Production
Agskilled
Fully subsidised accredited training for eligible workers with livestock and bees, cotton, grains, rice, horticulture and viticulture, who live in NSW. Work safer. Work smarter. Skill-up with Tocal AgSkilled courses, delivered across NSW.
Find out more about our short courses
Weeds and pests
Business Management
Farm Skills
Machinery and Equipment
- Drones in agriculture
- Farm motorbikes operation (two wheel)
- Licence for forklift operations
- Machinery and equipment biosecurity
- Off road four wheel drive and recovery
- Quad bike operations
- Side by side operations
- Service and maintain small powered machines
- Telehandler operations
- Tractor operations with rear attachments
- Tractor operations with front and rear attachments
Safety
Chemical Safety and Training
SMARTtrain® is nationally recognised as a leader in quality, accredited chemical training in safe chemical use and application.
Bees
- Artificial insemination of queen bees
- Beginning in bees
- Chemical application for beekeepers
- Get board savvy - governance training
- Honey bee pest and disease management - online
- Honey bee pest and disease sampling and management
- Native bees (unaccredited)
- Native stingless bees
- Nutritional and seasonal management
- Quality assurance for honey extraction - online
- Rearing queen bees
- Seasonal management of honey bee colonies
- Using bees for pollination
New courses
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Type: Online
Units: 3
Plan to Profit
Improve your financial literacy and the financial management of your farm business. Understand what is, and what is not, making money in your business. Improve your management of business risks. Answer those ‘what-if’ questions vital to your business into the future.
Type: Short course
Units: 1
Biosecurity applications
Develop your knowledge and skills in interpreting and applying control measures in a biosecurity plan to protect viticulture enterprises from the entry and spread of pests and diseases.
Type: Short course
Units: 2
Drones in agriculture
This course will teach you how to use drones to collect farm data to help make informed decisions such as refined fertiliser plans, sowing plans or monitoring water systems.
Skills Training Catalogue
An 8-page PDF catalogue of our short courses and online courses. Also available in print from our skills training team, contact us to request.
SMARTtrain Chemical Safety and Training
SMARTtrain® is a nationally recognised brand of chemical training materials available for purchase throughout Australia to use when training people in safe chemical use and application.
Quad Bike and Side by Side courses
Experience the exceptional Quad Bike and Side by Side courses presented by Tocal College. Gain the essential skills to confidently and proficiently handle quad bikes and side by side vehicles, with a focus on safety and effectiveness. Learn how to conduct thorough pre-start checks and executing meticulous shut-down procedures. Our knowledgeable instructors will guide you through the intricacies of routine checks and maintenance, equipping you with the expertise to keep your vehicles in optimal condition. Enrol now to unveil a world of possibilities and master the skills of quad bike and side by side operation with Tocal College.
Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital (LLND) assessment
When you enrol in a skills training course with us, we will check that you meet the minimum Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital (LLND) requirements for the course. This is so we can support you in your studies.
This is a method to identify how Tocal College can support you to successfully participate in training and assessment.
To help you get the most from your online learning experience, we ask that you complete a quick Digital Literacy Check before enrolling. This will help you understand the digital skills needed for your course and ensure you're ready to learn online. Click here
Unique Student Identifier (USI)
The standards for Australian registered training organisations require that we report all training to the governing body ASQA (Australian Skills Quality Australia). To do this we will need your Unique Student Identifier (USI). If you don't already have one you can get one by heading over to www.usi.gov.au
Contact us
Paterson / Hunter Valley / Sydney / Southern Highlands
Phone: 02 4939 8872 or 0498 064 916
Email: paterson.tocal@dpird.nsw.gov.au
Email: paterson.tocal@dpird.nsw.gov.au
Tamworth / Northern New South Wales
Phone: 02 6763 1285
Email: tamworth.tocal@dpird.nsw.gov.au
Email: tamworth.tocal@dpird.nsw.gov.au
Yanco / Southern New South Wales
Phone: 1800 628 422
Email: yanco.tocalcollege@dpird.nsw.gov.au
Email: yanco.tocalcollege@dpird.nsw.gov.au
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