Survival of the fittest: More people retraining and upskilling post-lockdown
2 May, 2021 01:00 AM
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Tertiary enrolments are on the rise post lockdown. Photo / Getty Images
Jimi Hunt graduated with a bachelor of management studies earlier this month - and it only took him 20 years to get there. Hunt used to travel the world as an ambassador and public speaker for mental health and wellbeing but border closures put a stop to that.
He has lived most of his life in Mexico and before the lockdown he used to split his time between there and Tauranga for work and study.
“My friend said ‘give it a go’, and I never left.” Clark said she would always remember the first time she drove a harvester, in 2017. “I drove to the end of the row and tried pushing the break but in a harvester the feet . they don t do anything, they are just foot rests, it is all by your hands!” Clark said.
Scott Hammond/Stuff Clark had come a long way since then, studying and practising at the same time. Constellation Brands offered a cadet programme, open to high school-leavers who were interested in pursuing a career with them. Students spent six months in the vineyards and six months in the cellars, covering all aspects of grape-growing and winemaking.
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