National Wine and Grape Industry Centre
About NWGIC Training
The National Wine and Grape Industry Centre provides vocational education and training utilising the resources of the three partners.
An agreement between Charles Sturt University and Tocal College (an Education college of NSW Department of Primary Industries) allows the sharing of resources and staff for vocational education and training. Tocal College has two campuses, one at Paterson near Maitland - CB Alexander campus and the other at Yanco - Murrumbidgee Rural Studies Centre (MRSC).
Completion of training courses at a vocational level allows students to advance into the winegrowing, wine science, food technology and food science degree courses offered by CSU. Many of the short courses on offer are accredited and award candidates with nationally recognised qualifications.
In addition, the NWGIC delivers the more traditional Certificate courses in the workplace to suit the needs of industry. These Certificate courses can be delivered for the benefit of an enterprises employee/s and set up as formal Traineeships through a New Apprenticeship Centre. Alternatively those individuals eligible could choose Tocal Collage as there preferred training provider and take advantage of the Commonwealths new Work Skills Voucher programme gaining training 'vouchers' up to the value of $3000 in Certificate II or III in Food Processing (WINE). For information on work skills vouchers please visit the DEST web site.
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Envirowise training incentives
MIA Envirowise has launched a new financial incentive program for primary producers in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. The incentive is aimed at making further education more accessible to local farming families. Up to $2,000 per farming enterprise is available.
Several courses offered by the NWGIC through Allison are eligible for such incentives these include all of the SMART train courses listed below and:
- Crop forecasting for wine grapes
- Getting started with environmental management in viticulture- Research to practice®
- Grapevine Nutrition- Research to practice®
- Integrated Pest management (IPM) in viticulture - Research to practice ®
- Spray Application in viticulture - Research to practice®
- Water management for grapevines - Research to practice ®
- Wine berry sensory assessment
- Wine grape quality management - Research to practice®
SMART train Chemical and OH&S courses: MRSC also offers the nationally recognised training modules dealing with:
- AQF III chemical application,
- AQF IV Chemical risk management,
- Pathways to reaccreditation
- Developing a pesticide notification plan
- On farm fumigation
- Weed control
- SMART train afe use of hazardous substances
- SMART train OHS risk management on farms
For further information in relation to any of the above programs/ courses please do not hesitate to enquire at the NWGIC via the email address below or read further information on short courses by visiting the Murrumbidgee Rural studies Centre web page.
Email allison.deegenaars@dpi.nsw.gov.au or
Murrumbidgee Rural studies Centre Website for more information.