Certificate III in Nursery Operations provides the skills and knowledge required for trade level roles carried out under broad supervision in the nursery industry.
Completion of this course will give you the necessary skills to work as a nurseryperson in the nursery production and retail nursery industry.
Further training pathways from this qualification include, but are not limited to Certificate IV in Horticulture or other Horticulture industry specific qualifications at Certificate IV level.
The course units are scheduled over a 3 year period. Delivery is facilitated within the workplace and supplemented with self-directed online learning.
Apprentices must have a registered training contract agreement with their employer. Students must be currently employed within a nursery to undertake this course. 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.
3 Years
| 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 |
| AHCIRG338 | Troubleshoot irrigation systems | 50 | $30.00 |
| AHCNSY308 | Maintain nursery plants | 40 | $30.00 |
| AHCPCM305 | Implement a plant nutrition program | 60 | $30.00 |
| AHCPCM306 | Provide information on plants and their culture | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCPMG302 | Control plant pests, diseases and disorders | 80 | $30.00 |
| AHCSOL305 | Prepare growing media | 40 | $30.00 |
| AHCWHS301 | Contribute to work health and safety processes | 50 | $30.00 |
| Code | Unit Name | Hours | Material |
| AHCBIO301 | Identify and report signs of unusual disease or pest | 50 | $30.00 |
| AHCBIO303 | Apply biosecurity measures | 100 | $30.00 |
| AHCIRG347 | Maintain pressurised irrigation systems | 50 | $30.00 |
| AHCMOM202 | Operate tractors | 40 | $30.00 |
| AHCMOM216 | Operate side by side utility vehicles | 50 | $30.00 |
| AHCMOM304 | Operate machinery and equipment | 40 | $30.00 |
| AHCNSY205 | Pot up plants | 20 | $0.00 |
| AHCNSY309 | Receive and dispatch nursery products | 40 | $30.00 |
| AHCNSY313 | Implement a propagation plan | 90 | $30.00 |
| AHCNSY314 | Operate fertigation equipment | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCPMG301 | Control weeds | 70 | $30.00 |
| AHCWRK305 | Coordinate work site activities | 70 | $30.00 |
| 2023 | 2024 | |
| Government Subsidised | $3,944 | $4,132 |
| Concession | $1,162 | $466 |
| Apprenticeship | $3,427 | $3,568 |
| Apprenticeship Concession | $1,058 | $466 |
| RPL Government Subsidised | $2,961 | |
| RPL Concession | $592 | |
| RPL Self-funded | $3,948 | |
| Self-Funded | $4,931 | $5,166 |
| Intake | Campus | Course Details |
| 2023 Ongoing Enrolment | Mildura Campus | Full Time, Full Year, Apprentice |
| 2023 Ongoing Enrolment | Mildura Campus | Full Time, Full Year |
| 2023 Ongoing Enrolment | Mildura Campus | International, , Full Time, Classroom, Full Year, Monday to Thursday, 8.30AM - 4.00PM, Cardross Farm XG-11 |
