Fieldays Careers & Education Hub

Career advice, information and job opportunities.

Location: Site E30

Sitting under Fieldays’ strategic pillar of education, the Hub is a place for students, job seekers and visitors to learn about food and fibre career pathways and to consider joining a thriving sector.

The Fieldays Careers & Education Hub showcases a wide scope of jobs in the food and fibre sector.

Fieldays partnered with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in 2022 and 2023 to host the Fieldays Opportunity Grows Here Careers Hub, to showcase the depth and breadth of New Zealand’s thriving food and fibre sector.

Read our announcement of the Fieldays Opportunity Grows Here Careers Hub from 2022 and Opportunities continue to grow at Fieldays 2023

Start planning your official school trip to Fieldays!

Fieldays is offering all schools a promo code for groups of 10 or more students!

Discounted tickets are $10 each with a promo code. For every 10 student tickets purchased, you will receive a discounted adult 1-day ticket priced at $15 for teachers/chaperones.

Fieldays provides a unique education experience for students to learn about agriculture, forestry, science, technology and sustainability. A highlight for students is always a visit to the Fieldays Careers & Education Hub. There’s lots of information about finding a career in the food and fibre sector and it’s been specifically developed to showcase the rural sector to young minds.

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New Zealand's Food and Fibre sector

The Food and Fibre sector is essential to New Zealand's economy. This interactive Hub is a hive of activity, with education providers and sector groups teaming up to showcase the sector that has led New Zealand’s recovery from the global pandemic.

Full details of the exhibitors can be found on the Fieldays App.

Fieldays Careers & Education trail

Activate the Fieldays Careers & Education Trail layer on the map on the Fieldays App to see all the participating exhibitors around Fieldays.

Exhibitors will provide you with information, advice and suggestions that could help you land that perfect career in the food and fibre sector.

Start at the Fieldays Careers & Education Hub at site E30, or look out for Trail posters at participating sites around Fieldays!

Connecting people with exciting careers

“New Zealand’s food and fibre sector is leading the nation’s recovery from COVID-19 by keeping vital food and fibre flowing domestically and overseas. For the first time, annual export revenue reached more than $52.2 billion in the year to 30 June 2022.”

This growth highlights the urgent need for skilled and passionate food and fibre workers in the sector. We are addressing this need through connecting people with exciting careers in food and fibre, activity which will be further facilitated within the Fieldays Careers and Education Hub.

“ With such a key sector contributing to the New Zealand economy and the wellbeing of our rural communities, it’s important we have the necessary workforce to meet the demand. „

Fieldays Careers Hub FAQs

Activate the Careers & Education Trail layer on the map on the Fieldays App to find exhibitors on the Fieldays Careers & Education Trail with info and opportunities to discuss with you.

The Fieldays Careers & Education Hub has a wide range of industry jobs across the food and fibre sector. Visit site E30.

You can pick up a free Fieldays Smart Band at the gate at Fieldays.

The benefit of the Smart Band is that you don’t have to repeatedly fill in your contact details to enter competitions, simply tap to engage with your favourite participating exhibitors to enter competitions, claim giveaways, and request information relevant to you.

Find out more about Fieldays Smart Band here.

Vacancies on the Jobs Board

There are a huge variety of opportunities on offer for job and career-seekers in the food and fibre sector. At Fieldays you can find these amazing vacancies from participating exhibitors, all in one place on the Jobs Board screen on the front of the Fieldays Careers and Education Hub at site E30.