Feedlots can now gain a deeper understanding of the essential office and administration processes that support successful feedlot operations through the new Office and Administration Fundamentals series, the latest educational initiative developed by ALFA & MLA available on our online training platform, Feedlot TECH.
The office and administration team are the backbone of any feedlot, playing a vital role in managing records, overseeing compliance, handling finances, and supporting operational logistics. This series is designed to equip feedlot office and administration staff with the skills and knowledge they need to ensure the smooth and efficient running of feedlot operations.
SERIES OBJECTIVES
The Office and Administration Fundamentals course is structured into three key courses, each focusing on a critical area of feedlot administration:
Course 1: Foundations of Feedlot Administration
The office and administration team on a feedlot plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of the feedlot. This dynamic role covers a wide variety of tasks and requires input into every aspect of the feedlot. In this course, you will be introduced to the concepts of communication, record keeping, NFAS, finance, human resources and office management.
In this course, you will learn to:
Understand the importance of record keeping
Acknowledge the role you play in NFAS
Recognise your role in the feedlot finances
Understand how you can contribute to human resources
Help facilitate training of staff at your feedlot
Course 2: Administration of Commodities
Office and administration staff play a crucial role in managing commodities on a feedlot by ensuring efficient documentation, tracking inventory levels, coordinating orders, and facilitating seamless operations. Your attention to detail and organisational skills are instrumental in maintaining accurate records and optimising resource allocation, ultimately contributing to the smooth functioning of the feedlot's supply chain.
Completing this course will help you to:
Understand the importance of commodity management
Know your role in overseeing commodity procurement, receival and storage
Carry out best practices for record keeping and regulatory compliance
Facilitate effective coordination of commodity management
Course 3: Administration of Livestock
Office and administration staff play a crucial role in managing livestock on a feedlot. You play are role in the receival and dispatch of cattle, weighing of livestock trucks, ensuring required paperwork is complete and correct and maintaining livestock records. Your role is vital in ensuring livestock are accepted for their desired market.
In this course, you will learn to:
Understand the cattle receive and dispatch process
Know what documentation is required for livestock administration
Complete required livestock paperwork to meet requirements
Understand the software and technology that is available
By completing the Office and Administration Fundamentals series, learners will gain a comprehensive understanding of feedlot administration processes, enhance their ability to manage records, commodities, and livestock efficiently, improve regulatory compliance and operational accuracy, and develop skills that support the overall success of feedlot operations.
Office and Administration Fundamentals was created as part of ALFA’s wider careers and training strategy designed to deliver a full set of eLearning courses and resources covering the fundamentals of lot feeding in Australia.
An initiative of ALFA, in collaboration with MLA, the Office and Administration Fundamentals eLearning series is available through the feedlot industry’s Training, Education and Careers Hub, Feedlot TECH.