Modification History
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Release |
Comments |
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Release 2 |
This version released with Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package Version 6.0. |
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Release 1 |
This version released with Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package Version 3.0. |
Qualification Description
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge of a honey bee (Apis) beekeeper, including the establishment of beehives and apiaries, the transport of live bees and the management of bees for honey production and/or provision of pollination services.
Legislation, regulations and by-laws relating to beehive ownership and biosecurity codes of practice apply in some states and territories.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Packaging Rules
To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:
- 18 units of competency:
- 13 core units plus
- 5 elective units.
Elective units must ensure the integrity of the qualification’s Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome. The electives are to be chosen as follows:
- 3 units must be selected from the electives listed below
- the remaining 2 units may be selected from the remaining electives listed below
- up to 2 units may be selected from any currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course packaged at AQF Certificate II, III or IV levels.
Core Units
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AHCBEK203 |
Open and reassemble a beehive |
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AHCBEK205 |
Prepare and use a bee smoker |
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AHCBEK206 |
Assemble and maintain beekeeping components |
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AHCBEK301 |
Manage honey bee swarms |
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AHCBEK302 |
Manipulate honey bee brood |
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AHCBEK303 |
Re-queen a honey bee colony |
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AHCBEK304 |
Remove a honey crop from a hive |
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AHCBEK311 |
Transport bee hives by road to new apiary site |
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AHCBEK312 |
Extract honey |
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AHCBEK313 |
Manage pests and disease within a honey bee colony |
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AHCBEK405 |
Select and establish an apiary site |
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AHCWHS301 |
Contribute to work health and safety processes |
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AHCWRK306 |
Comply with industry quality assurance requirements |
Elective Units
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AHCBEK307 |
Collect and store propolis |
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AHCBEK308 |
Produce and harvest royal jelly |
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AHCBEK309 |
Trap and store pollen |
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AHCBEK310 |
Process raw wax into moulds |
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AHCBEK402 |
Perform queen bee artificial insemination |
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AHCBEK408 |
Provide bee pollination services |
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AHCBEK409 |
Rear queen bees |
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AHCBIO303 |
Apply biosecurity measures |
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AHCBUS407 |
Cost a project |
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AHCLSK322 |
Transport farm produce or bulk materials |
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AHCMOM213 |
Operate and maintain chainsaws |
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AHCPCM204 |
Recognise plants |
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AHCWRK303 |
Respond to emergencies |
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AHCWRK305 |
Coordinate work site activities |
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AHCWRK308 |
Handle bulk materials in storage area |
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BSBMKG433 |
Undertake marketing activities |
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FBPFSY2001 |
Implement the food safety program and procedures |
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FBPFSY3002 |
Participate in a HACCP team |
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FBPGPS2011 |
Operate a creamed honey manufacture process |
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FBPOPR2023 |
Operate a packaging process |
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FBPOPR2066 |
Apply sampling procedures |
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HLTAID011 |
Provide First Aid |
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TLILIC0003 |
Licence to operate a forklift truck |
Qualification Mapping Information
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Code and title current version |
Code and title previous version |
Comments |
Equivalence status |
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AHC31818 Certificate III in Beekeeping Release 2 |
AHC31818 Certificate III in Beekeeping Release 1 |
Updated unit codes |
Equivalent |
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c6399549-9c62-4a5e-bf1a-524b2322cf72
