As you probably know if you are from a country town, low stress stock handling and GPS trackers in ear tags are a thing now so aerial mustering may become a thing of the past. You should spend a few years on the ground learning how to handle stock and understand their behaviour before trying to do it in the air, if you have then it might be worth doing the ratings you need, but if not then maybe go to ag college.
An integrated course is going to be as useful as a chocolate tea pot for that kind of work. The diploma is even less useful, you won't be flying twins or IFR, save your money and fly yourself around Australia networking as you go if you want to stand out in the crowd.
The employers want P1 time!
Time jump flying is good P1 time especially if you can do it in a Caravan.
Last edited by Clare Prop; 16th Jan 2024 at 04:58.