Background
This industry initiative is helping to attract, develop and retain People in Dairy, paving a pathway that supports job-seekers to successfully build their careers with dairy farm employers.
It has been developed by Dairy Australia, with inital support from the Victorian government, to help minimise the impact of labour shortages and workforce disruptions on the dairy industry during COVID-19 and beyond.
This pathway gives job-seekers an opportunity to explore and prepare to embark on a dairy farming career, helps new entrants to develop the skills
and knowledge required for on-farm roles, and equips employers with resources to onboard and develop their staff swiftly, safely and effectively.
A Pathway for People in Dairy aims to
- Encourage job-seekers to explore a dairy farming career and help them prepare for application and recruitment processes
- Support new entrants to build skills and knowledge required for on-farm roles, covering farm safety, animal handling and milking processes
- Equip employers with ready-to-use resources to create a safe, supportive workplace and to swiftly onboard and upskill new workers with COVID-19 considerations
- Support Victorian farmers to provide on-farm coaching and learning experiences for new employees and navigate COVID-19 information
Getting started
You don't need register for this program.
Jobseekers
A dairy farm career can take you anywhere!
Visit The People Dairy - everything you need to get employed and explore modules that step you through the farmgate and find out what it is like to work on farm and be part of the dairy community.
Once you have applied and got the job, there are online pre-start learning modules you can complete once you have registered on Dairy Passport. Ask your employer how they are using Dairy Passport in their farm business.
Dairy farm employers
The pathway begins with the Employment Starter Kit (ESKi) which provides everything you need to employ someone.
The next step is Dairy Passport, an all-in-one resource hub and streamlined record-keeping system for dairy farm employers to use with their employees. Dairy Passport has new tools and coaching resources to assist employers to effectively bring new staff on board and to support them through their first 3 months on farm.