New General Manager for the Food and Fibre CoVE
The Food and Fibre CoVE Board has appointed Paul Hollings as its inaugural General Manager
Paul has a 20-year experience in the education and training sectors, with a special focus on industry training.
For the past five years, he has been the General Manager of the Technology Park (TechPark) (previously Faculty of Engineering and Trades) at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) in Auckland.
He is also a current member of the Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia and New Zealand and the New Zealand Board of Engineering Diplomas. As the MIT Host Board Member of the Construction and Infrastructure CoVE, he was part of the team that built the successful bid for MIT to host the ConCoVE.
An electrician by trade, Paul worked as a maintenance electrician in the dairy industry for many years before shifting to the vocational education sector. He completed a Diploma in Management at the New Zealand Institute of Management to further his career.
“I strongly believe that a well set up and properly functioning vocational education and training system is the ideal platform to ensure success. I am confident that the Food and Fibre CoVE will be part of this success," he said.
Food and Fibre CoVE Board Chair Mark Paine said he is thrilled to start the New Year with a strong team of experts.
“Paul and the seven Board members, who were selected just before Christmas, are a great asset to the CoVE. I’m certain that they will ensure the excellence and innovation in vocational education that we are seeking.”
In August 2018, Paul and his wife Jo chose to leave Auckland to live in Hawke’s Bay.
“We are so pleased to have moved to Napier. Hawke’s Bay never ceases to impress us. As a passionate e-biker, I really appreciate the opportunities that we have here,” Paul said. The couple has four grown children and five grandchildren.
In September, Taradale's Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) was selected as New Zealand's new centre of vocational study for the food and fibre industry.
EIT's Food and Fibre CoVE is a collaboration between the primary sector and vocational education system made up of 54 organisations across the food and fibre sector including industry associations, tertiary providers, Māori, employers, employees and standards-setting bodies.
It is one of several CoVEs that will be created through the Government’s Reform of Vocational Education (RoVE).
