Tafe Course - Fishing Industry, Recreational Services

[trungie]

I'm thinking of enrolling in the TAFE Fishing Industry, Recreational Services course to get some good solid knowledge about all round fishing. I met a tafe teacher at a local tackle store and he mentioned what the students studied and had weekend outings to test their knowledge.

Has anyone studied the course? Can anyone provide any comments?

[caine]

you are a geek fisherman just go fishing man!!!

[trungie]

you are a geek fisherman just go fishing man!!!

LoL im a geek, i dont know how to fish.. i read heaps of books and troll online heaps... but put it all in practice, all i get is half casting, pillies being malled off my tripple gang by little punk fish, and dead silence from the sea...

I read the post about workshops and got worked up! but then saw it was in 2007 feb or something, dayaaam

you are a geek fisherman just go fishing man!!!

Actually, is there any places near your house where u fish? i sometimes head that way!!

[xtosea]

Do a Coxswains Course, you will love it and then be able to drive boats for a living.

Kamil

[trungie]

Do a Coxswains Course, you will love it and then be able to drive boats for a living.

Kamil

lol i'd love to be a boat captain, but i cant do that for a living! i gotta pay the mortgage!

im just looking to get some solid ground knowledge first. hence the tafe course.

[Guest]

lol i'd love to be a boat captain, but i cant do that for a living! i gotta pay the mortgage!

im just looking to get some solid ground knowledge first. hence the tafe course.

I am thinking about doing the general deckhand course as well.

If anyone knows what goes on with this sort of stuff or we have some TAFE people on line ,let us know.

Cheers Stewy

We had a radio course earlier in the year and 100 % pass

[trungie]

I am thinking about doing the general deckhand course as well.

If anyone knows what goes on with this sort of stuff or we have some TAFE people on line ,let us know.

Cheers Stewy

We had a radio course earlier in the year and 100 % pass

Enrollment is on the 3rd of July at richmond campus 1pm to 7pm.... (not the 3rd of june as previously stated)

Doesnt sound like anyone's done this course! LOL... everyone's so lucky to have either 1. their old man to teach them secrets or 2. friends to teach them or 3. lots and lots of time!!

Edited June 3, 2008 by GeekFisherman

[mrsswordfisherman]

I will do some "fishing" around and see what info I can find.

I have many connections in the TAFE sector. Perhaps I can ask a TAFE person to hold an info session for us.

Cheers mrsswordfisherman

[tan the fisherman]

I will do some "fishing" around and see what info I can find.

I have many connections in the TAFE sector. Perhaps I can ask a TAFE person to hold an info session for us.

Cheers mrsswordfisherman

Im in!!

[trungie]

I will do some "fishing" around and see what info I can find.

I have many connections in the TAFE sector. Perhaps I can ask a TAFE person to hold an info session for us.

Cheers mrsswordfisherman

Im definitately in...

Pretty much thats why ive planned to enroll into the course. I met a guy named "Sol" and absolutely impressed me with his knowledge, humbleness, and friendliness. He said he was a teacher for the course..

Hey! If we can get him, that'll be even more awesome !!! heard he loves his jew fishin.

[frangkie]

a few years back i did a marine tafe course at the brisbane institute. it was a diploma of fisheries compliance. in the course they covered everything from fishing legislation to master class five navigation including coxwains ticket and marine radio ticket.

they also taught a lot of practical stuff and you even got some sea time in the tafe vessel for your log book.

it was pretty cool in the fact that almost all the students were mad keen fisherman.

the object of the course is to qualify you to be a fisheries officer. The problem is that there is very limited job prospects in the fisheries departments australia wide and the fact that you have to compete with uni students with honour degrees in marine biologymakes it almost impossible to get in.

so obviously i am not a fisheries officer, but the knowledge learnt in the course was great for my boating and fishing skills.

I'm glad i'm not working in that field anyway cause some of those blokes are on the nose.

[gbrown1]

Hi All

The course you are talking about is Certificate 3 in Fishing Industry Recreational Service No 8196 and it is a course that I desined and put together about 12 years ago.

It took me (with a couple of other people) about 18 months to put it together.

I did run it at Miller College of TAFE for 3 years, but management decided it need to run elsewhere.

It has now gone through it's second revision (every 5 years), it will be due to be revised again to keep up with industry standards.

The course is designed for people who would want to work in the recreational Fishing Industry.

Currently there are a number of colleges that are offerring this course. They are Armidale, Cooma, Kurri Kurri, National Environment Centre (Albury) and distance learning through the Tenayr campus at Grafton.

4. COURSE STRUCTURE

4.1 Outline of course structure

The Certificate III in Fishing Industry, Recreational Services, consists of four

groups of modules.

Learners must complete all modules in Group 1 (293 hours) and a minimum of 120

hours from Group 2 (sub groups 1,2,3,4,) Learners who select modules from sub

groups 2,3,or 4 must complete all modules contained within that particular

sub-group.

Note. Module 8196D Guide Fishing Trips will align to a unit of competence in the

reviewed Outdoor Recreation and Sport Training Package to be endorsed early

2003. It will then be placed in a seperate elective sub-group with an attached

assessment module to allow learners to achieve competence against the strict

requirements of the unit.

8195B 1 Implement minimal environmental impact 10

8195C 1 Apply basic outdoor recreation logistics 10

8195G 1 Fishing industry careers 10

8195V 1 Follow OHS procedures 15

8195A 2 Plan for minimum environmental impact 10

8195E 2 Comply with fisheries management 20

8195F 2 Use basic skills to catch fish 40

8195D 3 Plan outdoor recreation activities 10

8195K 3 Select, catch and use bait 15

8195L 3 Select, rig and use terminal tackle 15

8195M 3 Select, use and maintain fishing tackle 15

8196A 3 Fish habitats, behaviour and life cycle 40

1844D 4 Apply weather information 15

3223A 4 Senior first aid 18

8195H 4 Recreational fishing - practical skills 20

8195N 4 Interpret weather for marine environment 10

8196B 4 Work with colleagues and customers 20

Group 2

1 subgroup must be completed

At least 120 hours of module/units must be completed

Subgroup 1

Hrs

9939C 0 Maintain and order stock 36

0682S 5 Take emergency action on board a vessel 20

5849H 5 Rod building 30

5849J 5 Fly tying 20

5849L 5 Rod building - decorative binding 20

6272C 5 ABF523 Marine radiotelephone operation 15

8195J 5 Casting techniques 20

8195P 5 Fishing techniques - beach/rock 20

8195Q 5 Fishing techniques - impoundment 20

8195R 5 Fishing techniques - river 20

8195S 5 Fishing techniques - estuary/bay 20

8195T 5 Fishing techniques - blue water 20

8195U 5 Fishing techniques - fly 20

8196C 5 Catch crabs prawns and squid 15

8196D 5 Guide fishing trips 30

8196F 5 Undertake risk analysis of actvities 20

8196G 5 Select, rig and work lures 20

8196H 5 Drive and recover a 4WD vehicle 30

8196J 5 Fishing industry media techniques 30

8196K 5 Introduction to lure making 30

8784A 5 Assessing a business opportunity 36

8867J 5 Apply point of sale handling procedures 21

8867P 5 Sell products & services to businesses 18

9747G 5 Co-ordinate merchandise presentation 36

9775A 5 Marketing principles 25

Subgroup 2

All module/units must be completed

Hrs

0682M Operate a small vessel 20

0682S Take emergency action on board a vessel 20

Subgroup 3

All module/units must be completed

Hrs

0682R Operate and maintain outboard motors 20

0682S Take emergency action on board a vessel 20

Subgroup 4

All module/units must be completed

Hrs

8163A 0 Mooring and anchor handling 10

8165B 0 Interaction skills - maritime 12

8163B 5 ABF511 Elements of shipboard safety 20

Group 887 ENRICHMENT MODULES

These are enrichment modules/units and do not count towards course completion

Hrs

8196L 2 Fishcare volunteer - freshwater 14

8196M 2 Fishcare volunteer - saltwater 14

For more information you would need to contact each of the Colleges that are listed above.

Hope this is of some help

Gary Brown

[mrsswordfisherman]

Thanks for that Gary.

My contacts tell me that Richmond (TAFE Western Sydney) is running this course next semester

It runs one evening a week with practical field work on some weekends.

There is an enrolment day on July 3rd at Richmond 1pm - 7pm for anyone interested as GeekFisherman mentioned.

I have attached the pdf of the course outline for anyone that wants it. Kay Carter is the Head Teacher (woohoo a woman) and her details appear on the pdf download.

FISHING_COURSE.pdf

Here is a link to the TAFE Western Sydney Institute WS TAFE

Cheers mrsswordfisherman

[flatty hunter626]

i tried a boating services certificate though school at meadow bank tafe. wasnt as good as i thought it was going to be and dropped out of it after 5 lessons.