Sheep Meat Value Chain Training Program

Sheep Meat Value Chain Training Program

A funded training program for new leaders in the agrifood business.

Program overview

TheSheepMeatValueChainProgramisafundedcustomtrainingprogramforindividualswhowishtopursueacareerinagrifood.Specifically,thefive-dayresidentialprograminregionalWesternAustralia(WA)willfocusonthesheepmeatvaluechainindustry.ItwillbedeliveredbyProfessorKimBrycesonfromTheUniversityofQueensland(UQ)SchoolofAgricultureandFoodSciencesandwillalso feature guest speakers from the agrifood industry.

Youwillhavetheopportunitytonetworkandshareideaswithindustrypeersandexperts.Youwillfurtherdevelopsupplychainthinking,andknowledgeofchallengesandopportunitiesthatareunique to the sheep meat industry.

Whileitdoesnotcontributetowardacademicaward,uponcompletion,theprogramculminatesinagraduationceremony.AttendeeswillreceiveaCertificateofParticipation.Whererequested,participantsmaywishtohavethecourseacknowledgedasa contributiontowardsundergraduateworkexperiencerequirements.

ThisisaninitiativeoftheDepartmentofPrimaryIndustriesand RegionalDevelopment(DPIRD)inpartnershipwithUQBusiness School Executive Education.

Therewillbeahighlycompetitiveselectionprocessandsuccessfulcandidates will undertake pre-readings and assessment.

Who should apply

Individualsfromvariousdisciplines,undergraduates,recentgraduates and postgraduates are welcome to apply.

Yourstudiesdonothavetobespecifictoagribusinessoragrifood,however,ademonstratedinteresttoworkinthesheepmeatindustry is desired.

Cost

The course is funded by DPIRD’s Sheep Industry Business Innovation (SIBI) project - including travel,accommodation and catering costs.

Key benefits

By completion, you will:

Developasoundunderstandingofthetheoreticalconceptsandtechnologiesrelevanttosheepmeat
supply and value chains - what a supply/value chain is, importance and value-add.
Take part in the ‘walk-the-chain’ experience.
Network and share ideas with senior industry practitioners and experts in the Western Australian sheep meat industry.
Become part of an exclusive industry-trained UQ alumni group.

Theprogramwillbehighlyinteractivewithamixofclassroomstylelectures,industrypresentations,and participant discussions and practical field activities.

Application process

Toapply, complete the attached application form and provide the following:

A current academic transcript from your studies
Astatementofnomorethanonepageoutliningwhyyouareinterestedintheagrifoodbusinessandtheprogram,yourprofessionalbackground,andhowyouseeyourselfcontributingtotheindustryifyouwereselected.

Scannedcopiesofcompletedapplicationforms,includingotherrequirements,mustbeemailedtoUQ Business School Executive Education via

A limited number of 20 participants will be selected for this program.

Key dates

Applications are now open

Applicants notified from 11December 2017

Program delivery 15-19 January 2018

Contact

UQ Business School
Executive Education
+61 7 3346 7111

About the facilitator - Professor Kim Bryceson

KimisaProfessorofAgribusinessattheUQSchoolofAgricultureandFoodSciences.Herearlyresearchinvolveddevelopingandimplementingcomputerandsatellitetechnologyforintegratedpestmanagement,droughtmonitoring,sitespecificmanagement,andagribusiness decisionsupportsystemdevelopmentwiththeCommonwealthandQueensland State governments.

Overthelast15yearsinacademia,shehasbeeninvolvedinagrifoodsupplyandvaluechainanalysis domesticallyand internationally, withparticularfocusonusingvariousmodellingtoolstoconstructsupplychainrisk assessment and performance management scenarios.

KimisalsotheDirectoroftheAgriculturalRemoteSensingLaboratoryatUQ’sGattoncampus.Underherleadership,thecollectionofrealtimestreamingBigDatathroughanInternetofThingsinfrastructureisdeveloping.Thedesign,buildinganduseofsmalldronetechnologyandroboticsforagriculturalandenvironmentalmonitoringand sub-tropical agricultural research and teaching, is also flourishing.

About DPIRD and SIBI

The initiative is part of DPIRD’s Sheep Industry Business Innovation (SIBI) project, which aims to support the sheep industry to capitalise on growing markets for sheep products.

SIBIassiststhe industrytobuildcapacity tosupplynew marketsfor sheep meatand liveexports,particularlyin nearby Asia and the Middle East, generating flow on benefits to producers,industry, the regions, communitiesand the state economy.

The projectrecognises the value in providingcurrent industry learning experiences to undergraduates. Theintention is to expose and excite students to choose a career in the agrifood supply chain, and in so doingbecome value chain specialists. The students will form a cohort of potential candidates for the SIBI / Meat and Livestock Australia placement program.

For further information, please visitagric.wa.gov.au/sibi

Important disclaimer

The Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and the State of Western Australia accepts no liability whatsoever by reason of negligence or otherwise arising from the use or release of this information or any part of it.