Certificate II in Agriculture - AHC20116

Course Overview

Average Course Fee: $4912

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Average Course Duration: 1 Year

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Description

This qualification provides a general vocational outcome in agriculture. The qualification enables individuals to select a livestock production, cropping or livestock context as a job focus or, in the case of mixed farming enterprises, both cropping and livestock.

Individuals with this qualification carry out routine tasks under general supervision and exercise limited autonomy with some accountability for their own work. Job roles vary across different industry sectors and may include:

Assistant animal attendant/stockperson

Assistant farm or station hand

Assistant farm or station worker

Assistant farm or station labourer.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

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Student Outcomes

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Satisfied with Training

Percentage of graduates of this course who were satisfied with the training.

Improved Work Status

Percentage of graduates of this course who started/expanded a business or who have a new job, more highly skilled work, a promotion or higher pay.

Salary

The middle of the range of salaries earned by graduates of this course starting their first ever full-time job after graduating.

Jobs

Graduates of this course are most often employed as:

42.3%

Labourers

20.7%

Technicians and Trades Workers

13.3%

Sales Workers

Industries

Graduates of this course are most often employed in:

36.1%

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

15.3%

Accommodation and Food Services

12.2%

Retail Trade

All statistics are supplied by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

Financial Assistance

The federal, state and territory governments provide financial incentives and support for vocational education and training students to help them gain the skills required to secure and maintain rewarding and sustainable employment.

There are programs for all kinds of students; apprentices and trainees, new job starters, those re-entering the workforce, retraining for a new job or upgrading their skills for an existing job.

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Subsidised Training

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Career Information

Career development is the ongoing process of managing your life, learning and work. It involves developing the skills and knowledge that enable you to plan and make informed decisions about your education, training and career choices.

Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Career Pathway

Certificate II in Agriculture is in the Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies Field of Education. For more information about this kind of career, you can explore Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management.

Stream

Animal Production

Production Horticulture

Certificate II

Certificate III

Certificate IV

Diploma

Advanced Diploma

Agribusiness Consultant

Agribusiness Consultant

Other courses in this pathway

Stream

Shearing and Wool Classing

Rural Operations

Irrigation

Conservation and Land Management

Indigenous Land Management

Horticulture

Arboriculture

Nursery

Landscape and Gardens

Permaculture

Note: Information provided as a guide only. Chart developed by the Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service (aapathways.com.au). Information in this chart may be reproduced with acknowledgement of its source: "The Australian Apprenticeships & Traineeships Information Service (aapathways.com.au/jpc) funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations".

Australian Apprenticeships

Australian Apprenticeships (also known as apprenticeships and traineeships) combine work with training in a nationally recognised qualification. Australian Apprenticeships are available to anyone of working age and offer opportunities to learn new skills and be paid in over 500 different jobs.

This qualification is available as an Australian Apprenticeship in the states and territories highlighted in blue on the map. For more information go to the Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website.

Australian Apprenticeships Pathways

Units & Packaging

To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:

18 units of competency:

3 core units plus

15 elective units.

Elective units must ensure the integrity of the qualification’s Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome. The electives are to be chosen as follows:

7 units from Group A

5 units from the remaining units in Group A, or from Group B

up to 3 may be selected from the remaining units listed in this qualification or from any currently endorsed Training Package or Accredited Course.

Core Units

AHCWHS201	Participate in work health and safety processes
AHCWRK204	Work effectively in the industry
AHCWRK209	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

Elective Units

An asterisk (*) next to the unit code indicates that there are prerequisite requirements which must be met when packaging the qualification. Please refer to the Prerequisite requirements table for details.

Group A

AHCBAC205	Assist agricultural crop establishment
AHCBAC206	Assist agricultural crop maintenance
AHCBAC207	Assist agricultural crop harvesting
AHCBIO203	Inspect and clean machinery, tools and equipment to preserve biosecurity
AHCBIO204	Follow site biosecurity procedures
AHCCHM201	Apply chemicals under supervision
AHCINF201	Carry out basic electric fencing operations
AHCINF202	Install, maintain and repair farm fencing
AHCINF203	Maintain properties and structures
AHCINF204	Fabricate and repair metal or plastic structures
AHCIRG220	Assist with surface irrigation operations
AHCIRG221	Assist with pressurised irrigation operations
AHCLSK202	Care for health and welfare of livestock
AHCLSK204	Carry out regular livestock observation
AHCLSK205	Handle livestock using basic techniques
AHCLSK206	Identify and mark livestock
AHCLSK207	Load and unload livestock
AHCLSK209	Monitor water supplies
AHCLSK210	Muster and move livestock
AHCLSK211	Provide feed for livestock
AHCLSK219	Carry out birthing duties
AHCLSK220	Monitor livestock to parturition
AHCMOM201	Operate two wheel motorbikes
AHCMOM202	Operate tractors
AHCMOM203	Operate basic machinery and equipment
AHCMOM204	Undertake operational maintenance of machinery
AHCMOM205	Operate vehicles
AHCMOM217	Operate quad bikes
AHCPMG201	Treat weeds
AHCPMG202	Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders
AHCWRK201	Observe and report on weather
AHCWRK205	Participate in workplace communications
AHCWRK206	Observe enterprise quality assurance procedures
AHCWRK207	Collect and record production data
AHCWRK312	Operate in isolated and remote situations
FWPCOT3325	Operate a four wheel drive on unsealed roads
HLTAID010	Provide basic emergency life support
MEM18001	Use hand tools
MEM18002	Use power tools/hand held operations
TLID0020	Shift materials safely using manual handling methods

Group B

ACMEQU202*	Handle horses safely
ACMEQU205	Apply knowledge of horse behaviour
ACMEQU206*	Perform horse riding skills at walk, trot and canter
ACMHBR201*	Check and treat horses
ACMHBR203*	Provide daily care for horses
AHCAIS202	Assist with artificial insemination procedures
AHCBAC208	Prepare grain storages
AHCBEK203	Open and reassemble a beehive
AHCBEK205	Prepare and use a bee smoker
AHCBEK206	Assemble and maintain beekeeping components
AHCDRG202	Maintain drainage systems
AHCDRY202	Milk livestock
AHCIRG219	Assist with low volume irrigation operations
AHCLSK201	Assist with feeding in a production system
AHCLSK213	Clean out production sheds
AHCLSK214	Maintain production growing environments
AHCLSK215	Carry out alpaca handling and husbandry operations
AHCLSK218*	Ride educated horses to carry out basic stock work
AHCMOM206	Conduct grader operations
AHCMOM207	Conduct front-end loader operations
AHCMOM208	Conduct excavator operations
AHCMOM209	Conduct dozer operations
AHCMOM210	Conduct scraper operations
AHCMOM214	Operate cane haulage vehicle
AHCPHT214	Support horticultural crop harvesting
AHCPHT215	Plant horticultural crops
AHCPHT216	Carry out canopy maintenance
AHCPHT218	Carry out post-harvest operations
AHCPLY201	Collect store and handle eggs from breeder flocks
AHCPLY202	Maintain health and welfare of poultry
AHCPLY203	Set up shed for placement of day-old chickens
AHCPLY204	Collect and pack eggs for human consumption
AHCPLY205	Grade and pack eggs for human consumption
AHCPMG309	Apply pest animal control techniques
AHCPRK201	Care for health and welfare of pigs
AHCPRK203	Move and handle pigs
AHCPRK204	Care for weaner pigs
AHCPRK305	Care for grower and finisher pigs
AHCSAW203	Conduct erosion and sediment control activities
AHCSDT309	Prepare a working sample
AHCSDT310	Identify seeds
AHCSHG201	Crutch sheep
AHCSHG202	Assist in preparing for shearing and crutching
AHCSHG203	Shear sheep to novice level
AHCSHG204	Shear sheep to improver level
AHCSHG205	Grind combs and cutters for machine shearing
AHCSHG206	Prepare handpiece and downtube for machine shearing
AHCSOL203	Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testing
AHCWAT201	Set up, operate and maintain water delivery systems for compost
AHCWOL201	Pen sheep
AHCWOL202	Perform board duties
AHCWOL203	Carry out wool pressing
RGRHBR303*	Assist with artificial insemination of mares
RGRHBR305*	Handle young horses
RIIWHS202E	Enter and work in confined spaces
RIIWHS204E	Work safely at heights
TLID2022	Conduct weighbridge operations
TLILIC0003	Licence to operate a forklift truck

Prerequisite requirements

Note: Units listed in the Prerequisite requirement column that have their own prerequisite requirements are shown with an asterisk (*)

Unit of competency	Prerequisite requirement
ACMEQU202 Handle horses safely	ACMEQU205 Apply knowledge of horse behaviour
ACMEQU206 Perform horse riding skills at walk, trot and canter	ACMEQU202 Handle horses safely*
ACMHBR201 Check and treat horses	ACMEQU202 Handle horses safely*
ACMHBR203 Provide daily care of horses	ACMEQU205 Apply knowledge of horse behaviour
AHCLSK218 Ride educated horses to carry out basic stock work	ACMEQU202 Handle horses safely* ACMEQU206 Perform horse riding skills at walk, trot and canter*
RGRHBR303 Assist with artificial insemination of mares	ACMEQU202 Handle horses safely*
RGRHBR305 Handle young horses	ACMEQU202 Handle horses safely*

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