A joint iniative between the Boorowa Wool Harvesting Association and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), eight students, including those from Boorowa and Murringo were given a taste of the world of shearing.

Boorowa born and bred Ian Elkins led the group and having shorn close to a million sheep in his 25 years of shearing, the students were in good hands.

"It went off like a treat, they were great kids and they'll absolutely go on to do well in the shearing industry," Mr Elkins said.

Run over a week, Mr Elkins said the students are now well-drilled in the basics of shearing.

"A week isn't a very long time so the main thing was just to give them a taste of the industry and the main emphasis was on position and footwork," he said.

"We went through all the basics; loading the handpiece, breaking the shearing into sections and they all did really well."

Aged between 15 and 21 years, Mr Elkins said the young up and coming shearers, were the first to benefit from the school.

"We're hoping to run it as an annual event now but we couldn't have done it without the support of AWI and the Boorowa Wool Harvesting Assoication who bought us six brand new handpieces and combs and cutters so I'd really like to thank them both," he said.

Mr Elkins also thanked Ross Dwyer for the use of his sheep and shed and property manager Bill Stanley.

Not resting for long, Mr Elkins is now off to shear at the Royal Easter Show before heading to Hay next week to be inducted into the Australian Shearer's Hall of Fame.