WoolPro Wool Handling Courses
Wool Handling Course Schedule
Course Information
| Junior Wool Handling Course | 1-2 Days | Wool handling experience not required | $30.00* |
| Intermediate Wool Handling Course | 2 Days | 1-2 Years Practical experience required | $30.00* |
| Senior Wool Handling Course | 4 Days | 3 Years Shed experience required | $60.00* |
| Advanced Wool Handling Course | 5 Days | Selected Wool Handlers only, who must hold Senior Certificate | $100.00 |
*Note: Costs may be different for trainees studying at another institution.
| North Island | Audrey Tamanui | Ph: 06 356 8611 | Fax: 06 356 8240 | Cell: 025 914 675 |
| South Island | Kerri Capill | Ph: 03 348 4028 | Fax: 03 348 4026 | Cell: 025 413 335 |
PROVINCIAL WOOL HANDLING INSTRUCTORS
| Mere Hepi | Central Plateau | 07-882 8364 |
| Mavis Mullins | Hawkes Bay | 06-374 6882 |
| Sonya Johansen | Central Hawkes Bay | 06-857 7282 |
| Sheryl-Lee Cribb | Feilding | 06 323 3949 |
| Ria Avenell | Canterbury | 03-303 6182 |
| Roxanne Roxburgh | Otago | 03-418 3647 |
| Elsie Lyon | Central Otago | 03-448 6378 |
| Huia Clarke | Southland | 03-339 4472 |
| Raelene McConachie | Southland | 03-236 4007 |
Advanced Wool Handling - Certificate Courses
| North Island | ||
| 10 – 14 July | Palmerston North | Lew Willoughby |
| South Island | ||
| 18-21 September | Mosgiel | Kerri Capill |
Senior Wool Handling Courses
North Island
| 28 Aug 00 | Napier/Hastings | Lew Willoughby |
| 4 Sept 00 | Wairoa | Lew Willoughby |
| 5-8 Sept 00 | Wanganui | Audrey Tamanui |
| 11 Sept 00 | Gisborne | Lew Willoughby |
| 26 Sept 00 | South Auckland | Lew Willoughby |
| 2 Oct 00 | Waitomo | Lew Willoughby |
| 3-4 Oct 00 | *Hawera | Audrey Tamanui |
| 7-10 Nov 00 | Masterton | Audrey Tamanui |
| 22-23 Nov 00 | Dannevirke | Audrey Tamanui |
| 6-7 Feb 01 | *Palmerston North | Audrey Tamanui |
| 6 Mar 01 | Northland | Lew Willoughby |
| 13-14 Mar 01 | *Masterton | Audrey Tamanui |
| 4-5 Apr 01 | *Hawkes Bay | Lew Willoughby |
| 11-12 Apr 01 | *Gisborne | Lew Willoughby |
| June 01 | Finewool | Audrey Tamanui |
South Island
| Aug/Sept 00 | Blenheim | Kerry Capill |
| Oct/Nov 00 | Nelson | Kerry Capill |
| 6 Nov 00 | *Canterbury | Kerry Capill |
| Mar 01 | Southland | Sharon McIntyre |
| 23-26 Apr 01 | *Canterbury | Kerry Capill |
| 11-14 Jun 01 | Timaru | Kerry Capill |
| 20-21 Jun 00 | *Cromwell | Robert Pattison |
| 3-6 Jul 00 | Ranfurly | Robert Pattison |
| 10-13 Jul 00 | Cromwell | Robert Pattison |
| 30-31 Oct 00 | *Milton | Robert Pattison |
| 11-14 Dec 00 | Palmerston | Robert Pattison |
| 19-20 Feb 01 | *Balclutha | Robert Pattison |
| 19-22 Mar 01 | Milton | Robert Pattison |
| 9-12 Apr 01 | Oamaru | Robert Pattison |
| 18-19 Jun 01 | *Cromwell | Robert Pattison |
*Refresher Course (2 days)
Intermediate / Junior Wool Handling Courses
These Courses are run on demand in all regions (need 8-10 trainees). Please contact your local Wool Production Officer or provincial wool handling instructors.North Island
| 20 Nov 00 | Hawkes Bay | Lew Willoughby |
| 23 Nov 00 | Gisborne | Lew Willoughby |
| 27 Nov 00 | Central Hawkes Bay | Lew Willoughby |
South Island
| 25-26 Sept 00 | Palmerston | Robert Pattison |
| 27-28 Sept 00 | Milton | Robert Pattison |
| Oct/Nov 00 | Canterbury | Kerry Capill |
| Oct/Nov 00 | Nelson | Kerry Capill |
| 12-13 Mar 01 | Milton | Robert Pattison |
| 17-18 Apr 01 | Canterbury | Kerry Capill |
| 5-6 Jun 01 | Timaru | Kerry Capill |
| 2-3 Oct 01 | Cromwell | Robert Pattison |
Wool Presser Workshops
North Island
| 26-27 Oct 00 | Napier | P. Nth Office |
| 26-27 Apr 01 | Palmerston North | P. Nth Office |
South Island
| 13-14 Nov 00 | Palmerston | Robert Pattison |
| 26-27 Mar 01 | Milton | Robert Pattison |
| 16-17 Apr 01 | Oamaru | Robert Pattison |
| 15-16 May 01 | Marlborough | Robert Pattison |
| 25-26 Jun 01 | Alexandra | Robert Pattison |
| 27-28 Jun 01 | Ranfurly | Robert Pattison |
Wool Classer Workshops
| 19 Jun Crossbred | Balclutha | Robert Pattison |
| 19 July Merino | Ranfurly | Robert Pattison |
| 21 July Merino | Cromwell | Robert Pattison |