Student testimonial - the Reid's

Matt and Allison Reid - Carlisle River Dairy Farmers

Matt and Allison Reid dairy farmers and parents to three young children at Carlisle River recently completed an Advanced Diploma of Agriculture with the National Centre for Dairy Education Australia taking advantage of the Skills Recognition process.

They employ three full-time staff and three casual staff and they plan to milk 750 cows next year in their expanding dairy operation. They also participate in community organisations with Matt being Vice Chairman of the Westvic Dairy Board.

Matt and Allison regard their experience with the NCDEA staff to be a rewarding one which gave them a boost in confidence to be able to put all the skills they have learnt in running their farm into a qualification. They also believe that this will help them in dealing with finance companies and other professional bodies into the future.

“We would recommend the skills recognition process to anyone. The interview process and collection of evidence was actually quite enjoyable; we think if you don’t enjoy talking about what you do then something’s wrong.

We try to motivate our staff to look forward to their jobs and increase their knowledge and raise the bar for their personal goals. We find education keeps people engaged and keen. We don’t mind if staff leave us to go up the ladder within the industry.”