Agri-tech
Year 10 to 12, Limestone Coast Technical College
Speak to your school’s career counsellor or VET coordinator to apply.
The SA agriculture, forestry and fishing industries employed 36,600 people in 2024
Get hands-on industry training, part-time
Get practical experience and learn skills in primary industries by using new technologies and methods in farming and production.
Grow your future in agriculture
Gain the skills you need for jobs in primary industries, including latest sector developments like automation, data analysis, and climate-smart practices.
After decades in the South East, I see this as a key opportunity to support young people in our region to access training for successful employment in local industries.
Lynette Corletto
Limestone Coast Technical College Principal
What you'll learn
All topics contribute to your VET qualifications and SACE.
- Workplace Practices: Introduction to Agri-tech and Employability Skills - 10 Stage 1 SACE credits
- Exploring Identities and Futures: Hybrid learning - 10 Stage 1 SACE credits
- First Aid and CPR Training: Learn essential life-saving skills
- White Card Training: Work safely in the construction industry
Your school will support you to gain 10 days of work experience in collaboration with the college, giving you a taste of the real world!
Agri-tech Pre-apprenticeship Program including:
- Entry into Forestry Skill Set - 25 Stage 1 SACE credits
- Introduction to Drone Technology VET units - 10 Stage 1 credits
- Using Research and Data to Improve Outcomes VET units - 20 Stage 2 SACE credits
- Workplace Practices: Employability Skills Program - 20 Stage 1 SACE credits
- Activating Identities and Futures: Hybrid learning - 10 Stage 2 SACE credits
- Industry Connections A: Viticulture, bio-security and caring for plants, crops and livestock, using technology, AI and automation - 20 Stage 2 SACE credits
Your school will support you to undertake 20 days of work placement in collaboration with the college to further your practical experience.
Earn while you learn through a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship, gaining valuable on-the-job experience and an income.
Apprenticeship and Traineeships
Options can include:
- Farming
- Forest products operators
- Horticulture
Complete your apprenticeship for careers such as:
- Livestock farm worker
- Farm worker
- Forest products operator
- Livestock worker
- Nurseryperson
- Sawmill or timber yard worker
- Garden worker
- Tree feller
Leading employer partners
We’ve partnered with Group Training Employment (GTE Apprenticeships Traineeships), Bunge, and Treasury Wine Estates to provide our graduates with guaranteed careers.
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We have so much support. The environment is warm and welcoming and I really feel like I belong.
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I feel prepared and confident for the next stage of my learning – employment and further VET training.
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Work readiness, problem-based learning, and mentoring have been key to growing my confidence.
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Limestone Coast Technical College contact
Address: Budinya Precinct, 3/172-174 Wireless Road West, Mount Gambier SA 5290
Email: LimestoneCoastTechnicalCollege@schools.sa.edu.au
Phone: 08 7704 4600