Diploma of Agriculture - AHC50122
Rural Industries Skill Training Centre Incorporated
Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS:
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for management job roles in agriculture, including managing livestock production, crop production and advice. Job roles vary across different industry sectors and may include:Farm production managerProduction unit managerStation/property managerPastoral operations managerAgricultural service providers.Individuals with this qualification take personal responsibility and exercise autonomy in undertaking complex work. They must analyse information and exercise judgement to complete a range of advanced skilled activities.This qualification applies to individuals with existing agriculture industry experience and technical skills and knowledge gained through training or employment specifically in the agriculture industry.Work must comply with health and safety and environmental regulations and legislation that apply to the workplace.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Subjects
- Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports
- Monitor and manage soils for production
- Develop and implement a breeding strategy
- Implement and monitor transport logistics
- Manage erosion and sediment control
- Manage trial and research material
- Develop production plans for livestock
- Develop and manage a community based marketing supply chain
- Operate within a budget framework
- Implement a machinery management system
- Monitor and review business performance
- Manage personal and professional development
- Manage business risk
- Manage agricultural crop production
- Plan and manage a stored grain program
- Market products and services
- Plan and monitor production processes
- Implement the introduction of biotechnology into the production system
- Manage integrated crop and pasture production
- Negotiate and monitor contracts
- Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents
- Develop and review a business plan
- Manage soils to enhance sustainability
- Plan and schedule compost production
- Conduct environment and food safety risk assessment of plant nutrition and soil fertility programs
- Assess new industry developments
- Develop an organic or biodynamic management plan
- Implement professional practice
- Design and document an organic farm landscape
- Design an integrated permaculture system
- Apply plant biology to agronomic practices
- Manage an agroecology production system
- Plan production for the whole business
- Develop climate risk management strategies
- Arrange marketing of livestock
- Design livestock effluent systems
- Manage machinery and equipment
- Collect and manage data
- Develop sustainable agricultural practices that utilise renewable energy and recycling systems
- Select and implement a GIS for sustainable agricultural systems
- Select and use agricultural technology
- Analyse and present research information
- Conduct a sustainability energy audit
- Identify carryover water or continuous accounting
- Develop workplace policy and procedures for environment and sustainability
- Develop and manage a chemical use strategy
- Develop livestock health and welfare strategies
- Develop and manage a plan for sustainable production
- Provide specialist advice to clients
- Manage water systems
- Plan, monitor and evaluate strategies to improve livestock through genetics
- Design drainage systems
- Plan, implement and review a quality assurance program
- Manage livestock production
- Write and present reports
- Prepare and manage organic or biodynamic certification
- Plan and manage infrastructure
- Develop and implement sustainable land use strategies
- Develop a farm plan
- Source goods/services and evaluate contractors
- Arrange employment for shearing operations
- Plan and implement a chemical use program
- Manage a permaculture aid and development project
- Develop a HACCP-based food safety plan
- Purchase and sell temporary water for irrigated agriculture and horticulture
- Manage enterprise staff requirements
- Develop and monitor a sustainable production plan
- Plan and manage long-term weed, pest and disease control in crops
- Develop and manage a plan to reclaim land affected by salinity
- Develop a sales strategy for rural products
- Manage workplace health and safety processes
- Manage the harvest of crops
- Develop production plans for crops or pastures
- Manage application of agents to crops or pastures
- Interpret legislation
- Manage forage conservation
- Manage recruitment and onboarding
- Prepare estimates, quotes and tenders
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Hamilton | Yes |
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Fee comments
Campuses: Hamilton.
Depending on the individual student meeting eligibility criteria they may be able to access government funding to undertake this course. Visit https://www.skills.vic.gov.au/s/how-to-check-your-eligibility to find out more information. Check out our website for our up to date tuition fees and charges, at www.rist.edu.au.
