Program Overview

Certificate IV in Farriery Apprenticeship

The Certificate IV in Farriery apprenticeship, ACM40818, is a nationally accredited qualification that provides advanced knowledge and skills to qualify as a farrier and run your own business. This program is a mixture of on-the-job training and study at UQ's Gatton campus.

Program Overview

The program is delivered over 3 years through a combination of theoretical and practical training. Students attend training at UQ's Gatton campus either 1 day every 2 weeks or 4 days every 8 weeks (block model).

Assessment

Students are assessed through a variety of methods, including written exams and reports, oral assessments, and practical demonstrations.

Start Date

This program begins in January each year. Students must be employed as an apprentice with a farrier.

Vaccination Requirements

As students will be exposed to animals and agricultural environments as part of their learning, immunizations against tetanus are mandatory. Students may also require vaccination against Q fever, lyssavirus, rabies, or influenza (flu), depending on the work and environment within which they interact with animals.

Language, Literacy, and Numeracy (LLN) Testing

Students are required to complete a language, literacy, and numeracy test as part of the enrollment process. This helps identify and plan for any learning or support needs students may have before they start their training.

Recognition of Prior Learning

If students have recent work experience, they may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning.

Units of Competency

To achieve this qualification, students must complete 21 units, including:

• Perform welding tasks using a forge (ACMFAR305)
• Make standard shoes for a range of equines (ACMFAR307)
• Trim equine hooves (ACMFAR313)
• Perform routine welding techniques for farriery activities (ACMFAR314)
• Use and maintain hand and power tools for farriery or hoof care activities (ACMFAR315)
• Repair and manufacture hand tools used in farriery (ACMFAR318)
• Handle equines safely during farriery or hoof care services (ACMFAR319)
• Apply knowledge of equine musculoskeletal system, biomechanics, and pathology for effective hoof care (ACMFAR401)
• Fit shoes to alleviate moderate abnormalities and defects in equines (ACMFAR402)
• Fit shoes to alleviate severe abnormalities and defects in equines (ACMFAR403)
• Use farriery techniques to meet special needs of equines (ACMFAR404)
• Coordinate day-to-day equine service operations (ACMFAR405)
• Work effectively in farriery industry (ACMFAR406)
• Respond to emergencies and apply first aid to equines (ACMFAR407)
• Determine hoof care and hoof protection plans for equines (ACMFAR408)
• Select and fit shoes for normal healthy equines (ACMFAR409)
• Maintain financial records (BSBFIA301)
• Organise finances for the micro business (BSBSMB303)
• Comply with regulatory, taxation, and insurance requirements for the micro business (BSBSMB305)
• Maintain workplace safety (BSBWHS301)
• Provide first aid (HLTAID011)

Fees

• Concessional fee: $795.52
• Population priority group (PPG): $795.52
• Non-concessional fee: $1,988.80
• High school apprentices: free (fees may apply once you finish high school)
• Under 25s apprentices: free

The fee students pay will depend on their eligibility to receive funding under the Queensland Government’s Career Boost program.

New South Wales

• Smart and Skilled Fee-free Apprenticeships: fee-free (this training is subsidised by the NSW Government)

Tertiary Access Payment

If students have just finished Year 12 and need to move from outer-regional or remote Australia to study at UQ Gatton, they may be eligible for a $5,000 Tertiary Access Payment to help with relocation costs.