Course Level
Certificate III
Certificate III in Dairy Production - AHC30224
\r\n This qualification reflects the role of individuals who work as farm hands in the dairy production industry. In this role, these individuals have responsibilities for undertaking a wide range of skilled work on a dairy farm with limited supervision. Work includes caring for, and monitoring health of livestock, overseeing the harvesting of livestock milk and maintaining milking equipment and facilities to ensure maximum and high-quality production.\r\n All work is carried out to comply with workplace policies and procedures, according to state/territory work health and safety, animal welfare, environmental and biosecurity legislation, regulations and standards that apply to the workplace.\r\n No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.\r\n
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
Shepparton - William Orr | Flexible Delivery - 2 years Part-time - 2 years | $18,818 | N/A |
Subjects
- Service and repair bores and windmills
- Mix and mill standard stockfeed
- Monitor weather conditions
- Administer medication to livestock
- Conduct mechanical tests on milking machines
- Implement procedures for calving
- Carry out emergency disease or pest control procedures on infected premises
- Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
- Coordinate artificial insemination and fertility management of livestock
- Coordinate work site activities
- Provide on-job training support
- Collect samples for a rural production or horticulture monitoring program
- Identify and draft livestock
- Implement property improvement, construction and repair
- Plan and construct conventional fencing
- Operate specialised machinery and equipment
- Undertake preparation of land for agricultural crop production
- Remove and facilitate reuse of effluent and manure from an intensive production system
- Undertake agricultural crop harvesting activities
- Implement a plant nutrition program
- Artificially inseminate livestock
- Carry out routine service of milking equipment
- Transport and store chemicals
- Castrate livestock
- Establish agricultural crops
- Maintain agricultural crops
- Rear newborn and young livestock
- Plan and construct an electric fence
- Comply with industry animal welfare requirements
- Coordinate and monitor milking operations
- Prepare for and implement natural mating of livestock
- Contribute to workplace health and safety processes
- Implement feeding plans for livestock
- Maintain and monitor feed stocks
- Comply with industry quality assurance requirements
- Respond to emergencies
- Coordinate and report on data collection
- Conserve forage
- Implement animal health control programs
- Establish pastures and crops for livestock production
- Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
- Operate a dairy waste utilisation system
- Maintain livestock water supplies
- Transport farm produce or bulk materials
- Collect, store and administer colostrum
- Coordinate and monitor livestock transport
Entry requirements
- \r\n There are no entry requirements for this qualification.\r\n
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Certificate III in Dairy Production - AHC30224
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