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Certificate III in Wool Clip Preparation
This qualification trains you to class a wool clip from the shearing board through to the pressed bale, judging fleece wool on its characteristics and separating skirtings and oddments.
- How long it takes
- 1 to 2 years
- typical for this level
- How you can study
- A mix
- Main job
- Wool Classer
- $72,800 (estimate) median pay
- Taught by
- 2 providers
- NSW, WA
Is this course right for you?
What the Certificate III in Wool Clip Preparation asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
It helps to have
- an interest in wool and how fleece is judged
- good communication skills for leading a shed team
- an eye for detail when sorting and classing wool
- a practical approach to record keeping and paperwork
Before you start
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Where this course can take you
The study that can follow this course.
Jobs you can do with it
Wool Classer
Wool classers sort and grade fleeces into saleable lines, and the lines they build largely decide what a grower's clip is worth at auction.
A step towards this job. What else you need
Median pay$72,800 (estimate)
If you study further
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list. Pay marked as an estimate is our own analysis, not a published figure.
Where you can study this course
There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
- Course page for South Regional TAFE (opens in a new tab)
South Regional TAFE
Narrogin, WA
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- How you study
- A mix
- Website for Australian Agricultural Training Pty Ltd (opens in a new tab)
Australian Agricultural Training Pty Ltd
NSW
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Certificate III in Wool Clip Preparation.
- Appraising wool to industry standards
- Classing fleece wool
- Skirtings and oddments
- Shed set-up for shearing
- Pressing and documenting a clip
- Clip supervision and quality assurance
See all 10 core units
Core units
Everyone completes these. Select a unit to see what it covers.
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Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?
Questions people ask
Who is this qualification for?
It trains you to class a wool clip from the shearing board to the pressed bale, judging fleece wool and separating skirtings and oddments. You learn to supervise a clip preparation team and keep records and quality assurance paperwork. It leads to roles like Wool Classer and Wool Handler.
Do I need experience or other qualifications first?
There are no entry requirements for this qualification. Each provider can set its own conditions, so check with the provider you choose.