
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.
The better you know how to operate and maintain a tractor, the safer and more productive your farm will be. Learn about how to set up tractors for your business, become familiar with the controls of tractors, and learn how tractors affect biosecurity.
Discuss training options with a course coordinator:
Location: | Statewide |
Course duration: | 2 days |
Start date: | Multiple intakes |
Number of units: | 1 |
Indicative fees: | Operate and maintain tractors (Level 2) $580 Tractors with attachments (Level 3) $640 Tractors with attachments and FEL operations (Level 3 and Level 2) $680 |
Accredited Course: | Yes |
You may be eligible for funding. To find out whether you are eligible, contact a training coordinator in your area.
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There are no entry requirements for this course.
These courses are mapped to national unit of competencies. Discuss with course coordinator.
Operate and maintain tractors (Level 2):
Operate tractors with attachments (Level 3):
Operate tractors with attachments and FEL operations (Level 3, Level 2):
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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.
Chainsaw – Fall trees manually (basic)
Need to drop small trees safely and effectively? Want to keep it simple? Here are the basics, presented simply. Safety, maintenance and operation. Two days of indispensable training for the novice chainsaw operator.
Operate four wheel drive vehicle
Where can you take a 4WD? OK. Better question: where can you take a 4WD and then bring it back again? What trouble can you get into, and how do you get out of it? How do you prevent yourself getting into trouble? These questions and many more are covered in Tocal’s two-day 4x4 training course.
Licence to operate a forklift truck
Safe and efficient use of forklifts is just smart work practice. This 3 day course trains and assesses participants for a SafeWork NSW forklift licence.
Chainsaw operation and maintenance
You’ve finally bought that bush block. But it’s covered in fallen timber and before you can start building on the place, you’ve got to cut up all that firewood. So you buy a chainsaw. What next? Tocal. Two days. Sorted.
Chainsaw – Operate a pole saw
When a chainsaw is too big to carry up a ladder, and too dangerous to use while on the ladder, a pole saw is exactly the tool you need. But what sort of pole saw? And how do you use it safely? Tocal’s one-day course can help you get the most out of this useful tool.
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