Dairy Careers

DairySA supports a range of career related programs for the dairy industry. Cows Create Careers and Picasso Cows are delivered throughout the state with over 50 South Australian schools participating in the programs.

Cows Create Careers

Cows Create Careers is a national project that operates in the Fleurieu, South East, Barossa Mid North and Hills/Murraylands of SA. It promotes dairy career and education opportunities for students (years 7-11) in the dairy industry.Over forty SA schools participate in the program with local dairy farms providing calves for the schools. The schools also use local dairy industry representatives to help them learn more about the dairy industry and careers.  

Moo’in Transfer project

South Australia’s own Mount Compass Area School won the inaugural Dairy Australia Moo’in Transfer project.

The school was selected to design a short advertisement promoting dairy careers. Students from the school earned the honour with their script for a 75-second commercial explaining why the best and the brightest should choose a dairy career.

Watch the commercial here:

Picasso Cows

Picasso Cows is a Dairy Australia program aimed specifically at primary schools. This interactive learning program aims to educate students, teachers and parents about dairy nutrition and key aspects of Australia’s dairy industry.

The Picasso Cows program is a highly engaging program which caters for many learning styles and differences in student entry levels, encouraging the development of big ideas through co-operation and teamwork.
 

Over 20 South Australian schools participated in the project in 2009 with a similar number being involved in 2010.