Katherine Rural Campus 
As the deliverer of more than 160 qualifications, The Charles Darwin University (CDU) is the largest training provider in the Northern Territory. CDU delivers courses across eight campuses and centres and more than 170 urban, regional and remote locations. CDU provides accredited training in job-related and technical skills and offers flexible and tailored courses according to demand, location and circumstances.
The School of Primary Industries is comprised of four teams that deliver nationally accredited training across the Northern Territory (NT). The teams within of the School of Primary Industries are as follows: Agriculture and Rural Operations (Top End); Conservation and Land Management (Top End); Horticulture and Aquaculture (Top End); and Primary Industries (Central).
The School also includes Katherine Stud and Farm. These venues service our regional and remote clients and provide enhanced training opportunities for a diverse range of students, communities and industry.
The Agriculture and Rural Operations (Top End) Team provides nationally accredited training in Certificate I to Certificate IV level qualifications and short courses in agriculture. The team is also responsible for the delivery of specialised industry programs including SmartTrain Chemical Accreditation; 4WD Vehicle Recovery; Basic Welding; Tractor Operation; Basic Engine Maintenance; Chainsaw Operation; and ATV Quad Training.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
T: (08) 8973 8311
Freecall: 1800 779 577
E: agriculture@cdu.edu.au
W: http://www.cdu.edu.au/cdu-vet/industry-schools
Postal address:
Charles Darwin University
Katherine Rural Campus
PMB 155, Katherine, NT
Available downloads
Katherine Rural Campus brochure
Agriculture and Rural Operations – Katherine Rural Campus pamphlet
Pre-employment station program 2019
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Course Information
Testimonials
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“CDU work well alongside us because they are happy to adjust their schedules around our busy program and work in with whatever we are doing on a day to day basis, whether it be in a stock camp overnight, cattle yards or out mustering for the day. We feel it is important to offer our staff the opportunity to be trained through CDU because it is a great way to keep our employees engaged in their job and to give them something they can take with them throughout their career”
– Chris Keane
Trading Operations Manager
Brunette Downs Station – Australian Agricultural Company -
“Undertaking workplace training with Charles Darwin University has been a great way for me to gain recognised qualifications in Agriculture while still working on-station. The training has been negotiable to fit around my work schedules, I learnt a lot and the training staff are friendly, helpful and flexible. Having the formal qualifications to go with my practical experience really advances my career opportunities.”-Adam Ballantine
Student & Headstockman
CII Agriculture
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“Whilst doing my Certificate II (AHC20110) in Agriculture as a workplace trainee with Charles Darwin University, I have been able to work on cattle stations and the training does not interrupt our job. We get to do some theory which helps us understand more about the industry I work in and why we do certain things in certain ways. The training staff are all very approachable and have been in our position before so they are easy to get along with and understand the long days we do. I also get to select my units with my trainer so that my course is tailored to my duties on stations.”
-Victoria Fraser
Student
Kiralee Thompson – Scholarship winner update!
My name is Kiralee Thompson, and I am the recipient of the inaugural Central Station Katherine Rural Campus pre-employment scholarship. The scholarship supports a person wanting to undertake a 10 week training course to develop the skills to work on a cattle station. I must have said something good in my application, because here I […]
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Katherine & Darwin Show Results 2018
Congratulations to the team from the Katherine Rural Campus for their outstanding results at the Katherine and Darwin 2018 shows! Photos and results below. As the deliverer of more than 160 qualifications, The Charles Darwin University (CDU) is the largest training provider in the Northern Territory. CDU delivers courses across eight campuses and centres and […]
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How I chose to call Katherine home
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Russell Young I grew up on rural remote properties in North West Queensland. I completed my schooling through Mt Isa School Of The Air. After the completion of grade 10 I left school and started working for the McDonald family. A large privately owned family cattle […]
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From red dust to the blue sea
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines Hello again from the NT! So far, we have mostly done Central Station blogs on the Katherine Rural Campus and our team, the Agriculture and Rural Operations team, since we do horses and cows! (and machinery). So we thought for something different this year we […]
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Welcome to the KRC crew Ann Pedersen
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines In 2018 CDU welcomed new staff member Ann Pedersen to the position of VET lecturer/workplace assessor beef cattle and horse production. Ann is joining the workplace assessment team going out to stations and delivering and assessing Certificate II, III and IV in Agriculture and […]
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Efficient stock handling solutions
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines Here at the Katherine Rural Campus and in the Agriculture and Rural Operations Team we strive to be at the forefront of industry best practice and this means regular training in areas that increase animal welfare and business productivity. In 2017 and again in […]
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Coming full circle
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Danielle Brown Let’s start with a bit about me! My name is Danielle Brown and I live in Alice Springs, N.T. I was born and raised in Darwin and grew up on a small rural property in Noonamah located on the outskirts of Darwin. My sister and I […]
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The NT Crew vs BEEF 2018
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Madeline Harley I should start with introducing myself, my names Maddi and I live in Katherine, Northern Territory. I work with for a feedlot company in Katherine that provide feed for the live export boats. I was born a station girl, my parents running large cattle […]
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Announcement: Indigenous Traineeship Programme
Indigenous Traineeship Programme – Livestock Earn and learn straight out of school Regional locations in NSW, Queensland or the Northern Territory Ruralco Holdings Limited is Australia’s fastest growing agribusiness. With a national footprint of 48 individual business units and 500 outlets specialising in providing rural customers with products and services in rural merchandise, fertiliser, wool, […]
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Two Territorians on tour tell Tall Tales from the Top End in Tasmania
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. In our first blog this month I mentioned we were on our way to Tasmania to present at a conference. Now . . . being hot weather and hands on, in the bush sort of people, flying to […]
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Showing them how it’s done
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. Katherine Rural Campus Show Team – Show Prep and 2017 Katherine Show – Photo Essay: It’s that time of year again at Katherine Rural Campus . . . SHOW TIME! Katherine High School students and CDU staff practising […]
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RIST in the NT
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. Each year, Sally and Ian Aldridge bring Rural Industries Skills Training Students from Victoria to experience three weeks living and working in the Northern Territory. The program combines two weeks on-station work experience and one week working with […]
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The new kids on campus
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. In 2017 the Agriculture and Rural Operations team have close to two hundred students on forty stations, scattered across some of the most diverse and remote landscapes the Northern Territory has to offer. Developing student skills and knowledge […]
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The CDU catch up
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. Hello Again from Alison and Fiona! You may remember us from our blog last year describing the work that we do for the Charles Darwin University’s Agriculture and Rural Operations team as VET Lecturers / Workplace Assessors (Horse/Cattle […]
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Success in the show ring for the KRC
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus We can come up for air now the show season is over. The cows are turned out in the paddock in preparation for calving, the bulls are busy and the students are out on work experience. 2016 local shows were a success for all cattle and students in […]
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CDU short courses
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University Agriculture and Rural Operations. The Agriculture and Rural Operations team are a great group to work with and are dedicated to providing the best service we can to our clients. Bob Piper, Chris Pech, Lee Hunt, and Murray Lauritsen […]
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A Territory character
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University Agriculture and Rural Operations. Doug Jenkins works for Charles Darwin University’s School of Primary Industries as a VET Lecturer/Workplace Assessor. Doug spent five years at the Katherine Rural Campus, mainly teaching beef cattle production subjects to Certificate III Agriculture […]
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Station cattle to show cattle
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Kerrie Cokley – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University Agriculture and Rural Operations. Certificate II Agriculture residential students, VETis Students and RIST students practicing showing cattle in the lead up to Katherine and Darwin shows. With our local Ag shows just around the corner the Charles Darwin University’s […]
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Adventures of workplace assessors
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Fiona Plunkett – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University Agriculture and Rural Operations. VET Lecturers/Workplace Assessors Fiona Plunkett and Lisa Devlin from Charles Darwin University’s Katherine Rural Campus have been out and about doing station visits. This is their story of a typical day whilst conducting workplace assessment […]
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Alison and Fiona – life on the road
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines and Fiona Plunkett – VET Lecturers, Charles Darwin University Agriculture and Rural Operations. Alison Haines and Fiona Plunkett work for Charles Darwin University’s Agriculture and Rural Operations team as VET Lecturers / Workplace Assessors (Horse/Cattle Production). Along with the rest of the Agriculture and Rural […]
