Advanced Shearing

This is a three-day course open to those who have been shearing in the industry and have achieved the minimum of the "Blue Seal" (shear 6 sheep per hour). The course will cover instruction and practical training in the following: 

• Health and Safety in the Industry and Woolshed environment
• Animal Welfare and Animal Handling 
• Team Work
• Comb selection and gear experting
• Machine and Handpiece Maintenance
• Grinding (sharpening) Combs and Cutters 
• High level of instruction on pattern, and helping improve quality and tallies
• A pathway to the next level

• Two day practical course
• For woolhandlers of all experience levels 
• Health & Safety 
• Preperation guidelines for crossbred - full wool/2nd shear and merino 
• Wool terminology
• Non-technical exercises
• Theory exercises
• Practical assessment for the National Certificate in Woolhandling 

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