Course Level
Certificate III
CRICOS
116150M
Certificate III in Production Horticulture - AHC30624
\r\n This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for job roles in the production horticulture and floriculture industry including field worker, seeding person, operator, irrigation maintainer, machinery maintainer and leading hand.\r\n Individuals with this qualification perform tasks involving a broad range of skills that are applied in a wide variety of contexts, which will involve discretion and judgement in selecting and operating equipment, coordinating resources and applying contingency measures during work.\r\n Work must comply with work health and safety and environmental regulations and legislation that apply to the workplace.\r\n No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.\r\n
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | Full-time - 53 weeks | N/A | N/A |
Cairns | Full-time - 53 weeks | N/A | N/A |
Riverland | Full-time - 53 weeks | N/A | N/A |
Subjects
- Carry out movement and security procedures
- Prepare value added compost-based products
- Implement a maintenance program for hydroponic systems
- Handle bulk materials in a storage area
- Carry out emergency disease or pest control procedures on infected premises
- Operate a mechanical harvester
- Implement a propagation plan
- Fumigate soil
- Operate pressurised irrigation systems
- Coordinate work site activities
- Implement a post-harvest program
- Monitor and maintain nursery plants
- Operate precision control technology
- Operate specialised machinery and equipment
- Identify and report signs of unusual disease or pest
- Implement a plant nutrition program
- Prune shrubs and small trees
- Measure drainage system performance
- Prepare raw materials and compost feedstock
- Monitor and operate water treatment processes
- Troubleshoot drainage systems
- Perform machinery maintenance
- Maintain nursery plants
- Operate fertigation equipment
- Provide information on plants and their culture
- Establish horticultural crops
- Apply biosecurity measures
- Contribute to workplace health and safety processes
- Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair
- Comply with industry quality assurance requirements
- Operate machinery and equipment
- Respond to emergencies
- Measure irrigation delivery system performance
- Install pressurised irrigation systems
- Implement the pest monitoring and evaluation plan
- Receive and dispatch nursery products
- Install drainage systems
- Identify and treat nursery plant disorders
- Monitor weather conditions
- Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
- Operate tractors
- Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting
- Promote sales of plants
- Prepare, monitor and maintain biological agents for weeds
- Install and maintain plant displays
- Work effectively in industry
- Supervise mushroom substrate preparation
- Transport and store chemicals
- Implement an integrated pest management program
- Operate spreading and seeding equipment
- Operate chemical application machinery and equipment
- Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
- Troubleshoot irrigation systems
- Maintain pressurised irrigation systems
- Control weeds
- Install hydroponic systems
- Use application equipment to apply fumigant in confined spaces
- Prepare specialised plants
- Harvest horticultural crops mechanically
- Prepare growing media
- Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
- Implement a crop regulation program
- Work effectively in a biosecurity emergency response
- Coordinate vineyard operations
Entry requirements
- \r\n There are no entry requirements for this qualification.\r\n
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