Western Australia is a world leader in livestock farming, and the industry needs people who are skilled at handling livestock in accordance with animal welfare standards and best practice techniques. Now here’s your chance to be part of this exciting industry — get job ready and start a great career!
You'll gain the skills and knowledge needed to work with livestock including cows, pigs and sheep. You’ll learn about animal welfare legislation and how to handle and manage livestock — including mustering and moving — in a safe way that minimises stress to the animals; basic techniques for handling livestock in a farm or production environment — including understanding animal behaviour — identifying and drafting different livestock; and how to administer routine medications.
This course remains FEE FREE in 2024! No course fees apply!
This skill set contains the following nationally recognised unit/s of competency.
| Unit code | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AHCLSK331 | Comply with industry animal welfare requirements |
| AHCLSK205 | Handle livestock using basic techniques |
| AHCLSK308 | Identify and draft livestock |
| AHCLSK301 | Administer medication to livestock |
In vocational education and training (VET), a skill set is a short course that's developed by choosing individual units of competency from a full qualification (or qualifications) that target a specific set of skills and knowledge, to meet the needs of industry or a particular job role.
The units of competency in a skill set are nationally accredited and recognised.
This means that when you successfully complete a skill set, you will receive a Statement of Attainment as an official record. This verifies that you have completed those units, so that you can receive credit for them should you continue on to further study.
Skill sets are also used to upskill workers for specific skills and knowledge required for their job; or in situations where a full qualification is not required.
The units in this skill set may lead to the qualifications listed below, and others that allow selection of these units.
- Certificate II in Agriculture
- Certificate III in Agriculture
- Certificate III in Meat Processing (Livestock Handling)
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