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Shearing Skill Set

  • Non-Award

Shearers play a key role in the Australian wool industry and training proficient shearers is essential to the success of this industry. . The Shearing Skill Set will deliver practical training and support and provide you with a sound foundation to build a career in this important industry.

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Degree Type
Non-Award

About this course

Shearers play a key role in the Australian wool industry and training proficient shearers is essential to the success of this industry.
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The Shearing Skill Set will deliver practical training and support and provide you with a sound foundation to build a career in this important industry. Participants will gain the skills and knowledge to handle sheep humanely and use machinery and equipment to shear and crutch sheep.

At the completion of this training you will be work-ready for the shearing and wool handling industry and should be shearing a minimum of 40 adult merino sheep or 50 adult cross bred sheep per day to industry standards.

On successful completion of this course, students will receive a statement of attainment for the following units:

AHCLSK217 Apply animal welfare principles to handling and husbandry of livestock
AHCSHG201 Crutch sheep
AHCSHG203 Shear sheep to novice level
AHCSHG205 Grind combs and cutters for machine shearing
AHCSHG206 Prepare handpiece and downtube for machine shearing
AHCSHG210Undertake basic shearing and crutching




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Entry requirements

No mandatory entrance requirements.

Study locations

Narrogin

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