Course Level
Diploma
Diploma of Sports Turf Management - AHC51024
\r\n This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for management roles in sports turf. Job roles include senior curators/arena managers, golf course superintendents, sports turf managers, racetrack managers, senior bowling greenkeepers and turf consultants.\r\n It applies to individuals who are responsible for the management of sports turf facilities and who analyse information and exercise judgement to complete a range of advanced skilled activities and demonstrate deep knowledge in specific technical areas. They have accountability for the work of others and analyse, design and communicate solutions to a range of complex problems.\r\n No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.\r\n
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
Waverley | Part-time - 2 years | N/A | N/A |
Subjects
- Develop a soil health and plant nutrition program
- Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports
- Negotiate and monitor contracts
- Design irrigation systems
- Plan the establishment of sports turf playing surfaces
- Produce computer-aided drawings
- Manage enterprise staff requirements
- Manage recruitment and onboarding
- Develop workplace policy and procedures for environment and sustainability
- Develop sports turf management programs
- Manage workplace health and safety processes
- Work effectively with the Board of an organisation
- Audit irrigation systems
- Manage sports turf renovation programs
- Develop climate risk management strategies
- Manage sports turf facility assets
- Develop and manage a chemical use strategy
- Develop a system to monitor and evaluate the pest management plan
- Design drainage systems
- Diagnose plant health problems
- Develop and implement a plant health management strategy
- Manage trial and research material
- Select and implement a GIS for sustainable agricultural systems
- Prepare estimates, quotes and tenders
Entry requirements
- \r\n To commence this qualification an individual must have:\r\n completed a Certificate III in Sports Turf Management or an equivalent turf management trade level qualification\r\n or\r\n a certificate III level qualification in amenity horticulture combined with two years current work experience in a trade level role at a sports turf facility.\r\n