Muka Tangata Workforce Development Council
Geoff Taylor is an accomplished professional in the agricultural sector, currently serving as a Board Member for Muka Tangata Workforce Development Council since June 2021 and previously as an Establishment Board Member. With extensive experience at DairyNZ from July 2002 to September 2024, Geoff has held multiple roles including Associate Strategy & Investment Leader, Senior Project Manager, and Development Team Leader for People & Business, where responsibilities included coordinating strategic initiatives and leading teams to support dairy farmers. Additionally, Geoff contributed to the establishment of Muka Tangata - The Food & Fibre Workforce Development Council, focusing on setting vocational education standards in New Zealand. Earlier experience includes managing Tayco Dairy Farm Management and serving as an Agribusiness Consultant at Agriculture New Zealand Ltd. Academic achievements include an Executive MBA with Distinction from Waikato University and a BAgrSc (Honours) from Massey University.
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Muka Tangata Workforce Development Council
Muka Tangata is the Workforce Development Council for the food and fibre sector – we work on ways to enhance vocational education and training to meet industry needs. We engage with industries and education and training providers, offer skills leadership and advice, work on qualifications, standards, and quality assurance, and we’re keen to explore different ways of working to meet the needs of the food and fibre sector. We then advise government on what programmes and qualifications they should support and fund. We do all this is ways which honour te Tiriti o Waitangi and advance Māori Crown relations - we work so Māori can succeed as well as the other treaty partner in our sector.