The Certificate III in Production Horticulture enables you to develop your skills and knowledge in fresh food production. You will gain the theory and technical skills which will allow you to pursue a career in fruit, vegetable or berry production or in an expanding range of crop alternatives. There is also the potential to utilise these skills in the Cut Flower and Tree Cropping industries.
This qualification could lead to employment in a variety of different roles in a production horticulture setting including skilled farm worker or horticulturalist.
This qualification can lead to further studies at a Certificate IV level in Production Horticulture.
Each student will undertake a Pre-Training Review before enrolling to help confirm the proposed course is suitable. It will provide valuable information about an individual's existing skills and knowledge, language, literacy and numeracy skills and whether the course will help in achieving learning and/or employment goals. A certificate II qualification in Horticulture would assist in building a base knowledge that would beneifit a traineeship at this level in industry.
3 Years
| Code | Unit Name | Hours | Material |
| AHCWHS301 | Contribute to work health and safety processes | 50 | $30.00 |
| Code | Unit Name | Hours | Material |
| AHCCHM304 | Transport and store chemicals | 50 | $30.00 |
| AHCCHM307 | Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCIRG303 | Measure irrigation delivery system performance | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCIRG306 | Troubleshoot irrigation systems | 50 | $30.00 |
| AHCIRG308 | Monitor soils under irrigation | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCIRG331 | Install pressurised irrigation systems | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCIRG332 | Operate pressurised irrigation systems | 50 | $30.00 |
| AHCIRG333 | Maintain pressurised irrigation systems | 50 | $30.00 |
| AHCMOM202 | Operate tractors | 40 | $30.00 |
| AHCMOM301 | Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair | 80 | $30.00 |
| AHCMOM302 | Perform machinery maintenance | 50 | $30.00 |
| AHCMOM304 | Operate machinery and equipment | 40 | $30.00 |
| AHCMOM305 | Operate specialised machinery and equipment | 60 | $30.00 |
| AHCMOM315 | Operate chemical application machinery and equipment | 90 | $30.00 |
| AHCNSY307 | Operate fertigation equipment | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCPCM301 | Implement a plant nutrition program | 60 | $30.00 |
| AHCPCM302 | Provide information on plants and their culture | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCPGD301 | Implement a plant establishment program | 80 | $30.00 |
| AHCPHT303 | Implement a post-harvest program | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCPHT304 | Harvest horticultural crops mechanically | 50 | $30.00 |
| AHCPHT305 | Regulate crops | 30 | $30.00 |
| AHCPHT306 | Establish horticultural crops | 25 | $30.00 |
| AHCPHT310 | Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCPMG301 | Control weeds | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCPMG302 | Control plant pests, diseases and disorders | 80 | $30.00 |
| AHCSOL401 | Sample soils and interpret results | 60 | $30.00 |
| AHCWRK305 | Coordinate work site activities | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCWRK306 | Comply with industry quality assurance requirements | 40 | $30.00 |
| FDFWGG3009A | Monitor and maintain nursery plants | 40 | $25.00 |
| 2020 | ||
| Government Subsidised | $4,378 | $4,378 |
| Concession | $1,232 | $1,232 |
| RPL Government Subsidised | $1,825 | $1,825 |
| RPL Concession | $365 | $365 |
| RPL Self-funded | $2,737 | $2,737 |
| Self-Funded | $5,290 | $5,290 |
| Intake | Campus | Course Details |
| 2020 Ongoing Enrolment | Swan Hill Campus | Full Time, Part Time, Full Year, Trainee |
| 2020 Ongoing Enrolment | Mildura Campus | Full Time, Part Time, Full Year, Trainee Only |
