Diploma of Production Horticulture - AHC50316

GrowSmart Training

Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Pre-degree
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The Diploma of Production Horticulture reflects the role of personnel working on production horticulture farms.The qualification can be contextualised for a tree cropping, vegetable, berry or flower production or mushroom production context as a job focus or, in the case of mixed enterprises, both.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Structure

10 elective units

Subjects

Monitor and manage soils for production projects
Negotiate a contract
Implement and monitor transport logistics
Conduct environment and food safety risk assessment of plant nutrition and soil fertility programs
Implement a machinery management system
Manage risk
Design water treatment systems
Manage work health and safety processes
Design irrigation, drainage and water treatment systems
Diagnose plant health problems
Manage water systems
Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports
Develop a plan for a hydroponic system
Market products and services
Manage a controlled growing environment
Monitor and review business performance
Manage staff
Manage machinery and equipment
Develop and manage a chemical use strategy
Manage the implementation of an emergency disease or plant pest control program
Design irrigation system maintenance and monitoring programs
Source goods/services and evaluate contractors
Negotiate and monitor contracts
Prepare the enterprise for organic certification
Develop and review a business plan
Manage active operational emergency disease or plant pest sites
Develop an irrigation and drainage management plan
Design drainage systems
Develop a horticultural production plan
Develop an organic management plan