Course Level
Certificate III
Certificate III in Parks and Gardens - AHC31024
\r\n This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for trade level roles in the parks and gardens industry including gardener, greenkeeper and groundsperson.\r\n Individuals with this qualification perform tasks under broad supervision involving a broad range of skills that are applied in a wide variety of contexts, which will involve discretion and judgement in selecting and operating equipment, coordinating resources and applying contingency measures during work.\r\n Work must comply with work health and safety and environmental regulations and legislation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Fairfield | Full-time - 3 years N/A | $13,900 | N/A |
Subjects
- Install drainage systems
- Maintain chainsaws
- Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
- Conduct operational inspection of park facilities
- Operate pressurised irrigation systems
- Install tree support systems
- Coordinate work site activities
- Fell trees manually (intermediate)
- Process customer complaints
- Construct turf playing surfaces
- Inspect trees for access and work
- Monitor turf health
- Trim and cut felled trees
- Implement a plant nutrition program
- Support and mentor individuals and groups
- Implement a landscape maintenance program
- Transport and store chemicals
- Transplant shrubs and small trees
- Renovate sports turf
- Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas
- Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
- Deliver and monitor a service to customers
- Troubleshoot irrigation systems
- Report on health and condition of trees
- Maintain pressurised irrigation systems
- Provide First Aid
- Control weeds
- Implement a paving project
- Identify plant specimens
- Implement a tree maintenance program
- Provide information on plants and their culture
- Implement biological reintroduction works
- Contribute to workplace health and safety processes
- Operate machinery and equipment
- Implement a maintenance program for an aquatic environment
- Plan and maintain plant displays
- Install pressurised irrigation systems
- Measure irrigation delivery system performance
- Confine small emergencies in a facility
- Work safely at heights
- Prepare growing media
- Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
- Perform specialist amenity pruning
- Maintain native ecosystem areas
- Implement a tree protection program
- Implement a grassed area maintenance program
- Implement a plant establishment program
- Establish turf
Entry requirements
- \r\n There are no entry requirements for this qualification.\r\n
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