Agriculture Courses

This course is designed to equip managers, supervisors, or people who want to work up to these positions within the industry (eg. at a riding school, race track, stud, farm etc) with the necessary management skills required to undertake such a role. 

Three horse care units coupled with a workplace project ensures that this comprehensive qualification is to a standard required in the horse industry.

Accredited by International Accreditation and Recognition Council

Agriculture today is a highly competitive, global market. Many traditional forms of agriculture are sometimes difficult to operate competitively, particularly within developed countries, but even in the most competative economies, some agricultural enterprises still remain not only viable, but highly profitable. Success may be gained by value adding, or perhaps by filling a market niche not able to be readily filled by international or mass market competition. This is a very solid  training program for people wishing to work in alternative areas of agriculture at a technician or management level; in positions such as a farm manager, technical representatives, trainers or consultants.

This course is internationally accredited through I.A.R.C

Learn to plan implementation of an animal breeding program using genetic theory, practical applications to daily husbandry practice, and management of animal breeding programs.

• Includes a sound introduction to genetics
• Relevant to any type of animal (pets, farm animals, wildlife, horses, dogs, etc)
• Personal guidence from highly qualifed and experienced animal scientists and practitioners.

Learn to care for the health of any type of animal (focus is on mammals and birds) and understand the scope of services offered by animal care services, including in veterinary practices. This course is appropriate for anyone interested in working with animals including on a farm, a wildlife park or a veterinary practice. It is a sound foundation course and designed to cover most of what is found in a typical veterinary assistants course in many countries around the world.

Comment from one of our Animal Health Care students:

" I cannot praise the animal health care course highly enough. I have learnt a great deal, far beyond my wishes" G. Kite

Love working with horses? Serious about establishing or nurturing a career in this area? This comprehensive, quality course will teach you all you need to know about running an equine facility or service. You will learn how to care for horses, manage equine events, and run a successful equine farm. The only thing this course won’t teach you is how to ride a horse!

This course is internationally accredited through I.A.R.C

Can’t find exactly what you want?
We can help you design a course that is tailored to your specific needs and interests.
Alternatively you can simply choose the required number of related modules (short courses), and submit your module list to the school for approval.
Designing your own certificate does have some major advantages, including:

• The capacity to have an education which is very unique (different to most people you are likely to encounter in your working life).
• The capacity to avoid studying subjects which are irrelevant or less relevant to you

By being different, you may well give yourself an advantage over your competition in business or work.
ONLY MODULES LISTED AS AVAILABLE ON LINE or ON CD MAY BE STUDIED BY THOSE METHODS 

Designed for the new farmer or those aiming towards employment in this field. This course will give you the knowledge and skills required to run or work confidently on a specialised or mixed farm. Core units equip you with all the basics needed for general animal health, farm management and all important marketing skills. Choose three elective units from a list that includes soil and pasture management and also gives you the opportunity to specialise in specific farm animals i.e. calf rearing, poultry, beef or dairy cattle etc.  An excellent starting point to learn the fundamentals of farming.

Accredited by International Accreditation and Recognition Council

This course provides a foundation for dealing with those changes, whether on your own farm, or in a broader sense. It allows you to develop skills and knowledge in alternative farming methods using materials which have a minimal impact on the environment. The compulsory modules cover sustainable methods of agriculture and organic farming (livestock, pasture, pest and disease management, soil management and crop nutrition). The elective modules cover a broad range of topics specific to alternative farming including: aquaculture, plant and animal breeding, nut, herb and flower production, hydroponics, and viticulture.
Funding Approved - This course has been approved for funding in this course through FarmBis. (for qualifying applicants).
AAA FarmBis is part of the Australian Government's Agriculture Advancing Australia (AAA) package, and provides financial assistance to primary producers and rural land managers to undertake business and natural resource management training and education activities.

This course is internationally accredited through I.A.R.C

10% DISCOUNT ON FEE

DREAMING ABOUT WORKING WITH WILDLIFE?

This course provides with knowledge and practical skills to people working or wishing to work in wildlife care and management.
A foundation entry level course to develop skills that would be valued for working in wildlife parks, zoos, refuges or wilderness management. This course incorporates some key studies which are in demand for employees in such establishments.

This course is internationally accredited through I.A.R.C

This is the course for you if you want to learn about:

• dairy breeds
• managing anything from one cow to a large herd
• dairy products (milk, cheese, cream butter etc)

This is a very sound foundation course developed in collaboration with industry and by our team of experts (agricultural and animal scientists, veterinary surgeons etc). 

If you want to work with horses, train horses, or just understand your horse a little better, this course is for you! The study of equine behaviour provides a foundation for more sensitive and informed care and training of horses, and can help you understand your horse's behaviour, and work more effectively with its inherent nature.  

Learn to manage the daily requirements of a horse at grass. The course aims to develop:

• The ability to handle horses using a range of different procedures
• Skills to evaluate a horses conformation
• An understanding of diet
• Knowledge of grooming procedures
• An ability to develop appropriate management procedures
• Knowledge of commercial opportunities, including trading horses.

• More relevant to caring for horses in a stable than Horse Care I
• Covers aspects of care that are still relevant to the horse at grass
• Learn about Feeds, Stabling, Foot care, Bedding, Tack and Conditioning.
• Follows on from Horse Care I; but this is a stand alone course and can be taken without Horse Care I

Farming often succeeds or fails according to the way water is managed.
Through this course:

• Learn how to design and manage basic irrigation systems;
• Heighten your understanding of water and how it behaves in the environment;
• Understand ways to make the most of limited water supplies.

• A sound introduction to caring for a wide variety of different pets.
• Covers dogs, cats, fish, birds, rabbits, rodents, reptiles and amphibians.

This course was developed and tutored by highly qualified and experienced professionals (Veterinary Surgeon, former wildlife park manager, university lecturers etc).  This course provides an outstanding opportunity to extend your knowledge, perspective and capacity to care for all types of pets. 

This course presents many different techniques and general measures which may be adopted in part or full, in order to move a farm toward greater sustainability, whether the concerns are commercial, environmental or something else. Improving sustainability is sometimes as simple as changing what is being farmed or how it is being marketed; but it may also be a multi facet problem that requires changes in a whole range of farm management practices.
Developed by our principal, John Mason author of the best selling book "Sustainable Agriculture 2nd ed." published by Landlinks Press (CSIRO)

Learn to identify and effectively control weeds. You learn about both chemical and non-chemical control methods (e.g. mulching, burning, slashing), the use of spray equipment, and safety procedures which should be followed.

The course provides valuable learning for land managers, farmers, gardeners, orchardists, market gardeners, landscapers, spray contractors, nurserymen or anone else concerned with the control of weedsw.