Pre Course Admin Requirements
You will need to bring or have access to electronic copies of
1. Your passport
2. Your driving licence – (you do not need an International licence)
3. Your national health service card, or equivalent from your country.
4. Your travel and accident insurance document
5. Your Working Holiday Visa confirmation email.
6. Your Tax File Number
7. Medicare Card (for Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, British, Italian, Maltese and Dutch)
8. Australian bank account details
9. Cash or money available by debit or credit card (ideally VISA or Mastercard) to pay for the onward journey to your job. You will need to have about $600 for this.
You will need to bring or have access to electronic copies of
1. Your passport
2. Your driving licence – (you do not need an International licence)
3. Your national health service card, or equivalent from your country.
4. Your travel and accident insurance document
5. Your Working Holiday Visa confirmation email.
6. Your Tax File Number
7. Medicare Card (for Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, British, Italian, Maltese and Dutch)
8. Australian bank account details
9. Cash or money available by debit or credit card (ideally VISA or Mastercard) to pay for the onward journey to your job. You will need to have about $600 for this.
Clothing / Equipment List
We recommend that you have the following items with you.
We have a small shop on the farm where most of the following items can be bought. However, if you have them, bring them.
We recommend that you have the following items with you.
We have a small shop on the farm where most of the following items can be bought. However, if you have them, bring them.
- Visitoz will give you a broad brimmed working hat, water bottle and t-shirt
- Jeans (1-2 pairs) for work
- Long sleeved shirts (2-4) with collars, for work
- Work boots – slip on riding or work boots
- (NB Boot safety - Not boots with laces, trainers or hiking boots. Long boots are usually too hot here)
- Alarm clock / or alarm on your mobile phone
- Torch / head torch (available from our shop)
- Pocket knife (available from our shop)
- Sunscreen – with the highest Factor possible
- Mobile phone (Telstra network and Telstra blue tick phones work best in outback Australia
- We have Telstra Next G SIM cards with $30 credit
PERSONAL QUALITIES AND ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED
PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS A REQUIREMENT FOR YOU TO DEMONSTRATE NORMAL PERSONAL QUALITIES OF EMPLOYABILITY. FOR EXAMPLE GOOD COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH, RELEVANT PHYSICAL FITNESS, ABILITY TO DO DAY TO DAY PRACTICAL TASKS, LEARN SAFELY AND SHOW A WILLING ATTITUDE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS A REQUIREMENT FOR YOU TO DEMONSTRATE NORMAL PERSONAL QUALITIES OF EMPLOYABILITY. FOR EXAMPLE GOOD COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH, RELEVANT PHYSICAL FITNESS, ABILITY TO DO DAY TO DAY PRACTICAL TASKS, LEARN SAFELY AND SHOW A WILLING ATTITUDE.
Very Positive attitude - On our training course you will need to show yourself to be willing to engage effectively and safely with farm life and tasks, to try hard and learn well. Our job offer guarantee will not apply if you are not able to do this. We need to witness your qualities.
Previous skills - Ideally you will have some previous relevant skills or experience, but it it NOT essential. This could be farm work, equestrian skills (riding, horse care and ground work), practical and trade skills such as mechanics, welding, building, carpentry, plumbing, electrics etc and/or experience of childcare, babysitting, cooking and domestic work.
If you don't have previous skills or experience you will need to be flexible about the type of job offers you are willing to accept.
English language and driving licence
A level of English appropriate for safety and workplace communication is required.
A full driving licence and experience driving manual vehicles is very important, and skills riding motorbikes, quad bikes or other vehicles are desirable.
Previous skills - Ideally you will have some previous relevant skills or experience, but it it NOT essential. This could be farm work, equestrian skills (riding, horse care and ground work), practical and trade skills such as mechanics, welding, building, carpentry, plumbing, electrics etc and/or experience of childcare, babysitting, cooking and domestic work.
If you don't have previous skills or experience you will need to be flexible about the type of job offers you are willing to accept.
English language and driving licence
A level of English appropriate for safety and workplace communication is required.
A full driving licence and experience driving manual vehicles is very important, and skills riding motorbikes, quad bikes or other vehicles are desirable.
Expectations from your Employer
You will need to be willing to work hard. You will need to be fit, have workplace stamina, be prepared to work hard at learning new skills and show a proactive attitude to making yourself useful.
You will be expected to work for 3-4 months in your job, and you may experience a good deal of culture shock when you are there.
Please be aware that farm work is no easy ride and this is a real job for real fair pay.
You may not like or enjoy everything you are asked to do, and you may not like everyone you meet.
You will be expected to communicate openly about your performance with the employer, and respond positively to feedback.
You will be expected to commit to work for at least 3-4 months in one job, thereby achieving the required number of days to earn your second working holiday visa.
You will need to be willing to work hard. You will need to be fit, have workplace stamina, be prepared to work hard at learning new skills and show a proactive attitude to making yourself useful.
You will be expected to work for 3-4 months in your job, and you may experience a good deal of culture shock when you are there.
Please be aware that farm work is no easy ride and this is a real job for real fair pay.
You may not like or enjoy everything you are asked to do, and you may not like everyone you meet.
You will be expected to communicate openly about your performance with the employer, and respond positively to feedback.
You will be expected to commit to work for at least 3-4 months in one job, thereby achieving the required number of days to earn your second working holiday visa.
Expectations from VisitOz / Australian Working Adventures
Are that you will enter into the training course committed and willing to apply yourself to new things, to taking part and getting involved, to working hard, to being sociable and friendly to others.
Also to being fair, respectful, polite, and co-operative and communicate with us readily and honestly.
If, for reasons beyond your control or fault, the job you are offered does not last long enough to achieve 88 days, Visitoz will undertake to provide you with a second job that makes it possible.
If however, you are required to leave the employment for reasons of misconduct or performance below the expected standard VisitOz reserves the right to refuse access to further offers of employment.
Are that you will enter into the training course committed and willing to apply yourself to new things, to taking part and getting involved, to working hard, to being sociable and friendly to others.
Also to being fair, respectful, polite, and co-operative and communicate with us readily and honestly.
If, for reasons beyond your control or fault, the job you are offered does not last long enough to achieve 88 days, Visitoz will undertake to provide you with a second job that makes it possible.
If however, you are required to leave the employment for reasons of misconduct or performance below the expected standard VisitOz reserves the right to refuse access to further offers of employment.
