Learner Shearer - Micro-credential
Level 2
Overview
Level of study
Level 2
Cost (incl GST)
$200*
Length
3 months
Prerequisites
Learners must be employed in the sector.
*Programme part of Government’s Free Trades Training initiative which may mean a subsidised price. Get in touch to learn more.
Summary
You will gain the knowledge and skills needed to work under supervision whilst shearing and crutching in a woolshed.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
- select and assemble gear and identify and rectify faults in combs
- set up and maintain a machine shearing handpiece
- identify, adjust and lubricate essential components of a down-tube to maintain operational performance
- catch and present sheep for shearing
- crutch sheep under supervision
- apply sequence and pattern to shear sheep under supervision
- identify wool faults, contaminants, damaged sheep and injuries to sheep.
Check out others who have done training with us
New “micro-credentials” in wool harvesting will help solve a critical need to train shearers and wool handlers, Primary ITO chief executive Linda Sissons said today.
From the rolling green hills of Waimate to the world’s most luxurious super yachts, the fine wool Harriet Gardner and her family produce is certainly one of a kind.