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<blockquote data-quote="tepapa" data-source="post: 7548376" data-attributes="member: 14120"><p>Always said I'd go to NZ shearing after leaving school but I did A levels. Said I'd go after but went to uni. Said I'd go after uni but got a job. Worked in an office for 2 years, started a masters degree and I still hadn't been to NZ only now I was 24 and I thought when am I going to go? so jacked the job in and brought a plane ticket. I was led down the education route as was expected in the blair years, get qualifications, get a better job. Did I need any of that for the job I'm doing now. No not really but still have the student loan.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, and this is my honest opinion, if I was doing it again I'd be better leaving school at 16 doing a year or two at ag college, because A levels are a waste of time unless you go to uni. There is a lot about farming you don't learn from dad like modules in pigs or sucklers if you don't have them at home for first hand experience, but the one thing I think I missed from local ag college was meeting other local farming lads that you'll get as contacts for the rest of your working career. Other than that an apprenticeship would be my preferred training option. Learn and earn for three years rather than come out of college with a debt.</p><p></p><p>It depends where his heart is. Would he be better swapping to a mechanical/engineering course if he plans to play with lime spreaders for the next few decades or otherwise I'd try get him to stick with ag as an all rounded course. Youngsters need training in business and management which seems boring/difficult at the time but worth every second of it throughout your working career.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tepapa, post: 7548376, member: 14120"] Always said I'd go to NZ shearing after leaving school but I did A levels. Said I'd go after but went to uni. Said I'd go after uni but got a job. Worked in an office for 2 years, started a masters degree and I still hadn't been to NZ only now I was 24 and I thought when am I going to go? so jacked the job in and brought a plane ticket. I was led down the education route as was expected in the blair years, get qualifications, get a better job. Did I need any of that for the job I'm doing now. No not really but still have the student loan. Honestly, and this is my honest opinion, if I was doing it again I'd be better leaving school at 16 doing a year or two at ag college, because A levels are a waste of time unless you go to uni. There is a lot about farming you don't learn from dad like modules in pigs or sucklers if you don't have them at home for first hand experience, but the one thing I think I missed from local ag college was meeting other local farming lads that you'll get as contacts for the rest of your working career. Other than that an apprenticeship would be my preferred training option. Learn and earn for three years rather than come out of college with a debt. It depends where his heart is. Would he be better swapping to a mechanical/engineering course if he plans to play with lime spreaders for the next few decades or otherwise I'd try get him to stick with ag as an all rounded course. Youngsters need training in business and management which seems boring/difficult at the time but worth every second of it throughout your working career. [/QUOTE]
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