Welcome to YLEN
The Young Livestock Exporters Network was established in 2019 by young industry professionals, for young industry professionals.
YLEN was created to provide a platform which fosters professional growth for its members through developmental workshops, networking events and travel bursaries.
YLEN covers three main pillars:
- Accelerate the development of young livestock exporters, into future industry leaders.
- Innovative initiatives to solve problems that change behaviors and outcomes
- Provide a capability to engage both internally and with the wider community.
Upcoming Events
News and Blog
Member Profile – September
Jim Teasdale Operations Manager, Napparoy Agriculture How did you get into the Live Export Industry? My involvement initially started when tagging and scratching sheep on-farm for Saudi when that was going well. Later I was in Broome waiting for the wet to wind up and was asked to sail on the Becrux on its first…
Current Job Opportunities
The live export industry, and livestock industry as a whole, offers great employment opportunities and career paths to young people across all stages of their journey. We've put together a selection of current jobs on offer that have come our way. Click through to read more!
Onboard Stockpersons Training Course
The Young Livestock Exporters Network is pleased to open applications for positions on the next Virtual Stockpersons Training Course. Successful applicants will receive a fully funded position at the October-November course! The LiveCorp shipboard stockperson training course is part of the certification program for people responsible for the care of livestock exported by sea. The…
Member Profile – July
Ryan OliveOperations Manager, Central QLD Livestock Depot How did you get into the Live Export Industry? For me, it was possibly an unconventional method. When we started the export quarantine, it was a steep learning curve for me, as I’d had no previous experience before that, however, I was very fortunate to have been given…
Mate to Manager Program – APPLICATIONS OPEN
The Young Livestock Exporters Network is pleased to open applications for the first Mate to Manager Program. The 6-week program will be run via Zoom, with 1 unit completed a week. The program will be facilitated by The Right Mind’s, Jill Rigney who has years of experience in providing training programs to the agriculture sector.…
Major Sponsors
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