Certificate II in Production Horticulture

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Average Course Duration: 6 Months

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Description

The qualification enables individuals to select a tree cropping, vegetable or berry production, grape growing or mushroom production context as a job focus, or a mixture in the case of mixed enterprises.

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

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Satisfied with Training

Percentage of graduates in the Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies field who were satisfied with the training (Certificate II).

Improved Work Status

Percentage of graduates in the Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies field who started/expanded a business or who have a new job, more highly skilled work, a promotion or higher pay (Certificate II).

Salary

The middle of the range of salaries earned by graduates in the Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies field starting their first ever full-time job after graduating (Certificate II).

Jobs

Graduates of the Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies field (Certificate II) are most often employed as:

37.3%

Labourers

22.1%

Technicians and Trades Workers

15.0%

Sales Workers

Industries

Graduates of the Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies field (Certificate II) are most often employed in:

26.3%

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

14.3%

Accommodation and Food Services

14.0%

Retail Trade

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

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Units & Packaging

To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:

15 units of competency:

1 core units plus

14 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:

Select 4 units from Group A

Select 7 units from Group A or B

3 units may be selected from Group B or this or any other endorsed Training Package or Accredited Course

Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in production horticulture and must be chosen to ensure the integrity of the qualification outcome at AQF level 2

Core Units

AHCWHS201

Participate in work health and safety processes

Elective Units

Group A

AHCBIO202	Follow site quarantine procedures
AHCCHM201	Apply chemicals under supervision
AHCMOM203	Operate basic machinery and equipment
AHCPHT201	Plant horticultural crops
AHCPHT205	Carry out post-harvest operations
AHCPHT214	Support horticultural crop harvesting
AHCPMG201	Treat weeds
AHCPMG202	Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders
AHCSOL202	Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testing
AHCWRK209	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practice

Group B

AHCINF203	Maintain properties and structures
AHCIRG219	Assist with low volume irrigation operations
AHCIRG220	Assist with surface irrigation operations
AHCIRG221	Assist with pressurised irrigation operations
AHCIRG222	Assist with pump and flow control device operations
AHCIRG343	Operate irrigation injection equipment
AHCMOM201	Operate two wheel motorbikes
AHCMOM202	Operate tractors
AHCMOM204	Undertake operational maintenance of machinery
AHCMOM205	Operate vehicles
AHCMOM217	Operate quad bikes
AHCNSY202	Care for nursery plants
AHCNSY203	Undertake propagation activities
AHCPHT202	Carry out canopy maintenance
AHCPHT204	Undertake field budding and grafting
AHCPHT206	Handle and move mushroom boxes
AHCPHT207	Perform mushroom substrate process tasks
AHCPHT208	Water mushroom crops
AHCPHT209	Produce trellis dried grapes
AHCWRK201	Observe and report on weather
AHCWRK206	Observe enterprise quality assurance procedures
AHCWRK207	Collect and record production data
AHCWRK208	Provide information on products and services
AHCWRK312	Operate in isolated and remote situations
FBPOPR2012	Maintain food safety when loading, unloading and transporting food
FBPOPR2067	Work in a food handling area for non-food handlers
FBPVIT2001	Bench graft vines
FBPVIT2002	Carry out potting operations
FBPVIT2003	Hand prune vines
FBPVIT2005	Maintain callusing environment
FBPVIT2006	Obtain and process rootlings
FBPVIT2008	Train vines
FBPVIT2010	Take and process vine cuttings
FBPVIT2011	Operate vineyard equipment
FBPVIT2016	Carry out hot water treatment
FBPVIT2017	Operate nursery cold storage facilities
FBPVIT2018	Support mechanical harvesting operations
FBPVIT3005	Install and maintain vine trellis
FBPVIT3006	Field graft vines
FBPVIT3007	Operate specialised canopy management equipment
FWPCOT3259	Operate a four wheel drive on unsealed roads
MEM18001	Use hand tools
MEM18002	Use power tools/hand held operations
TLID1001	Shift materials safely using manual handling methods
TLID2022	Conduct weighbridge operations
TLILIC0003	Licence to operate a forklift truck

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Course Overview

Student Outcomes

Satisfied with Training

Improved Work Status

Salary

Jobs

37.3%

22.1%

15.0%

Industries

26.3%

14.3%

14.0%

Financial Assistance

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Subsidised Training

VET Student Loans

Australian Apprenticeships

Units & Packaging

Training Providers

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