
Rural traineeship – Paterson
Get paid while you get trained. Tocal’s rural traineeships gain you a nationally-recognised qualification to push your career in agriculture to new heights.
Get qualified at a nationally-recognised level while being paid to work in the industry. That’s the reality for you with a Rural or Dairy Traineeship through Tocal. Study at Certificate II, III or IV level. Be trained by industry professionals. Set yourself up right at the start of your career.
Our trainers are qualified and experienced in training and assessment for the farming community, and sympathetic to the needs of trainees, employers and their industries.
Training consists of up to 6 week-long study blocks on campus either at Paterson or Yanco. The Paterson campus includes commercial farming operations in the Hunter Valley and offers a residential, block release program for trainees. The program offered by Yanco campus is flexible and include a mix of residential, on-farm and online delivery options.
Training blocks blend group-based, classroom learning with practical skills and hands-on exercises. Trainees also visit commercial farms in NSW and learn from industry professionals.
Rural traineeship – Paterson
Get paid while you get trained. Tocal’s rural traineeships gain you a nationally-recognised qualification to push your career in agriculture to new heights.
Rural traineeship – Yanco
Get your career into high gear with nationally-recognised training at Tocal’s Yanco campus. Face-to-face blends with online courses to speed the process.
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.
The Yanco Campus of Tocal College is based at the Yanco Agricultural Institute in the Riverina, and students can study the Certificate III in Agriculture.
The CB Alexander Campus of Tocal College is at Paterson in the Hunter Valley, and training here concentrates on dairy and beef cattle production as well as beekeeping.
AHC30116 - Certificate III in Agriculture
AHC30216 - Certificate III in Agriculture (Dairy Production)
AHC40116 - Certificate IV in Agriculture
These qualifications give students training that complements their on-the-job experience. Traineeships cover the following skills:
Incentives available! Government Assistance exists for those eligible including employer incentives and travel and accommodation subsidies.
Farm Agskills
A comprehensive guide to farm skills. Includes rope knots, wire knots, the basics of electric and conventional fencing, calibrating farm machinery, inoculating and lime pelleting legume seeds, estimating pasture yields, planting trees, soil testing and farm safety. Simple to follow with plenty of diagrams and photos.
Dairy AgSkills
A practical guide to animal welfare, safety, quality assurance, milking, feeding, health and management of a dairy herd. Includes calf rearing, breeding and waste disposal systems.
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