Shearing

DVD training resources

Aimed at trainers, trainees and professional industry people, the DVDs contain a menu that allows viewers to navigate around the DVD, like a website choosing the sections they want to watch. The DVD's can be viewed using a DVD player on a laptop, personal computer or on a DVD player connected to a television. AWI has the following DVD's available:

• Novice Shearing - Training for your future
• Improver/Professional Shearing – Refining your skills
• Wool Handling and Shed Skills – Making it easier
• Experting and Grinding – Obtaining the best from your gear
• Wool Industry Workouts – Exercise for shearers & wool handlers
• Crutching Techniques – Improving Productivity
  
  

Sheep's Back to Mill 2006 - 2007

The Sheep's Back To Mill publication charts the costs for the Australian wool industry of harvesting, marketing and distribution of raw wool from the sheep’s back in Australia to overseas mills for the wool selling season 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007.

Code: MI010 Published: January 2008

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Sheep's Back to Mill (PDF 972Kb)

Upright Posture Shearing Platforms

Insight fact sheet
AWI's Upright Posture Shearing Platform (UPSP) program aims to provide a lower cost, flexible, more productive and safer alternative to conventional shearing, making shearing more attractive as a profession.

Code: SH010 Published: November 2007 

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Download: Insight fact sheet (PDF 890Kb)

Shearer and Wool Handler training

Insight fact sheet
A summary of AWI's shearer and wool handler training program explaining how AWI is investing in securing a strong future supply of quality shearer and wool handler labour to meet growing market demands.

Code: SH009 Published: November 2007

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Download: Insight fact sheet (PDF 128Kb)

AWI shearing strategy

Insight fact sheet
A summary of AWI's wool harvesting program which has a three pronged strategy looking at new harvesting technologies, add-on shearing technologies and better shearer and wool handler training programs.

Code: SH001 Published: November 2007

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Download: Insight fact sheet (PDF 253Kb)

UPSP Performance Requirements

AWI encourages UPSP providers to become familiar with the performance measures in this document, and to use them in their own evaluations with shearers and shearer trainers.

Code: SH013 Published: October 2005 

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Download: UPSP Performance Requirements (PDF 68Kb)

OH&S Injury and Cost Evaluation Executive Summary

An executive summary of the first comprehensive national analysis of sheep shearer injuries and costs in Australia since 1995.

Code: SH011 Published: August 2005

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Download: Executive Summary (PDF 132Kb)

OH&S Injury and Cost Evaluation Full Report

This document provides the first comprehensive national analysis of sheep shearer injuries and costs in Australia since 1995.

Code: SH012 Published: August 2005

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Download: Full Report (PDF 555Kb) and Appendices (PDF 970kb)

Evaluation of Shear Express Wool Harvester During Commissioning and Trials

An evaluation of the Shear Express Wool Harvester during commissioning and trials.

Code: SH002 Published: January 2004

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Download: Executive Summary (PDF 217Kb) Full report (PDF 732KB)

WOOLSEARCH website

A service provided by the Australian Wool Exchange Ltd

The WOOLSEARCH website provides a way for woolclassers, shearers and wool handlers to promote their services to potential clients as well as provide access to up-to-date and relevant wool industry information.

Independent website - http://www.woolsearch.com.au/