Telford Rural Education

The heart of New Zealand Rural Education since 1964

Get into the Agricultural Sector with a trusted and well-known qualification from Telford. Learn from the experts and experience first hand the amazing experience Telford has to offer.

856 hectares of active farmland
Hands-on Practical Training & Learning
Blended Delivery and On-campus Courses

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498 Owaka Highway,
Balclutha,
Otago 9271,
New Zealand

Tel +64 3 419 0300
Freephone in NZ: 0800 835 367
Email: telford@sit.ac.nz

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# Telford, Open Day

Check out our great facilities, chat to tutors and staff about study options, career pathways and services.

Telford Open Day

# Telford, Tulloch Farm Machines, Agricentre South

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# Telford, SIT2LRN

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for the Post-Covid Job Market

# Telford, Agriculture, Agricultural Contractor Training

Matthew Cudby’s plans for a new career and home in a new location were disrupted by New Zealand’s entry into Lockdown in March 2020, and he found himself needing to quickly reassess...

Matthew Cudby

Agriculture Contractor Training

# Telford, GODairy, Dairy Industry

Telford is partnering with DairyNZ to offer free entry-level training for career changers whose employment may have been impacted by Covid-19 and are serious about pursuing new opportunities in...

Telford Offers Free Dairy Training

# Agriculture, Agricultural Contracting, Agricultural Contractor Training

Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) introduced a new programme in June, at its rural campus Telford, to respond quickly to the post-lockdown job market and to help fill employment needs in the...

Agriculture Redeployment programme puts new...

Agricultural Contractor Training

# Telford, Agriculture, Alumni, Telford Graduate

Lisa Bonenkamp started her study journey at Telford like many other students, getting an idea of what the rural polytechnic had on offer at one of its Taster Camps.

Lisa Bonenkamp

Certificate & Diploma in Agriculture

# Telford, Agriculture

Telford student Tamara Sands is thrilled to receive a Jeff Farm Scholarship this year, assisting her with accommodation costs while she completes her Certificate in Farming Systems and...

Tamara Sands

Jeff Farm Scholarship Recipient 2020

# Telford, Agriculture, Alumni, Telford Graduate

Tom Adkins decision to study at Telford was made after hearing good things about the rural polytechnic, and the Certificate in Agriculture was just a one-year course there, whereas at other cadet...

Tom Adkins

Agriculture Graduate

# Agriculture, Agricultural Contractor Training

Central Otago seems a strange place for a marine master in command to end up. And working on a farm, stranger still. However, Malaysian-born and raised Reynold Alvins is loving it.

From tour bus to tractor-driving

Agricultural Contractor Training