Certificate IV in Wool Classing

Whether you grew up on livestock farm or want to add to your skills in the agriculture industry, this program will train you to apply for registration as an Australian Professional Woolclasser with the Australian Wool Exchange.

You'll learn about clip preparation, shed management and wool marketing.Plus, if you have a signed training agreement, you can take this certificate as a traineeship.

The course content below provides all possible units related to the course. If the course has various streams, the units you are required to study will depend on your chosen stream.

MAINTAIN WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCESSES AHCWHS401

APPRAISE WOOL USING INDUSTRY DESCRIPTIONS AHCWOL301

PREPARE WOOL BASED ON ITS CHARACTERISTICS AHCWOL303

PREPARE FLEECE WOOL FOR CLASSING AHCWOL304

PREPARE SKIRTINGS AND ODDMENTS AHCWOL305

DOCUMENT A WOOL CLIP AHCWOL307

PRESS WOOL FOR A CLIP AHCWOL310

PERFORM SHED DUTIES AHCWOL311

DETERMINE WOOL CLASSING STRATEGIES AHCWOL401

PLAN, IMPLEMENT AND REVIEW WOOL HARVESTING AND CLIP PREPARATION AHCWOL403

ESTABLISH WORK ROUTINES AND MANAGE WOOL HARVESTING AND PREPARATION STAFF AHCWOL404

CLASS FLEECE WOOL AHCWOL405

IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES AHCWRK401

PROVIDE FIRST AID HLTAID003

Entry requirements (year 12)

Entry requirements (non year 12)

Minimum 2 weeks (80 hours) wool shed experience, or similar.