Graduate Agronomy Program
Our two-year graduate program, designed to launch your career as an agronomist.
Applications are now open!
The Elders Graduate Agronomy Program is a two-year graduate program, specifically designed to launch your career as an agronomist, a trusted role providing leading advice to growers to improve their yields.
Within the program, you’ll gain exposure to different areas of agronomy to build your skills and knowledge, while developing a strong understanding of Elders and the broader agricultural industry.
Program Structure
In the Graduate Agronomy Program you will receive hands-on training from our industry specialists and be able to put your learnings to use with the guidance of some of Australia’s leading agronomists. You’ll also be given access to, and taught more about, the latest technology and practices in the industry.
The program runs for two years, beginning in February. In your first year, we focus on building your foundational understanding of crop segments, developing core technical skills, and what it means to be an agronomist with us. In your second year, you’ll continue to strengthen your technical capability and practical experience as you prepare to transition into a full agronomist role.
Throughout the program, you’ll gain exposure to different areas of agronomy, building your knowledge of the business and strengthening your technical skills across a range of crop segments.
The Graduate Agronomy Program prioritises hands-on training, allowing you to apply your learnings to real jobs and to make real contributions. You’ll receive guidance and training from your branch’s experienced agronomists, as well as be assigned a mentor who will support you through the program, providing additional coaching and advice.
Our program has a track record of cultivating some of the industry’s brightest young agronomists. By the end of the program, you will have all the knowledge and skills needed to move into a permanent role with us.
Locations: Opportunities are available across our national network, in a range of regional and rural locations.
“I feel lucky to have been involved in the graduate program and receive the essential training that helped get me up and going."
- Olivia Betts, Elders Graduate Agronomy Program participant.
Eligibility
To be eligible for entry into the Graduate Agronomy Program, you’ll need to:
- have graduated with a relevant university degree within the last three years
- have valid full Australian working rights.
Learn about the early careers recruitment process.
Applications are now open. Hurry, applications close 11:00pm (ACST) 30 June.
Did you know?
Elders Limited and Charles Sturt University have partnered to offer the new Elders AgriPathways Scholarship, aimed at encouraging more First Nations Australians to pursue a career in agriculture.
