Course Level
Diploma
CRICOS
116156E
Diploma of Production Horticulture - AHC50324
\r\n This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for specialist or managerial job roles in the production horticulture industry including owner, farm manager, head grower, crop manager, section manager, dispatch manager, sales manager, marketing manager and specialist consultants.\r\n Individuals with this qualification will take personal responsibility and exercise autonomy in undertaking complex work. They must analyse information and exercise judgement to complete a range of advanced skilled activities.\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
- Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports
- Design irrigation systems
- Negotiate and monitor contracts
- Develop a plan for a hydroponic system
- Monitor and manage soils for production
- Implement a machinery management system
- Manage workplace health and safety processes
- Conduct environment and food safety risk assessment of plant nutrition and soil fertility programs
- Manage water systems
- Manage the implementation of a biosecurity emergency control program
- Manage a controlled growing environment
- Develop and review a business plan
- Diagnose plant health problems
- Develop and manage a plan to reclaim land affected by salinity
- Source goods/services and evaluate contractors
- Design irrigation system maintenance and monitoring programs
- Implement and monitor transport logistics
- Manage business risk
- Manage active operational emergency disease or pest sites
- Manage enterprise staff requirements
- Manage soils to enhance sustainability
- Market products and services
- Design a traceability system for food products
- Plan, implement and review a quality assurance program
- Design water treatment systems
- Develop an organic or biodynamic management plan
- Negotiate a contract
- Develop and manage a chemical use strategy
- Design drainage systems
- Prepare and manage organic or biodynamic certification
- Monitor and review business performance
- Manage machinery and equipment
- Develop a horticultural production plan
- Develop an irrigation and drainage management plan
- Manage erosion and sediment control
Entry requirements
- \r\n There are no entry requirements for this qualification.\r\n