Milking Block Course

This 5-day Farm Dairy Systems Management block course forms part of Dairy Systems (Engineering) qualification that all Milking Stand apprentices are required to complete. Other Milking Machine Technicians are also encouraged to undertake this training.

This course combines a number of MPTA milking machine troubleshooting courses which have been condensed into a one week block course and will be run back to back over the week.

The courses covered in this block course are:

Mastitis & Liner Selection - includes milking management and in-milk testing.

Cleaning Evaluation & Milk Delivery.

Milk Quality & Grade Troubleshooting.

Stray Voltage Testing

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Non-apprentices are welcome to participate in all or some of the courses offered within this week long block course - phone us on 027 449 7402 to discuss or email [email protected].

Note: This course is delivered for MPTA by Quality Consultants NZ Ltd (QCONZ) - a NZQA approved Private Training Establishment.

Details

Time to Complete

5 days

Unit Standard(s)

NZQA Micro-Credential Certificate in Farm Dairy Systems Management

Member Price

$2,300.00 + gst

Non-Member Price

$2,650.00 + gst

Upcoming Dates

17 Nov 2025 - 21 Nov 2025
Palmerston North

Related Files

MPTA Enrolment Form

Please complete this form to enrol for MPTA training - this is a NZQA requirement.

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Once completed please email to [email protected] and c.c. to [email protected].

Note: If you have already completed this form in the past you do not need to re-do it for subsequent MPTA training. You can simply complete the online course registration by clicking on the Register Now button below. (836kb)

MPTA Qualifications Structure - Milking (116kb)

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