TBNSW Present Wide Range of Fee Free Training Options for Racing and Breeding Industry

Media Release - Tuesday Jun 28

TBNSW are pleased to be offering FEE FREE training to all NSW breeding and racing industry participants as part of the NSW Thoroughbred Workforce Development Project, funded largely by Training Services NSW Government.

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A career in racing offers a pathway to many future options for the young horse lover.

Registrations are now open for courses at every level with limited places filling fast, click the links or flyers below to find out more and apply today.

Supervisors & Managers
- Leadership Course (dates and locations below) Register here

  • Scone (Hunter Valley Equine Research Centre) – 12th, 13th & 14th July
  • Newcastle (Newcastle Jockey Club) – 12th, 13th, 14th July
  • Southern Highlands (Silverdale Farm) – 18th, 19th, 20th July
  • Wagga Wagga (Murrumbidgee Turf Club) –2nd, 3rd, 4th August
  • Warwick Farm (Inglis Riverside)– 8th, 9th, 10th August

- Emerging Supervisors Course 19, 20, 21 July (HVERC - Scone) Register here

- Foaling Night Watch starts 19 July (TAFE - Scone) Apply here
- Breeders Seminar 28 July (CSU - Wagga Wagga) Register here
- Breeders Seminar 8-9 August (HVERC - Scone) Register here


Newcomers
- Thoroughly Toured  23 July (High School Students, Career Advisors, Parents/ Carers Discovery Tour)
- Thoroughly Schooled 15-21 August 2022 (High School Students Yr's 10 to 12 Introductory Program)
- Silverdale Farm Academy Internships and Discovery tours (check the farms website for upcoming dates)
- EquiStart Newcomers September/ October (Over 18's introductory program, similar to Thoroughly Schooled)
 

Traineeships
- Cert III Horse Breeding (Enrol anytime, online and farm assessed, traineeship wage subsidies still available)
- Cert III Agriculture (Enrol anytime, online and farm assessed, traineeship wage subsidies still available)

EOI for 2023
- Cert IV Horse Breeding (Graduates of Fast track, Cert III and TIC Cadetships)


Education and Training is a way for to assess our industry standard, development pathways help set higher benchmarks and the qualification gives valued satisfaction to the individual. It is up to all of us in the Thoroughbred industry to breed and shape our workforce, now and into the future. 

 

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