L.ADP.2304 - Development and delivery of the Southern Rangelands Grazing Land Management course - Lead Deliverer

Summary

The Development and delivery of the Southern Rangelands Grazing Land Management course was initiated by the SA Arid Lands Landscape board to address a need for training amongst pastoralists, landholders and land managers in the SA Arid Lands regional area.

The purpose of the project was to develop a regionally-relevant training package and deliver 11 workshops to upskill and enhance the knowledge of land managers in grazing land ecosystems, livestock production and grazing management. The course design and content were required to suit a range of participants, to cater for different learning styles and to include practical elements to help participants put strategies into place on their own properties.

MLA managed the delivery of this project, with the design and development of content by an expert Working Group and workshop delivery by established and emerging advisors. This project relates to the involvement of a Lead Deliverer.

Objectives

The purpose of this project was to design and deliver a Southern Rangelands Grazing Land Management course to benefit land managers living on pastoral properties in the SA Arid Lands (SAAL) regional area.

Specifically, this included the following objectives:
• At least 33 pastoral grazing properties to have completed the course through face-to-face workshops.
• Each training course delivered to achieve an overall medium-high level of satisfaction.

Progress

The project successfully delivered 11 workshops, involving a total of 146 participants (122 producers) from 82 businesses representing over 22 million ha under management. Across these workshops, the average value score given by attendees was 9.1/10, satisfaction score was 9.4/10 and 92% of attendees indicated an intent to change a practice.

MLA action

Following the success of the program, MLA is keen to pursue other opportunities to develop Adoption Programs that would benefit red meat producers in the southern rangelands.