This course aims to improve the skills, knowledge, and confidence of participants to progress and achieve their career goals. This in turn improves on-farm management capacity, enabling more time away from the daily running of the business and increased options for business expansion for farm owners.

Is this for you?

This program is perfect for:

Those currently in a manager or 2IC role that would like to further develop or hone their skills
Senior farm hands that are looking to take the next step into a more managerial role

Course structure:

It is a four-day course; one day a week for four consecutive weeks. Each day runs from 10am-4pm. Attendance on each day is required to receive a certificate of attendance (it is not an accredited course).

Course content:

The course has a heavy focus on people and business management. It will be delivered by consultant Adam Jenkins, with support from WestVic Dairy.

Day one: People Management

Know yourself and others
Communication
Working as a team
Training and performance management
Managing conflict
Onboarding and induction
Rosters

Day two: Farm Business Management

Key terms
Reporting
Budgeting
Milk price estimates
Resources available

Day three: Obligations of dairy farming

Business obligations
Farm safety
Delegation and position descriptions
Managing up
Payroll
Farm performance reporting

Day four: Bringing it all together

Farm decision making
Decision making processes
Planning for success
Next steps

Lunch and afternoon tea provided each day.

Manager/2IC Course