Investment in Australia’s Largest Dairy F arm

1. Investment in Australia’s Largest Dairy Farm Paul Niven Business Manager – Dairy The Van Diemen’s Land Company

2. Overview • About The Van Diemen’s Land Company • Organisational Design • Building an Employment Brand • Our Training Philosophy and Program • Outcomes • Discussion

5. Where do you start? Strategy • Structure • Role definition • Right person, right role

6. Framework our Dairy Business GOVERNANCE PEOPLE INPUTS COWS ASSETS MILK

7. Our business priorities Human safety and health Animal health and welfare Production Strict cost containment

8. Building an Employment Brand • Aim to be an employer of choice: • Secure employment • Good working conditions • Career path • Training

9. When do you invest in Training?

10. Effectiveness in role • C = Mental Processing Capability to handle the complexity involved in undertaking the work involved • KS = The knowledge and skills required to perform the role • Co = Commitment to the work • B = The normal behaviour of the individual (positive or negative) in terms of achieving the specific accountabilities of the role E = C . KS . Co .B

11. How do you invest in Training? Define what you want to achieve!

12. Training Philosophy EVERYONE EVERYONE AS REQUIRED ENCOURAGED FOR EVERYONE Formal Qualifications Cert IV and Diploma Short Course and “Tickets” Knowledge and Skills Audit (TNA) • Core knowledge and skills for the role • Level of competency • Formal Training • Quad Bikes • Chairsaws • ChemCert • First Aid • Apprenticeships • Formal qualification and on job application

13. Training Programs • Certificate IV and Diploma’s • PPP • Access Program

14. Support • Skills Institute • Skills Tasmania • MEGT • NGT • Choose Employment • CHAC

15. Outcomes • Industry support for annual training plan • Retention of good people • Formally educated AND skilled • Create dairy leaders for the future • For VDL • For Tasmania • For the world

16. Discussion

17. Thank you