Reader’s Digest Australia & New Zealand – May 2019

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applicantsmustdemonstratethatthey
understandtherealitiesofthejob.
Thosewithouta familybackgroundin
theprofessionmusthavea solidplan,
becausebeginningwithoutlandor
animalsisnearimpossible.
It’sa scorchingTuesdayafternoon
andtheclassof2018,includingJulia
and 15 classmates,arehunchedover
computersatthelocalcommunity
centre,examininga multi-coloured
spreadsheet.
Their teacher, Carmen Leal
Munoz,pointstoanoverheadim-
age.“Justclickhereandeverything
addsupautomatically,”shesays
as her students enter hypothetical

sheeppricesintoameticulously

designedspreadsheet.

Carmenisa businessmanagement

teacherattheAndalusianInstitute

ofAgriculturalResearchandTrain-

ing.Shehascreatedthisdocument

specificallyforpeoplelikeJulia,who

willsoonbedependingoneverylitre

ofsheep’smilk,kiloofgoatmeatand

ounceofmanuretoensurea profit

marginandekeouta living.

AstudentfromGranada,Mario

Ballestín,iswatchingextrakeenly.

Witha backgroundintelecommuni-

cations,he’soneofthefewstudents

withoutfamilialtiestotheprofession.

Mario’s already worked for five

TutorJuanAntonioshowsMarioandJuliahowtoweavea slingfromfibre.

The sling is an ancient shepherding tool used in controlling herds of animals