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The Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee Higher education and skills training to support agriculture and agribusiness in Australia June 2012 © Commonwealth of Australia ISBN: 978-1-74229-658-6 This document was produced by the Senate Standing Committees on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and printed by the Senate Printing Unit, Parliament House, Canberra.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Members Senator Chris Back, Chair, LP, WA Senator Gavin Marshall, Deputy Chair, ALP, Vic.

Senator Alex Gallacher, ALP, SA Senator Bridget McKenzie, Nat., Vic.
Senator Lee Rhiannon, AG, NSW Senator Sue Boyce, LP, Qld Participating Members Senator Rachel Siewert, AG, WA Secretariat Mr Tim Watling, Secretary Ms Bonnie Allan, Principal Research Officer Ms Natasha Rusjakovski, Senior Research Officer Mr Jarrod Baker, Research Officer Miss Sarah Bainbridge, Administrative Officer PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 02 6277 3521 Ph: Fax: 02 6277 5706 E-mail: eewr.sen@aph.gov.au iii TABLE OF CONTENTS MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ............................................................. iii RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................. vii CHAPTER 1 ........................................................................................................ 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 Terms of reference .................................................................................................. 1 Conduct of the inquiry ............................................................................................ 1 Structure of this report ............................................................................................ 2 Note on references .................................................................................................. 2 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................ 2 CHAPTER 2
2 CHAPTER 2 ........................................................................................................ 3 The demand for skills in agribusiness and agriculture in Australia ................... 3 Employment in agriculture and agribusiness ......................................................... 3 Skills shortage ........................................................................................................ 5 CHAPTER 3 ...................................................................................................... 13 Key issues in agriculture and agribusiness education ......................................... 13 Content .................................................................................................................. 13 Education Delivery ............................................................................................... 20 Attracting students to agriculture and agribusiness careers ................................. 26 Cost of agriculture and agribusiness education for students ................................ 29 Cost and funding of agricultural and agribusiness education for institutions ...... 32 Research ................................................................................................................ 41 CHAPTER 4 ...................................................................................................... 45 Conclusion ...............................................................................................................
45 Re-writing the agricultural narrative .................................................................... 45 A new peak body for agriculture .......................................................................... 49 GOVERNMENT SENATORS' ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ................... 53 Providing skills and education to support growth ................................................ 53 APPENDIX 1 ..................................................................................................... 59 SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED ................................................................................. 59 APPENDIX 2 ..................................................................................................... 63 WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ................... 63