White Rabbit said:
Has anyone done this course at the Dubbo College of TAFE? Whats it like? Is it better going upto Lenconfield in Tammworth to do the basic training? Did it help you get a job?
Cheers!
i did the leconfield course, and while it was good fun, it didnt really teach me that much. i did the 11 day one, and i am a city girl, so i dont have that much experience with working properties, aside from work experience i have done for my course, but most of what we learned was common sense.
The horse riding was good, but i wouldnt feel confident just saddling up and riding off to round up some cattle. It really is directed more at overseas ppl, like back packers etc. i also didnt agree with the way they treated their stock, very old fashioned, yelling and hitting etc, rather than the more modern low stress methods.
if you are going to spend your money, i would suggest a tafe course would proablbly be better, coz at least then you get a recognisable qualification. But a lot of places will take ppl with no experience, so if you want to be a jillaroo, maybe try working on one of those places for a while to get some experience under your belt. The leconfield ppl arent really good at finding you a job either, they offer you work on the property, for really crap pay (as in $80 a week) or just call up places with ads in the paper, which you could do for yourself.
) It's just something I've always wanted to do.