Aquaculture Courses

[Matt Trevatt]

Can anyone recomend an aquaponics or aquaculture course thru TAFE?

How hard is it to find work or work experince in the industry?

Matt

[aussieap]

Darwin has a great Aquaculture teaching facility. Just have a hunt around on the net.
I did an intro course over 3 months at Tafe down here a couple years ago, very helpful to get a broad understanding.
There is a range of courses thru the Tafe system from 2 year Diploma (Cert 2 I think) to the full degree course.
As for work, knock on doors. It's a numbers game, the more people that say no, the closer you get to yes.

[Mr Big]

G'day Matt

At Belmont TAFE in Newcastle in NSW they run an aquaponics course and Aquaculture course the guy to contact is Greg email Greg.Waldron@tafe.nsw.edu.au for info. For work in the industry there is not a lot around at this point in time in aquaponics but aquaculture there is, just give it 2 or 3 years for aquaponics to take off. NSW fisheries takes work experanice students if you are in rolled in some sort of aquaculture course it is a fun place to work and live for a while. hope this has helped.