Course times are 9:00 to 17:00.

This is a 1- day practical course for beginners to competition level. 

A wool handling course teaches the skills needed to manage and prepare wool after shearing. Participants learn to handle fleece, skirt, roll, and sort wool based on quality and fibre type. The course covers sorting, storage, contamination prevention, as well as market preparation and maintaining a clean working shearing environment.

Courses will need to run alongside a British Wool shearing course.

ALL under 18s will be required to provide A SIGNED PARENTAL CONSENT form.

Please note that the outline, duration and image for each course are a guide only. Please contact the training provider for more information.

PLEASE NOTE THE APPLICATION WINDOW HAS NOW CLOSED FOR 2025. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES PLEASE CONTACT THE PROVIDER DIRECT OR FARMING CONNECT ON 03456 000 813. THANK YOU.

British Wool

Contact name:

Emma Jagger


Telephone number:
01274 652233 / 07814 675274


Email address:

emmajagger@britishwool.org.uk 


Website address:
www.britishwool.org.uk


Postal address:

Wool House, Sidings Close, Bradford, BD2 1AZ


Area covered:
All Wales


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