of the procedure for bringing a horse into work after a spell and letting down horses
3
6
6612
Identify plants, grasses, and trees which are potentially poisonous to horses, and describe methods of removal
3
6
6613*
Groom Demonstrate knowledge of the structure of horse’s foot, the shoeing process and remedial shoeinghorse
5
7
6617
Assess stable design and construction
3
6
19946*
Demonstrate anatomical and physiological knowledge of horse feet
5
3
19947*
Demonstrate anatomical and physiological knowledge of horse legs
5
3
25003
Identify horses' anatomy and conformation
3
5
25443
Demonstrate knowledge of the gear and procedures used in the exercise of horses
6
2
20523
Attend to horses at the races, and handle during swabbing
12
5
*Theory only unit



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Email Address
NZTR
Ellie Aykroyd
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Georgie Bolton
NZEET
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NZ Equine Education Trust (NZEET) is the racing and breeding industries niche Private Training Establishment (PTE), established by the racing sectors to service their national training needs.
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Vicky Brown Executive Officer
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