At AAco, we believe in your ability to learn and achieve when opportunities are presented. Our commitment to ongoing training will ensure you that we recognise that professional and personal development is important to your career. Hence, we offer our employees the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge.

AAco’s progressive training programs offer an opportunity for you to kick-start your career in the rural industry, enabling you to develop your skills while making a real contribution to the company.

We have in place one of Australia’s most progressive training programs, a combination of theoretical and practical training that assists in encouraging lifelong learning.

During February each year up to 50 first year Jackaroos and Jillaroos with various levels of experience in the beef industry attend AAco’s Induction week. This week allows new employees to focus and learn new skills that will become a part of their daily workload. These skills include horsemanship, horse shoeing, cattle work, fencing, all terrain driving, water and mechanical maintenance, and motorbike skills.

Induction week also allows new staff to learn information such as nutritional needs of cattle, Occupational Health and Safety within the Industry and their involvement in the paddock to plate production chain.

Australian Agricultural Company encourages staff to undergo training and study by offering a range of courses provided by external training organisations. Courses offered may include:

• First Aid
• Horsemanship
• Shoeing Schools
• Fencing courses
• Motorbike Training
• Chemcert Accreditation
• Vetchem Accreditation
• Bushfire Safety
• Communication and Management skills
• Cert II in Agriculture (Beef Production)
• Cert III in Agriculture (Beef Production)
• Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
• Certificate IV in Rural Business