Queen bee breeding

Bee traineeship

Gain a nationally-accredited beekeeping qualification while you earn money keeping bees. A blend of face-to-face and online learning, Tocal’s beekeeping traineeship is the qualification to get you recognised.

Honey bee biosecurity - online

This course is currently in development, and will be available in 2020. The course will align with three units of competency from the new AHC31818 Certificate III in Beekeeping.

Quality assurance for honey extraction

This online course teaches the skills and knowledge required to operate honey extraction equipment safely and to extract honey fit for human consumption.

Artificial insemination of bees

For experienced bee breeders and researchers, this two-day course will help raise your skill level both in collecting semen and artificially inseminating queen bees.

Beginning in bees

Get a basic knowledge of beekeeping in this two-day introductory course run by Tocal College. It’s the ideal start to help you manipulate bee hives, carry out general management, and understand how a bee colony works.

Honey bee biosecurity

This two day course provides beekeepers with the skills to recognise, monitor and manage the impact of pests and diseases on honey bee colonies.