Rural training in agriculture and beef cattle production

Rural Industry Training and Employment (RITE) is the leading provider of rural training and employment opportunities to rural and remote Australia. They offer School Based and Full Time Traineeships in Agriculture which also incorporates skills set training relevant to the rural sector.

Courses offered:
• Certificate I in Agriculture (Beef Cattle Production)
• Certificate II in Agriculture
• Certificate III in Agriculture (Beef Cattle Production)
• Certificate IV in Agriculture (Beef Cattle Production)

The Skills Sets offered to communities, pastoral companies and other client groups throughout the regions is of a very high standard with flexibility to meet the client group needs. The program is operated as on site training in many instances. RITE currently services all areas throughout Queensland and Northern Territory with their Traineeship program and Rural Training Opportunities.

The skills obtained throughout the traineeship and skills sets training programs allow for those completing to have a better knowledge of the industry while also having the option to move into a number of other industries or progress to various roles within the agricultural industry.

The opportunities for graduates are endless, and your career can branch into directions such as Vet Nursing, Station Managers, Pastoral Managers, Research and Sciences, Government Departments, Consultancy, Stock and Station Agents, the Mining Industry and various other sectors.

For more information phone RITE on 1800 808 782 or view their website http://www.rite.com.au/

Study agriculture and horticulture in Queensland

The Australian Agricultural College Corporation (AACC) offers agricultural and horticultural training to rural industry, rural people and rural communities. Class and Course Finder, rural Australia's online directory for courses and training, has details of the courses offered by AACC.

Australian Agricultural College Corporation (AACC) offers the following courses:

• Agriculture
• Horticulture
• Automotive and engineering
• Rural business management
• Conservation and land management

Some of the short courses offered by AACC:

•Construction White Card
•Driver training and 4WD
•Fire management
•Harvester operations
•Loadshifting machinery training & assessment [tickets]
•Pregnancy testing and artificial insemination
•Welding
•Wool handling
•Workplace health and safety

They offer a wide range of full time and short courses providing a flexible approach for school and campus based students and for trainees and existing workers in the workplace.

The Australian Agricultural College Corporation (AACC) was formed on in 2005 when the Australian College of Tropical Agriculture (incorporating Burdekin Agricultural College and Mareeba Environmental College), Dalby Agricultural College, Emerald Agricultural College and Longreach Pastoral College joined forces.

AACC combines more than 130 years' experience in agricultural education and training in a range of specialisations, across five campuses located in a range of different geographic and climatic regions. Choosing this centre of training excellence will give you access to industry relevant-courses, committed expert instructors, and training grounds totaling 59 800 hectares throughout Queensland.

Click here to view their contact details, location and course information under the 'Agriculture' and 'Horticulture' categories.