The International Fresh Produce Association Australia-New Zealand (IFPA ANZ) has refined and extended its produce-specific curriculum for members in 2025 in response to industry demand to upskill the workforce.

“IFPA ANZ and Streamwise Learning have a long-standing relationship and have collaborated to grow our offering to the Australian and New Zealand fresh produce and floral industry,” Brylie says.

“The quality of the courses and presentation of the content make for a dynamic experience, engaging course participants in hands-on, produce-specific and recognised leadership styles to increase sector-relevant learning,” she adds.

“IFPA is committed to growing members’ prosperity, and that starts with programs to grow leaders. They are key to longer-term strategies of a diverse and inclusive workforce, healthier people, and a healthier planet.”

Streamwise Learning chairman Simon Kelland says IFPA ANZ remains the best window into what was important to the fresh produce industry.

“That intelligence feeds into the content developed for the courses which offer attendees the chance to learn alongside fresh produce colleagues in a non-competitive environment, while building valuable relationships with key industry proponents," he says.

“There has been a renewed focus on matching specific course content in 2025 to more defined audiences."

He says the annual IFPA produce executive program (PEP), in its 23rd year in 2025, is the flagship program in the curriculum in which content is split between business capability development skills and sessions delivered by industry experts sharing insights into their personal journeys and discussing trends and opportunities.

It will be bolstered by a senior managers program at Geelong next March, and emerging managers program in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on various dates throughout the year.

“Those attending the senior program will learn how to boost their personal impact and internal presentation skills while those in the emerging program will gain immediate implementable skills to improve management and leadership,” Simon explains.

“Generally, we’ve found attendees get to where they are largely because they are great operators, not necessarily because they have formal qualifications,” he says.

“Our courses are structured to develop these people, so they are great operators and great at running businesses and contribute more substantially to the value of the business.”