Agricultural Trade Pathways
Agriculture isn't just farming, it's full of skilled, hands on careers that operate like trades. These are jobs where you:
Work outdoors or on site
Build practical skills
Can get started through TAFE, short courses or on the job training
Develop expertise over time
Many of these pathway’s don’t require university, but they do require skill, precision and experience.
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Livestock and Wool Industry
ShearingTAFE shearing courses or shearing schools
Wool classingCertificate IV in Wool Classing
Pregnancy ScanningShort course and on farm mentoring
Working dog trainer/handlerWork experience and short courses
Livestock services
Livestock agentCertificate IV in Agriculture or Traineeship
Spray technicianChem cert accreditation
Ag Drone OperatorDrone license and ag training
Precision ag technician
TAFE or on the job training
Emerging and Specialist Industries
Ag Machinery OperatorOn farm training and machinery courses
Agronomy and inputs
Soil sampling technicianCertificate iii / IV in Agriculture
Irrigation technicianShort course / on the job training
Machinery, cropping, tech
Agronomy technicianStock & Station yard workLivestock contractorArtificial inseminationBeekeeping (Apiculture)TAFE Irrigation or plumbing pathways
On the job training
Short courses and industry training
Experience and equipment
Carbon/environmental servicesFencing contractorAcquacultureTrack work riderOn the job and stablehand placements
Stud worker
Racing industry training programs
Short courses and mentoring
Certificate III Conservation and Ecosystem Management
TAFE Certificate III and on the job training
TAFE
Equine and Thoroughbred Industry
StablehandEntry level farm roles and training