Information for career advisors

There are many websites that provide information on careers in agriculture.

Agriculture is more than farming the land. It's our whole food and fibre industry.

Starting a conversation with a young person about their career pathway into food and fibre can be a great way to get them interested in the range of opportunities offered.

Showcasing on and off-farm careers are the young food and fibre ambassadors.

There are a range of websites dedicated to explaining careers in agriculture in a fun and interactive way.

Careers in agriculture

• Dairy Australia — Dairy Australia provides resources to dairy careers and opportunities on farm through their Stepping Stones resource kit and the Cows Create Careers program.
• Growing Careers — Growing Careers is a website that offers a wealth of information on careers of almost every kind in forest and wood products and the paper industry across 14 sectors. It also includes industry news, education and training opportunities and environment updates on the forest and wood products industry. Growing Careers is an industry initiative resourced by Forest and Wood Products Australia Ltd (FWPA) on behalf of the forest and wood products industry and the Australian Government. FWPA, Australia's forest and wood products industry services company, provides research and development, knowledge dissemination and generic promotion activities.
• Career Harvest
  Career Harvest is a a hub for the most cutting edge careers within the food and fibre industries. Whether you're interested in feeding the world, adapting to climate change, developing the environment or managing future energy sources, this site helps create clearer pathways for you to harvest your agricultural career.
• Skills One — Skills One offer a series of videos and articles of hundreds of careers across 10 sectors including 'rural and farming'. Skills One provides an excellent snapshot of the booming industries in agriculture and the wealth of trades that exist.

Education and training in food and fibre

• The Good University Guide — The Good Uni Guide is the only comprehensive and independent information source about tertiary education pathways, including postgraduate courses like the MBA, and career options in Australia. The agriculture information page is a great resource to begin a conversation with a young person about what to expect in a diversity of careers in food and fibre, and education pathways into such careers.
• Victorian Skills Gateway — The Victorian Skills Gateway is a one-stop-shop of Victorian vocational education and training to help find the best option for you. Searches can be performed on occupations, courses, training providers, video and written case studies. This website is also viewable via a purpose-built smartphone interface. The courses on the Victorian Skills Gateway website are either regulated qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), or short training programs comprising units of competency from regulated qualifications.