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Stepin - Online Application for the 365 day Agricultural Work programme.
The online form should take you 10-20 minutes to complete. Please take the time to give us relevant detail.
Personal information
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Indicates required field
Your name
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First
Last
Your email address
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Australian mobile number
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only if you already have an Australian mobile number
Your nationality
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Passport number
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Date of birth
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Home address (including postcode)
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This should be your correspondence address in your home country.
How / where did you hear about us ?
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Word of mouth
Internet search
Gumtree advert
An agent of Visitoz
An advert in a hostel
From someone who has done the Visitoz course
Please add any details about how you heard about us
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e.g. where you saw the advert or poster, which hostel in which city etc etc The name of the person who referred you to us.
Australian Admin Information
Date you will arrive in Australia
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Date you expect to start our training course ?
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The arrival and induction normally starts on a Thursday. The training course starts on the following Monday. Please enter the date of the Monday you expect to start the training course.
What type of Visa will you be travelling to Australia with ?
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Working Holiday (417)
Work and holiday visa (462)
Tourist
Student
Special programme 416
Special Programme 402
Other (please add comments below)
Any other visa comments
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Your Visa number
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Visa expiry date
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Flight No and times of your arrival at Brisbane airport (if known)
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Please note that you need to plan to arrive in Brisbane, Queensland, early on a Thursday morning to join the programme induction.
Travel insurance company (name, policy number and emergency phone number)
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Please tell us if you know this already. If not yet known please leave blank.
Emergency Contact Details
Name of person(s) and relationship to you
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Emergency contact email address(es)
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Phone numbers (mobile and landline) Please include country code
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Profile Information / about your work in rural Australia
We use the profile to get you a job and to introduce you to our employers. It is very important. Please give us the best answers you can. Please keep the information clear and factual and specific. It helps us greatly to know exactly what you have done, how long for, and what skills you have.
Are you hoping to work with a friend / partner ?
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Please give their name(s)
How long do you plan / expect to work for ?
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e.g. 3 months, 6 months, as much as possible, with long holiday breaks between jobs etc etc
Your work history.
Please tell us the main parts of your work history so far.
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..just a simple summary...the highest level you have reached, favourite subjects or specialisms and other educational qualifications you have...
Please tell us about your career and career plans
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Please let us know what stage you are at, what your future plans are or might be. Just a few key points is fine.
Please tell us about your highest level of education, and any special courses, certificates that you hold that may relate to outdoor work.
Please tell us a bit about your education
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...just a simple summary...the highest level you have reached, favourite subjects or specialisms and other educational qualifications you have...
Farmwork / Livestock experience
What animals have you worked with? how long?
Paid job/volunteering/family farm?
Vet work/studies?
What sort of duties did you perform? mustering? worming? dehorning? administering medication? injecting? shearing? milking- what type of machines?
Farmwork / manual work / outdoor experience
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...tell us about any farm or other outdoor manual work you have done; (what you did, where, how long for)
Mechanical and machinery experience, including tractors and motorbikes
How many times/seasons/months/years/have you worked?
Did you grow up on a crop farm?
What brand (make) of tractors have you driven? size/horsepower
What work have you done? what crops?
What implements have you used ? front end loaders? seeders? ploughs? slashers? balers?mowers?
Any Advanced tractor work such as combine harvesters? contract work?
Can you repair tractors and other agricultural machinery? please expand on your level of experience basic/advanced?
Any other machinery? e.g forklift? bull dozers? excavators? loader?
Have you driven large vehicles? are you licenced? rigid trucks, semi trucks? how many tonnes?
Any additional qualifications or certificates? licences?
Motorbike experience
How often have you ridden?
What size motorbikes do you ride? e.g 150 cc
Manual? Automatic?
Scooters? Mopeds? Road bikes? Dirtbikes?
Do you own your own motorbike?
Do you compete in sporting events with them?
Do you have experience in mechanical repairs? please expand on your level of experience basic/advanced?
Any additional qualifications or certificates? licences?
Motorbike riding experience
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None
A little automatic only (eg scooter)
A lot of automatic (scooter)
< 20 hours manual motorbike riding
20-50 hours manual motorbike riding
>50 hours manual motorbike riding
Approximately how much time have you spent riding manual motorbikes or automatic scooters ?
Mechanical / machinery / motorbikes / driving experience & skills
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...tell us about any mechanical or machinery / driving experience you have...especially motorbikes and tractors. Include any other machinery you can use too.
Equine (horse) experience
For how many years have you been riding?
Do you go to a riding school – daily, weekly, less often? has there been a gap in time since you last rode regularly?
Can you saddle and bridle a horse?
Have you worked at a riding stables or more professionally as stud groom? volunteer or paid career job?
Are you used to feeding and caring for a horse, cleaning the stables, tacking up, washing down etc?
Do you have your own horse/s? How long for?
Have you worked/ or ridden/broken in young horses?
Have you handled foals/stallions/brood mares?
Have you been riding in competitions? what level- local shows? high level?
Teaching riding to adults/children
Any dressage, show jumping, cross country, polo, eventing, endurance riding, racing, western riding experience? how much, how long, what have you done?
Any additional qualifications or certificates?
What level would you describe your riding skills and experience ?
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Never ridden
Beginner <30 hours
Intermediate <200 hours
Advanced >500 hours
Expert (professional)
If you have competed or worked full time you are likely to be advanced - if you work or ride for only a few hours a week you are likely to be Australian intermediate. You can give us more specific experience on the following page.
Experience & skills with horses
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...tell us about your riding skills and experience with horses (what you did, where, for how long etc)...
Please tell us your height and weight (can be important for riding jobs)
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Practical skills / trade skills and other interests ?
Have you got experience and/or qualifications in the following
Farmer /
Carpentry /
Electrician /
Forestry/Chainsaw /
Fencing /
Mechanic /
Plumber /
Butcher
Landscape Gardening/Gardening work /
Brick laying/builder /
Unskilled labour /
Construction
Military /
Welding /
and other
Please tell us your level of experience in years/qualifications and work experience/jobs that you have had
Any sporting interests?
Overseas Volunteer work?
Challenging/extreme activities or experiences?
Camping? Hiking? Outdoor pursuits?
Any first aid certificate?
Other useful qualifications or practical skills?
Practical work, other skills, qualifications or interests
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...any other qualifications, certificates, licences... this could be trades skills (plumbing, painting, electrician, building, carpentry etc etc)
Hospitality/ teaching / tutoring / domestic jobs experience
Have you got experience and/or qualifications in the following
Restaurant/Bar/Hotel/Reception work
Childcare
Teaching/Tutoring
Cooking for family basic 6-10 people?restaurant kitchen?
Cleaning home or job?
Please expand in detail on what you job duties included/how long for/unpaid or professional
Please tell us about your skills or experience in hospitality / teaching / childcare
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...and a few final important questions...
Any medical conditions / injuries / allergies / medication ?
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Please include any injuries or conditions that may affect you while in Australia. Please include medications or treatment for depression, anxiety etc as well as medical issues.
I confirm that I will have my tetanus injections up to date before my arrival in Australia
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Yes
... this is essential, you must answer 'yes'!
How good is your English ?
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Very limited
2nd Language - basic
2nd Language - average
2nd Language - good
My 1st Language
Do you have a driving licence
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No
Provisional licence
Full licence
Can you ride a motorbike / off road bike
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No
A bit
Good standard
Very experienced
Please list any essential dietary requirements ?
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eg vegetarian, vegan, lactose intolerant, allergy to nuts etc etc
Do you smoke ?
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Smoker
No Smoker
This is important. Being a smoker does restrict your job opportunities. If you smoke during the training course we will have to declare you as a smoker.
Height and weight
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Height in metres Weight in kg
Foot size (for working boots - please see the conversion chart below)
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This is Australian shoe sizes - for comparisons please see https://www.mathers.com.au/need-help/size-guide/
What does your luggage weigh - to the nearest 5kg ?
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This can be important when you travel from the training farm to your job on a flight. We may be making this booking for you.
CONFIRMATION
On completion of my course I understand that I will be asked to pay for travel to my employer and I will provide cash or card payment for this once the travel options and costs have been explained to me.
I confirm that I understand and agree to the above.
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Yes
Submit my application
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PROGRAMMES
FARMWORK OPTIONS
FARMWORK STARTERS
CAREER FARMING INFO
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Enquire / Apply
MEMBERS
MEMBERS WELCOME
Partners
Partners welcome
GROW ABROAD HOMEPAGE 2024
>
PROGRAMME OUTLINE
LIST OF SPEAKERS