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Education & Training

Our Commitment to School and Teacher Education

Education and Extension is seen by the Border Rivers Gwydir Catchment Management Authority (BR-G CMA) as the key approach for achieving long term attitudinal change and on ground implementation of good resource management practice in the catchment.

Students passing through the school and TAFE system are at the stage of their life when they are actively learning, developing attitudes and ideas which they will carry into their adult life. By supporting schools (Principals, teachers and students) the CMA can deliver material that may well influence the decisions of future land managers.

Local schools provide a focus for many small rural communities throughout the catchment. Through supporting these schools the CMA is reaching the wider community. The CMA is committed to providing the young people of our catchment with a greater access to environmental education.

The Schools Connections program provides educational resources, training and activities to assist primary and secondary students and teachers achieve syllabus outcomes, while at the same time, increase knowledge and awareness of catchment management issues.

Our Commitment to Community Education

If you request to conduct any training that is currently being coordinated by the CMA, please download and submit the following Registration Form PDF 26 KB.

Current training that is regularly run out by the CMA is a series of free workshops on Farm Management Systems.

LANDSCAN is a PROfarm training course, conducted by the NSW Department of Primary Industries, that enables you to undertake Landscape and Soil Test Interpretation for sustainable farm management. Further details about the course can be found on the Departmental website at: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/profarm/courses/agricultural-resource-management/landscan

The cost of the course currently stands at the special price of $365 per participant farm before any subsidies are provided by your CMA. Borders River Gwydir CMA is subsidising the planned course to the sum of $250 per farm enterprise for participants with farms in the Borders River Gwydir CMA region. The residual fee of $115 is payable by you at Session 1. This cost is available only to those confirming their interest in attending the course by the end of February 2009.

LANDSCAN Expression of Interest PDF 39 KB

PROfarm Courses

PROfarm is the training program developed by NSW Department of Primary Industries to meet the needs of farmers, primary industries, agribusiness and the community. Download 2009 Short Course Brochure PDF 111 KB and Registration Form PDF 38 KB