IRE Host Info
The core purpose of our IRE Agricultural Worldwide Program is to help young people gain agricultural experience in another country while simultaneously providing valuable support to hosts with available opportunities.
Our program is designed to allow participants to expand their agricultural knowledge and learn different farming practices, particularly those that differ from their home country's methods. By becoming a host, you can play a crucial role in this cultural exchange, offering real-world agricultural experience to motivated trainees. This mutually beneficial arrangement helps trainees grow professionally while fulfilling the needs of hosts seeking dedicated and eager workers.
IRE offers placements across the following industries dependent upon the level of experience
Agriculture: Broad acre cropping, irrigated cropping, dairy, sheep, beef, mixed
Horticulture: Nursery, cut flowers, vegetables and tropical fruit
Agri-Mix: Working inside the home and out on the farm.
Apiary: Queen bee and honey production.
Participants in the IRE Program must meet the following requirements:
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Single and aged between 18 and 30
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Have at least one years experience in their area of placement choice, have been studying in their chosen field or from a farming background
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Be able to understand and communicate in English
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Hold a current drivers license and have an international driving permit
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Be fit and healthy
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Commit to a placement for 3 to 12 months
IRE seeks keen hosts, either family or corporate, to provide trainees with:
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A worthwhile training experience by providing a variety of learning tasks
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An involvement in family and community activities
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Encouragement and assistance to improve their language skills where English is not a trainee's first language
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Suitable accommodation by way of a separate residence, a home shared with other employee’s/trainee’s or a donga/cabin
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Wages in accordance with the National minimum or the appropriate Award your enterprise is under
