ABOUT

ALFA, in conjunction with MLA, sponsors four feedlot industry professionals to attend the Training Rural Australians In Leadership (TRAIL) Program each year.  One position is reserved for the winner of the ALFA Young Lot Feeder of the Year Award whilst the other positions are by application. The scholarship is worth $10,450 per position.

TRAIL is a cross-sector, challenge-based leadership program set in Canberra and region, for Australia’s future emerging rural leaders.

The program takes diverse people from different occupations, communities and backgrounds and expands their leadership skills.

The program includes a challenging four-day outdoor leadership experience in the mountains outside of Canberra.

You will develop:

• your strategic thinking

• your ability to have successful conversations

• an understanding of advocacy, influence and political processes

• partnerships and collaborative relationships

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For more information on the TRAIL Program visit the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation's website here.

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NEXT PROGRAM DATES

Applications Open​:  Always open, express your interest below.

2021 TRAIL Program: 7-14 October 2021, Canberra ACT

2022 TRAIL Program: March 2022 

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SELECTION CRITERIA

• Applicant must demonstrate they are an emerging rural leader

• Applicant must demonstrate their desire to increase their leadership knowledge

• Applicant must indicate how they intend to use their increased leadership knowledge for betterment of the feedlot industry and/or their employer

HOW TO APPLY

To register your interest in applying for the Industry sponsored position, fill out the application form via the button below.

You will be required to submit the following:

• A copy of your resume (PDF accepted only). Remember to include any ALFA Awards, Workshops or Programs you have participated in (participating in these is not a requirement, however, professional development experiences will be looked upon favourably).

• Answer two questions addressing why you wish to participate in the TRAIL Program and how the opportunity to do so will help you develop as an emerging leader in the lot feeding sector. 

• Upload a headshot of yourself for promotional purposes if you are awarded a scholarship.

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