That's according to Fruit Growers Tasmania president Nic Hansen who believes the Agriskills Entry Program, which will give new workers the skills agricultural businesses need, will be a game changer.

"As farmers we are passionate about our employees and giving them the right training that they need to be able to work with us safely and productively everyday," he said.

"It is a game changer that we can now make one phone call and have someone licensed for a forklift, be able to handle chemicals safely, be able to respond to a first aid event and be able to operate a tractor safely.

"This is about agriculture in Tasmania, not just fruit growers.

"Whether you are a dairy farmer at Smithton, an apple grower in the Huon or a sheep farmer on the East Coast this is transferable to every part of agriculture in the state."

Education and training minister Jeremy Rockliff said the program included three groups of skill sets, with the price for each skill set considerably discounted to be attractive to new entrants to this industry.

"This is a great example of TasTAFE working closely with industry and being agile in adapting its training and packaging it to meet identified skills needs," he said.

TasTAFE CEO Jenny Dodd said it was an entry program to a full qualification and ultimately to a career in the industry.

"We have packaged things up into smaller bites allowing people to come in and bite off a piece of learning to get the skills they need which is good for people in the industry and it is also good for those that are looking at transferring to this industry," she said.

Ms Dodd said with the disruption COVID-19 has caused across a number of issues the program would be ideal for those looking to transfer into the agricultural industry.

"We know through COVID-19 there has been disruption across other industries and there are workforces looking to upskill and to move into industries where there is employment," she said.

"One of the things we have done at TasTafe since the start of COVID-19 is realise that we really needed to use our skillset opportunities to enable people to get learning now, go into work and then go back to learning."

The program will start on September 1 covering first aid, manual handling, operating quad bikes and operating and maintaining chainsaws, obtaining a forklift licence, tractor and front end loader operations and the transportation and storage of chemicals.

"We have been crying out for these skillsets to come under the one umbrella," Mr Hansen said.

The program will begin with theory online before a section block learning in a face-to-face context.

Ms Dodd said they had great interest so far and by the middle of next year hoped to have hundreds of people enrolled.