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AWI funds hands-on, practical in-shed training for shearers and wool handlers across the country to attract and retain new entrants into the wool harvesting industry, build the capacity and longevity of existing staff, and increase returns to woolgrowers through improved clip preparation practices.

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Left: Bathurst, NSW | Middle: Ki Ki, SA | Right: Wycheproof, VIC

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Left: Pinindi, SA | Middle: Ross, TAS | Right: Boyup Brook, WA

AWI regularly funds and supports hands-on practical in-shed training for shearers and wool handlers to attract and retain new workers, as well as increase workers’ productivity, skills and professionalism.

Pictured above is a small selection of AWI-funded courses recently run across the country.

AWI-funded trainers carry out the wool harvesting training in New South Wales, Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania. In Victoria and South Australia, the AWI-funded training is provided by the Shearing Contractors Association of Australia Shearer Woolhandler Training Inc (SCAA SWTI).

AWI thanks all the woolgrowers who provide their facilities and sheep, and all the other organisations and individuals that lend their time and resources to help run this training.

More information: To arrange training in your state, email craig.french@wool.com or swt@wool.com. Keep an eye on the Facebook channels of @australianwoolinnovation and @shearerwoolhandlertraining (Vic and SA) for the latest updates.

This article appeared in the December 2023 edition of AWI’s Beyond the Bale magazine. Reproduction of the article is encouraged.

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