Certificate · Farm Management

Upskill Into Farm Management

Thinking about taking on more of the farm business? This course covers strategic plans, viability checks, budgets, people, machinery and land care. Made for family farms and anyone moving up on a bigger property.

From $29a week on a plan
6 monthsof access
~100 hoursof study
24/7from any browser
No examsever
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaFarm and Agribusiness Management
Course TypeCertificate
Study Time~100 hours
Access6 months
Study ModeOnline, no set start dates
AssessmentNo exams, ever
PaymentsFrom $29 a week
Comes with
  • No entry requirements
  • Open from any browser, day or night
  • No deposit, no credit check
  • 10-day money back guarantee
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Find Out If the Farm Pays

Viability analysis and business assessment are the topics nobody teaches you at the gate. They tell you which parts of the operation are carrying the rest.

Take On the Management Side

Running a team, planning seasons ahead and looking after equipment and land are learnable skills, separate from knowing how to farm.

Study Between Seasons

No start dates and no set class times. The platform opens from any browser, which suits a week that never looks the same twice.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Farm management skills mostly get used where you already are: on the home place, or stepping up on a larger property. Corporate farms and supply businesses also hire for planning, budgets and resource work. The day mixes paperwork with weather, and the people who do well are the ones who plan for both.

Farm Operations Assistant

Supporting the running of the property day to day.

Agribusiness Planner (Trainee)

Learning the planning side of a farm business.

Resource Management Clerk

Tracking what the operation has and uses.

Equipment and Maintenance Support

Keeping machinery scheduled and serviced.

Supply Chain Assistant

Inputs in, produce out, on time.

Finance and Budget Clerk

The numbers behind a season.

Sustainability Monitoring Aide

Watching how the land is holding up.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Every role is different, and some need more study or experience.

The Course

What You'll Learn

01
Where You Are Heading
Direction before decisions.
Strategic Planning
Business Plans
02
Where You Stand
An honest look at the operation.
Business Assessment
Viability Analysis
03
Running the Place
People, gear and ground.
Management Strategies
Human Resources
Physical Resources
Natural Resources
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Strategic planning, the direction of the operation
  • Viability analysis, which parts pay their way
  • Human resources, hiring, leading and keeping people
  • Natural resources, land and water over the long run

As a Student

  • 6 months of access, about 100 hours of content
  • No set start dates, begin when the season allows
  • No exams, ever, no test week to dread
  • Any browser, the platform opens day or night
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Three things that make this a business course for people on the land.

01
Planning Taught First

Strategic planning and business plans open the course, because everything after that depends on where you are heading.

02
All Three Resource Types

Human, physical and natural resources each get a topic: the team, the machinery and the land itself.

03
Built Around a Real Operation

The work applies to a family farm or a larger property. You are planning your own place, not a case study.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

CERTIFICATE

Certificate in Farm Management

Certificate of Achievement · The Career Academy

A Certificate of Achievement

Awarded by the college once you finish.

CPD Credits

Counted toward your professional development.

A SEEK Pass Credential

A link in the platform you can share on SEEK.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Ask What It Covers

An advisor runs through the eight topics.

Step two

Enrol Any Day

Weekly plan, or pay upfront in full.

Step three

Map the Operation

Strategy, business plan, then a viability check.

Step four

Manage the Resources

People, machinery and the land itself.

The Investment

How to Get Started

$29 / week
Pay upfront, or spread it weekly, fortnightly or monthly on a plan.
No deposit, no credit check
10-day cooling off period
Start whenever you are ready
CPD credits included
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need farming experience?

There are no entry requirements. The course suits people already on the land and people moving into the management side of it.

What does it cost each week?

From $29 a week on a plan, with no deposit and no credit check. An advisor confirms current pricing.

How long does it take?

About 100 hours of content, with six months of access to work through it.

Can I start during a busy season?

Yes. There are no set start dates and no class times, and the platform opens from any browser whenever you get a spare hour.

Does it cover livestock or crops directly?

No. This is the business layer above that: planning, viability, budgets, people, equipment and land care. It assumes you know your own enterprise.

Are there exams?

No exams, ever. Assessment tasks sit inside the topics as you work through them.

Is this course accredited?

It carries a Certificate of Achievement, and the college is accredited by ICOES and the CPD Standards Office and registered with the International Approval and Registration Centre, with CPD credits attached. That is accreditation for professional development. The college is not an RTO and the course is not nationally recognised. Those are different things, and for managing your own operation the value is in the planning skills themselves.

Can I get my money back?

Yes. A 10-day cooling off period runs from the start of the course, with a full money back guarantee inside that window.

Delivered By

About the College

You enrol in this course through The Career Academy, an online college in Australia that delivers the course itself.

The college has run for over 15 years and helps more than 25,000 students a year, with unlimited tutor support and progress check ins while you study.

Over 15 years runningNo set start datesCPD credits includedUnlimited tutor support
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Picture sitting down before next season with a plan you trust, and knowing which paddock is carrying the place.

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