The Sheep CRC are offering three scholarships in the Graduate Certificate in Agriculture (Agricultural Consulting) to improve consultancy services to the sheep industry.
The Sheep CRC recognises that increasing complexity of new technology and the need for greater labour efficiency is resulting in producers increasingly requiring consultant services.
Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Agriculture (Agricultural Consulting) are eligible to apply if one or more of the following apply:
1. They currently provide consultancy services to the sheep industry and intend to continue.
2. They are currently not providing consultancy services to the sheep industry but intend to do so in the future.
3. Both of the elective units to be studied as part of the Graduate Certificate in Agriculture (Agricultural Consulting) come from the following list:
Wool Science and Sheep
Sheep CRC scholarships are not available for students of the Diploma in Agriculture.
Scholarship amount
Each scholarship is $2000, which is $500 each for the four units. They are payable in arrears on successful completion of each unit. Three scholarships are on offer.
Application
Application for a Sheep CRC Scholarship – Graduate Certificate in Agriculture (Agricultural Consulting) must be completed on the downloadable form.
Applications close
Applications close on 15th June 2012.
Unit Coordinator
Deb Maxwell
Ph: 02 6779 4262 Mob: 0437 524 163
Email: deborah.maxwell@une.edu.au
Sheep CRC Industry Training Project Leader:
Lu Hogan
Mob: 0427 687 432
Email: luhogan@optusnet.com.au
Sheep CRC Education Program Manager
Steve Walkden-Brown
Ph: 02 6773 5152
Email: swalkden@une.edu.au
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