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.

What's on in the Hub

This interactive hub is bustling with activity, as education providers and sector groups collaborate to present career and education pathways to becoming a part of this vital industry in NZ. Several engagement sessions are held daily during the event and are popular among students of all ages.

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.

Registrations for student groups for Fieldays 2025 will open soon, please check back at a later date.

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!

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Engagement Sessions

Join us for engaging sessions with experts in the industry at the Fieldays Careers & Education Hub.

In 2024 sessions ran at the following times:

Time	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9:00am – 9:30am	Talk to experts at Agribusiness in Schools	Talk to experts at Growing Future Farmers	Talk to experts at TDX
10:00am – 10:30/45am	Talk to experts at Fonterra	Talk to experts at Young Fish	Panel discussion: New Zealand Young Farmer Grand Finalists panel discussion
11:00am – 11:30am	Talk to experts at FutureForce		Talk to experts at Water New Zealand
11:15am – 12:00pm		Panel discussion: Wāhine toa o te Whenua – Next generation and the future of food
12:30pm – 1pm		Massey University: The lowdown on studying at uni
2:00pm – 2:30pm	Talk to experts at GoHort (Horticulture New Zealand)	Talk to experts at Tane Mahuta	Talk to experts at Plant Careers about the exciting variety of plant production roles

Contribute to global food prosperity, boost environmental outcomes. Join the 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

“ 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.