Modification History
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Release |
Comments |
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Release 1 |
This version released with AHC Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package Version 9.0. |
Qualification Description
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for general job roles in agriculture, conservation land management and other related rural industries.
Depending on the units selected individuals can be employed not only in the agriculture industry but also other rural and regional sectors, and community organisations.
Job roles and titles vary across different industry sectors and may include:
- Machinery operator
- Vegetable/orchard worker
- Station hand
- Animal care worker
- Pastoral worker
- Animal attendant/stockperson
- Rural services.
Individuals with this qualification perform tasks under broad supervision involving a broad range of skills that are applied in a variety of contexts, which will involve discretion and judgement in selecting and operating equipment, coordinating resources and applying contingency measures during work.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Packaging Rules
To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:
- 16 units of competency:
- 3 core units plus
- 13 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:
- 6 units must be from the electives listed below
- the remaining 7 units must be selected from the electives listed below, or any currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course.
Core Units
An asterisk (*) next to the unit code indicates that there are prerequisite requirements which must be met when packaging the qualification. Please refer to the Prerequisite requirements table for details.
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AHCBIO303 |
Apply biosecurity measures |
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AHCWHS302 |
Contribute to workplace health and safety processes |
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AHCWRK320 |
Apply environmentally sustainable work practices |
Elective Units
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ACMEXH304 |
Assist with capturing, restraining and moving animals |
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ACMGEN312 |
Provide nutritional requirements for animals |
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AHCARB316 |
Perform pruning operations |
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AHCBAC309 |
Undertake preparation of land for agricultural crop production |
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AHCBAC315 |
Establish agricultural crops |
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AHCBAC317 |
Undertake agricultural crop harvesting activities |
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AHCBER302 |
Work effectively in a biosecurity emergency response |
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AHCBIO301 |
Identify and report signs of unusual disease or pest |
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AHCBUS301 |
Use hand held e-business tools |
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AHCCHM304 |
Transport and store chemicals |
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AHCCHM307 |
Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases |
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AHCECR301 |
Maintain native ecosystem areas |
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AHCECR303 |
Implement biological reintroduction works |
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AHCECR305 |
Collect native seed |
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AHCECR309 |
Conduct an ecological and cultural site inspection prior to works |
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AHCFAU303 |
Respond to wildlife emergencies |
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AHCINF305 |
Implement property improvement, construction and repair |
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AHCINF306 |
Plan and construct an electric fence |
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AHCINF307 |
Plan and construct conventional fencing |
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AHCIRG338 |
Troubleshoot irrigation systems |
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AHCIRG345 |
Install pressurised irrigation systems |
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AHCIRG346 |
Operate pressurised irrigation systems |
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AHCLPW313 |
Undertake sampling and testing of water |
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AHCLSC316 |
Implement a paving project |
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AHCLSK209 |
Monitor water supplies |
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AHCLSK211 |
Provide feed for livestock |
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AHCLSK301 |
Administer medication to livestock |
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AHCLSK305 |
Maintain livestock water supplies |
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AHCLSK307 |
Euthanase livestock |
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AHCLSK308 |
Identify and draft livestock |
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AHCLSK309 |
Implement animal health control programs |
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AHCLSK311 |
Implement feeding plans for livestock |
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AHCLSK316 |
Prepare livestock for competition |
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AHCLSK318 |
Rear newborn and young livestock |
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AHCLSK325 |
Castrate livestock |
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AHCLSK331 |
Comply with industry animal welfare requirements |
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AHCLSK340 |
Mate and monitor reproduction of alpacas |
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AHCLSK342 |
Prepare animals for parturition |
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AHCMOM213 |
Operate and maintain chainsaws |
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AHCMOM301 |
Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair |
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AHCMOM302 |
Perform machinery maintenance |
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AHCMOM304 |
Operate machinery and equipment |
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AHCMOM305 |
Operate specialised machinery and equipment |
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AHCMOM306 |
Ground spread fertiliser and soil ameliorant |
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AHCMOM308 |
Operate broadacre and row crop harvest machinery and equipment |
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AHCMOM309 |
Operate broadacre sowing machinery and equipment |
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AHCMOM310 |
Operate land-forming machinery and equipment |
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AHCMOM311 |
Operate precision control technology |
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AHCMOM314 |
Transport machinery |
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AHCMOM315 |
Operate chemical application machinery and equipment |
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AHCNSY308 |
Maintain nursery plants |
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AHCNSY312 |
Prepare specialised plants |
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AHCNSY313 |
Implement a propagation plan |
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AHCNSY314 |
Operate fertigation equipment |
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AHCPCM303 |
Identify plant specimens |
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AHCPCM305 |
Implement a plant nutrition program |
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AHCPCM306 |
Provide information on plants and their culture |
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AHCPGD307 |
Implement a plant establishment program |
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AHCPGD309 |
Perform specialist amenity pruning |
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AHCPGD310 |
Implement a landscape maintenance program |
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AHCPHT312 |
Implement a crop regulation program |
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AHCPMG301 |
Control weeds |
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AHCPMG302 |
Control plant pests, diseases and disorders |
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AHCPMG304 |
Use firearms to humanely destroy animals |
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AHCPMG305 |
Survey pests |
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AHCPMG306 |
Determine pest control techniques |
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AHCPMG307 |
Apply animal trapping techniques |
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AHCPMG308 |
Implement pest management strategies |
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AHCPMG312 |
Apply poison baits for vertebrate pest control in rural and environmental landscapes |
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AHCSOL302 |
Develop and apply knowledge of fertiliser and soil ameliorant products |
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AHCSOL304 |
Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas |
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AHCSOL305 |
Prepare growing media |
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AHCTRF308 |
Establish turf |
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AHCTRF309 |
Implement a grassed area maintenance program |
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AHCWOL308 |
Prepare facilities for shearing and crutching |
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AHCWRK313 |
Collect samples for a rural production or horticulture monitoring program |
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AHCWRK314 |
Monitor weather conditions |
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AHCWRK315 |
Respond to emergencies |
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AHCWRK317 |
Coordinate work site activities |
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AHCWRK318 |
Comply with industry quality assurance requirements |
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AHCWRK321 |
Provide on-job training support |
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AHCWRK322 |
Conduct site inspections |
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AHCWRK323 |
Operate in isolated and remote situations |
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BSBOPS305 |
Process customer complaints |
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BSBTEC202 |
Use digital technologies to communicate in a work environment |
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BSBTEC301 |
Design and produce business documents |
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BSBWRT311 |
Write simple documents |
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CUAPHI316 |
Capture images using drone technology |
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FBPFSY3002 |
Participate in a HACCP team |
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FWPCOT3301 |
Trim trees using a pole saw |
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FWPCOT3325 |
Operate four wheel drive vehicle on unsealed roads |
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FWPCOT3329 |
Perform complex four wheel drive operations |
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HLTAID011 |
Provide First Aid |
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HLTAID013 |
Provide First Aid in remote or isolated site |
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MSL973028 |
Perform microscopic examination |
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PUAFIR204 * |
Respond to wildfire |
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PUAFIR210 |
Prevent injury |
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PUAFIR303 * |
Suppress wildfire |
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PUATEA001 |
Work in a team |
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RIIHAN309F |
Conduct telescopic materials handler operations |
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RIIMPO317F |
Conduct roller operations |
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RIIMPO318F |
Conduct civil construction skid steer loader operations |
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RIIMPO319E |
Conduct backhoe/loader operations |
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RIIMPO320F |
Conduct civil construction excavator operations |
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RIIMPO321F |
Conduct civil construction wheeled front end loader operations |
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RIISAM203E |
Use hand and power tools |
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RIIWHS202E |
Enter and work in confined spaces |
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RIIWHS204E |
Work safely at heights |
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TLILIC0003 |
Licence to operate a forklift truck |
Prerequisite requirements
Note: Units listed in the Prerequisite requirement column that have their own prerequisite requirements are shown with an asterisk (*)
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Unit of competency |
Prerequisite requirement |
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PUAFIR204 Respond to wildfire |
PUAFIR210 Prevent injury |
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PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire |
PUAFIR204 Respond to wildfire * |
Qualification Mapping Information
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Code and title current version |
Code and title previous version |
Comments |
Equivalence status |
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AHC32822 Certificate III in Rural Operations |
AHC32816 Certificate III in Rural Operations |
Revised packaging rules to better reflect outcomes Revised and increased core units by 1 unit Added elective units lists and elective units |
Not equivalent |
Links
Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c6399549-9c62-4a5e-bf1a-524b2322cf72
