FarmReady Service: Helping Seasonal AG Workers
19/12/2017On the 30th of November 2017, a new service was officially launched to help workers to transition into employment in the agriculture industry in Lockyer Valley. The new facility FarmReady will help those seeking a job at every stage of the employment process. They have help from the time they leave their homes to the time they have completed their roles in the region.
On the 30th of November 2017, a new service was officially launched to help workers to transition into employment in the agriculture industry in Lockyer Valley. The new facility FarmReady will help those seeking a job at every stage of the employment process. They have help from the time they leave their homes to the time they have completed their roles in the region.Director and Founder of FarmReady Pty Ltd Janne Dipple have said that the service will be helpful to seasonal workers and backpackers who need help navigating some of the grey areas that come up when they are trying to find agriculture employment. Seasonal agricultural work can be arduous to come by especially since the industry is so diverse and persons may not know where the right place is to start.
This new service will help job seekers to have a defined pathway that can be of great assistance in finding the local businesses, labour hire services, government, farmers and any other employers that may be involved in the process of seasonal agriculture hire.
Mrs Dippled stated that the “FarmReady’s clients and members are the job seekers” and that the service allows them to join before leaving their home. Joining ahead of going away from home helps them to start working in the industry quicker and also helps them to get all their employment and travel sign ups done in advance. The service also allows people to see what living in a particular region will be like, where they can live and what kind of community connections they may have in the area.
Started by the Lockyer Valley Alliance Association (LVA) the FarmReady Concept received funds from the government to help with training for FarmReady inductions as well as for the creation of the Farm Skills Passport and the FarmReady Card.
Initially LVA chose to partner with one of the top local training organisations who trained individuals and issued the qualifications on behalf of LVA. That project stopped in 2005 and at that time over 100 FarmReady card inductions had been released as well as 114 vocational skills training certificates completed. The LVA has since then remained in operation but they had not been able to raise enough interested in the FarmReady Card project and needed funds.
Mrs. Dipple saw the need for the service in the region and as such approached the LVA in 2015. She helped to develop a modern FarmReady Card concept and a model that would help the jobseeker as well as the entire chain.
The service had an official launch date of the 30th of November at the Lockyer Valley Cultural Center. In her address, Mrs Dipple encouraged the local farmers and other employers of seasonal agricultural workers to look into the benefits of the service. She also warned the public of the copycats that are using the logo for FarmReady and going around spreading incorrect information about FarmReady training. The alleged copycats are advertising two-week FarmReady training. Mrs Dipple urged members to contact her directly if they find any such advertisements about the program as this is entirely untrue.