Elders

Will pay for any training days you want to attend as a graduate. Exposing you to the best methods and latest learnings of the industry.

My whole role involves training and development. The day-to-day stuff is great. I have some awesome mentors who want me to learn and want me to do well. The company runs good events for the wider network to be involved, but I do think there could be more for the graduates. We need to learn the basics like spray nozzles, different cultivation equipment and when to use it, seeders, differences between brands with the same actives and those sorts of things. I know they can be done and have been done in the past, but they are not being done now.

You have a mentor for your first two years so basically are getting paid to learn. The graduate program keeps you in constant contact with the state tech services manager and other graduates for development opportunities such as Field Days, technical training with suppliers, online meetings with agronomists from all over Australia. We do assessments throughout the year on which we receive feedback and coaching to see where we are at and what we need to work on