APRIL is pleased to announce a call for applications for its Industry Placement Program (IPP) Award.
As part of its Education and Training program, APRIL is continuing to assist with human capacity building in the Australian pork industry through the IPP Award scheme. A successful business applicant will receive $90,000 over the first 2 years of a 3-year agreement with APRIL to help cover salary and other costs associated with training an Awardee for the 3 years. The overall aims of the IPP scheme are:
- To retain graduates trained by APRIL, APL, and (or) other relevant organisations, at the Honours and (or) postgraduate level, and attract others, by sponsoring their placement in a commercial pork production organisation or an affiliated business strongly aligned to pork production, in a structured and enhanced development program.
- To attract graduates into the industry with a career interest in pork production while continuing their development and understanding of how research and development, education and training, technology, and extension/adoption can enhance industry competitiveness and success.
This award is only available to APRIL Participants with the rights and benefits applying according to an organisation’s tier of participation.
Further information on the Award and the IPP application form can be found below.
The Australian Pork Industry Education and Training Committee will assess all applications. APRIL will determine the number of, and the amount of, any grant awarded. Funding Rules stipulate that no overhead (indirect cost recovery) can be charged. Awards are conducted under the Terms and Conditions of the APRIL Scholarship Agreement, that can be viewed here: