Education and Training
This section of the website contains essential information and documentation for teachers, students and other interested in materials relating to the Australian Grains Industry.
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Landlearn VIC
Date: 31.07.2008
LandLearn provides a structure and support for schools to incorporate studies of sustainable agriculture and natural resource management into the curriculum.
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Young Australian Rural Network
Date: 10.07.2007
YARN.gov.au is an interactive website designed for young people in rural industries. It is an Australian Government initiative which aims to provide people with a place to interact and share information with others around Australia.
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Workboot Series
Date: 10.07.2007
The Workboot Series is a collection of high quality, innovative books featuring Australian farming industries and the story of food and clothing from the farm to the supermarket.
The Workboot Series books take an educational and entertaining look at modern Australian farming. For the first time, farming is explained so people of all ages and walks of life can discover where our food and clothing comes from and why agriculture is so important to our daily lives. -
Growing Knowledge - Food, Fibre and Farming in Western Australia
Date: 10.07.2007
The Department of Agriculture's education program aims to promote awareness of the importance of agriculture to the Western Australian economy and to help teachers to use farming, food production and related topics as 'contexts' for student learning.
The program focuses on support for teachers in the form of advice, teachers' notes resources and links with useful organisations.
This website also contains teacher resources, information on all the major farming commodities in Western Australia, case studies that can be used by teachers and students as well as a range of links to other 'useful' websites and information on careers in agriculture. -
Kondinin Group Industry Training
Date: 10.07.2007
This page contains information about a range of sources, including:
- Certificate IV in training & assessment
- Your Family, your Farm, your Future
- Behaviour Style workshop
- Safe Stock Handling
- Kondinin Chemical Training
- Workplace Instructor
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Nova
Date: 10.07.2007
Nova, managed by the Australian Academy of Science looks at the science behind the headlines.
Their goal is to provide reliable and up-to-date information for senior secondary school teachers to use in class (although we hope that anyone with an interest in topical issues will also find Nova useful).
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Go Grains Education for Primary Schools
Date: 10.07.2007
On the GoGrains web site you will find teaching resources for primary school Science and Technology using grains and legumes as the context for learning.
There are teaching and learning units and worksheets, fact files and fun activities for students. Links will help you find additional information. -
GoGrains everyday
Date: 10.07.2007
Teaching Resource for upper primary students.
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ASX Grain Futures - Education Page
Date: 10.07.2007
An understanding of what derivatives are and how they can be used is required to fully appreciate the benefits of ASX Grain Futures & Options. The following link contains relevant information and useful case studies to explain the principles involved.
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BRI Research Horizons Course
Date: 10.07.2007
"The Research Horizons course is very popular amongst our nation's grain growers. Leading farmers from around the country are nominated by their peers to the Grains Research Development Corporation, the major stakeholder".
This course provides an overall understanding of what happens to the grains produced and the part that research plays towards that understanding. The course is organised by BRI Research on behalf of the Grains Research & Development Corporation and covers such topics as crop improvement, marketing, grain quality testing, grain food products, research and development issues, commercialisation and international collaboration.
