When working up off the ground, gravity is not your friend. If you want to be able to keep working at heights, you need to be able to do it safely. What equipment do you need? How do you fasten it? This one-day course through Tocal College will help you stay safe up high.
| Location: | Statewide |
| Course duration: | 1 day |
| Start date: | Multiple intakes |
| Number of units: | 2 |
| Indicative fees: | $475 GST-free |
$475 GST-free
You may be eligible for funding. To find out whether you are eligible, contact a training coordinator in your area.
This course requires a high level of physical fitness and manual dexterity. If you are unsure whether you meet these requirements, please talk to our short course coordinator before enrolment.
This course is mapped to the national units of competency:
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Type: Short course
Units: 3
Introduction to tractors for harvest operations
Grain harvest workers need to safely operate and maintain sophisticated machinery and equipment while maintaining high standards of product hygiene. This introductory training program provides the basic skills required to be safe and productive in a harvest labour position and provide you with the opportunity to progress to highly skilled positions.
Type: Short course
Units: 2
Harvest operations
Grain harvest workers need to safely operate and maintain sophisticated machinery and equipment while maintaining high standards of product hygiene. This 2-day training program is aimed at participants who already possess proven tractor skills and who would like further training in managing a tractor and chaser bin.
Type: Short course
Units: 2
Operate tractors with attachments and conduct front-end loader operations
Learn how to prepare for, operate and maintain tractor operations with attached equipment and to prepare for, carry out and shut down front-end loader operations in an agricultural environment.
Type: Short course
Units: 1
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.
Type: Short course
Units: 1
Operate and maintain tractors
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.
Type: Short course
Units: 2
Drones for livestock businesses
This course will teach you how to use drones to collect farm data to make informed decisions in your farm enterprises such as moving and monitoring livestock, checking animal health & wellbeing including calving & lambing checks as well as monitoring and maximising the efficiency of farm water systems.
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