Goat Farmer Skill Assessment
Occupation Code
121315List
ROL
Descriptions
Plans, organises, controls, coordinates and performs farming operations to breed and raise goats for fibre, milk, meat and breeding stock.
Job Description
- Breeding and raising livestock for the production of honey, meat, milk, skins, eggs and wool
- Monitoring and maintaining the health and condition of livestock
- Providing pastures and fodder to maintain appropriate nutritional levels
- Moving livestock to optimise feeding opportunities
- Organising and conducting farming operations such as catching, drenching and milking livestock, sterilising machines, and collecting, grading and packaging produce
- Directing and overseeing general farming activities such as maintaining pens, sheds and cages, fertilising, controlling pests and weeds, and growing fodder
- Maintaining fences, equipment and water supply systems
- Organising the sale, purchase and transportation of livestock and produce
- Maintaining and evaluating records of farming activities, monitoring market activity and planning production accordingly
- Managing business capital including budgeting, taxation, debt and loan management
- May select, train and supervise staff and contractors
Types of visas you can apply for
Common visa types
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)
Training visa (subclass 407)
Other visa types
187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
Skill Assessment
VETASSES group B
- Select a nominated occupation for assessment based on the purpose of your visa application;
- Through the VETASSESS online application system, fill in the form, deduct the fee, and upload the documents;
- Track the progress of your application and pay attention to its status;
- If additional documents are required, VETASSESS will send an email notification;
- After completing the skills assessment application, you can view the results and download the result letter in the VETASSESS online application system. A copy of the result letter will generally not be mailed to you unless you request it in the skills assessment application and pay the postage.
Note: If the applicant's work experience is pre-graduation experience, at least 5 years of highly relevant experience is required, and at least 1 year of work experience in the last 5 years must meet the corresponding technical requirements.
Academic requirements
- 1. Possess a bachelor's degree or above, with a major highly related to the nominated occupation, and at least 1 year of work experience highly related to the nominated occupation in the past 5 years;
- 2. Possess a bachelor's degree or above, although the major of the bachelor's degree is not highly related to the nominated occupation, but also have a college degree that is highly related to the nominated occupation, and have at least 2 years of work experience that is highly related to the nominated occupation in the past 5 years;
- 3. Possess a bachelor's degree or above. Although the major of the bachelor's degree is not highly related to the nominated occupation, you must have at least 3 years of work experience highly related to the nominated occupation in the past 5 years.
- VETASSES
