Manager/2IC Course

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.