Rural sciences
Sharing and growing our sustainable future, working on solutions; encompassing primary industries, technology and management. We provide a range of industry relevant learning courses across a broad spectrum of this industry and offer a variety of training options including offsite, face-to-face, online and workplace delivery. Find out more about careers and courses in rural sciences, including agriculture (including wool classing), horticulture and conservation and ecosystem management.
TAFE certificates
If you're keen to bring new skills to your family farm or enter one of the many areas in the multi-billion dollar agriculture industry, this certificate will teach you the skills and knowledge needed. You have a signed training agreement and are looking for a training plan tailored to suit your interest.
Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management is the perfect course to develop the skills required to begin a career protecting our environment. You will choose from electives such as recognising fauna, surveying pests and operating chainsaws while also learning important core skills including workplace safety and conduction ecological and cultural site inspections and restorations. This skills-based certificate can be taken as part of a traineeship agreement or as an on-campus student paving the way for a career in roles such as community field officer, wildlife officer, weeds officer and more.
TAFE diplomas
Protect endangered species, advise on bush fire prevention programs, manage waterway redevelopment projects and take your love for the environment and make it your career through Federation’s Diploma of Conservation and Ecosystem Management. Becoming an expert in conservation and ecosystem management means you can work in rural, suburban and metro settings with a large amount of time being spent outdoors. You may wish to work in a laboratory, or you might prefer working outdoors. Whichever avenue you choose, you'll have a career with plenty of hands-on and rewarding work. |