Role: Working in both the workshop and in the field.

Timeframe: 4 years

Training: You’ll complete a Certificate III in Agricultural Mechanical Technology at TAFE, NSW and the John Deere HPA school in Wagga Wagga with all Hutcheon and Pearce apprentices. You’ll attend 6, 1 week blocks of classes each year for the first 3 years of your apprenticeship. The 4^th and final year of the apprenticeship provides you with the opportunity to put your TAFE and classroom learning into practice to further cement your training.

Prospects: In time, as you progress through your career, you will be provided the opportunity to further grow and develop your skills and may be promoted to a specialist Diagnostic Service Technician or Master Technician, Service Foreman or even Service Manager.

Role: Working behind the counter face-to-face with customers, on the road selling parts, on the phone interpreting a customer’s requirements, in the warehouse working with the inventory or with the Service Team to source parts and attachments for a customer’s repair work or a new machinery delivery.

Timeframe: 2 years

Training:You’ll complete a Certificate III in Automotive Sales with all apprentices at TAFE NSW and the John Deere HPA School in Wagga. You will undertake several elective subjects which will provide you with Parts Sales specific training and give you exposure to key Parts and Sales techniques and processes. You will learn to identify and interpret parts, maintain stock control, build relations and communicate effectively with customers, present effective displays in showrooms, obtain efficient warehousing skills, and confidently sell products to customers ensuring their requirements are met.

Prospects:In time, as you progress through your career you may be offered the opportunity to work as a Parts Sales Representative, Technical Parts Interpreter, or Parts Department Team Lead.