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Agricultural Contractor Training

About the course

Retrain and get into the Agriculture sector as an Agricultural Contractor! Learn how to cultivate land, plant and harvest crops, work with tractors, harvesters and other essential farm equipment. If you have good practical skills, technical knowhow and can work to deadlines then this industry is a great redeployment option for you.
This is a six week course that will teach you all the skills you need to have to become an agricultural/rural contractor.
Two weeks Agriculture training at SIT’s Telford Campus 
Two weeks driver training at SIT's Invercargill Campus, 
Two weeks work placement with a contractor company.
All accommodation, meals or living costs provided.
NO FEES

Retrain and get into the Agriculture sector as an Agricultural Contractor! Learn how to cultivate land, plant and harvest crops, work with tractors, harvesters and other essential farm equipment. If you have good practical skills, technical knowhow and can work to deadlines then this industry is a great redeployment option for you.

This course is six weeks long and will teach you all the skills you need to have to become an agricultural/rural contractor.

  • Two weeks Agriculture training at SIT’s Telford Campus 
  • Two weeks driver training at SIT's Invercargill Campus
  • Two weeks work placement with a contractor company

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Agricultural / Rural contractors carry out a broad range of activities including:

  • Working with tractors, harvesters, vehicles and a wide variety of plant
  • Working and communicating with all types of farmers and their staff
  • Land cultivation
  • Planting, maintaining crops and harvesting
  • Rural earthmoving
  • A wide variety of activities designed to support the farmer
  • Facing new challenges in different circumstances and locations almost every day
Retrain and get into the Agriculture sector as an Agricultural Contractor! Learn how to cultivate land, plant and harvest crops, work with tractors, harvesters and other essential farm equipment. If you have good practical skills, technical knowhow and can work to deadlines then this industry is a great redeployment option for you.
This is a six week course that will teach you all the skills you need to have to become an agricultural/rural contractor.
Two weeks Agriculture training at SIT’s Telford Campus 
Two weeks driver training at SIT's Invercargill Campus, 
Two weeks work placement with a contractor company.
All accommodation, meals or living costs provided.
NO FEES

This course consists of:

  • Two weeks Agriculture Training at SIT’s Telford Campus near Balclutha,
    • Farm Health and Safety
    • Basic mechanics
    • Tractor driving
    • Towing trailers and implements
    • Understanding the work of an agricultural contractor
  • Two weeks Driver Training at SIT's Invercargill Campus
    • Driver training
    • Wheels and Tracks (Wand T) endorsements
    • Forklift OSH and F endorsement
    • Loads
    • Fatigue management
    • Work time and log books
    • Defensive driving
    • Basic tractor servicing and maintenance
  • Work Placement
    • Health and safety
    • Reading and applying Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs)
    • Coaching by a more experienced person to work on tractors, attachments, and trailers
    • Basic mechanics

About the provider

The heart of New Zealand Rural Education since 1964

Get into the Agricultural Sector with a trusted and well-known qualification from Telford. Learn from the experts and experience first hand the amazing experience Telford has to offer.

  • 856 hectares of active farmland
  • Hands-on Practical Training & Learning
  • Blended Delivery and On-campus Courses

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