Application process and selection criteria

No tertiary education is required and Rabobank client status is not a prerequisite. Participants however, must actively contribute to teamwork and discussions and should be prepared to handle a heavy workload – including evening group assignments. With positions in each program limited to 36, selection is on a merit basis at the discretion of the Rabobank selection committee. Participants in each program are also selected to provide regional diversity and represent a broad cross section of agricultural sectors.

EDP application process 

Applications are sought from leading agricultural primary producers from Australia and New Zealand, who meet all aspects of the selection criteria.

Selection criteria

• The applicant is a key decision maker for the operation
• At least five years' strategic management experience on-farm
• A demonstrable and successful commercial track record
• A desire to invest in the intellectual capital of an agricultural business or supply chain
• A desire to innovate and drive growth 
• Applications for EDP Course 14 are open until 28 May 2010.

FMP application process

Applications are sought from young, leading farmers from Australia and New Zealand, who meet all aspects of the selection criteria.

Selection criteria

• Experience working in a successful and progressive farming business
• Currently employed in primary production working in a farming enterprise
• Minimum of three years' experience on-farm
• Experience on-farm has involved some management responsibility
• Working towards ownership and full management responsibility of a farming operation
• Applications for FMP Course 5 are open until 25 June 2010

For more information on the EDP or FMP, contact Skye Ward, Business Programs Manager on +61 2 8115 4139, email bmp@rabobank.com, contact your nearest Rabobank branch.