AHC20720 Certificate II in Nursery Operations

Release 1

AHC20720 Certificate II in Nursery Operations

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version released with AHC Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package Version 6.0.

Qualification Description

This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for supporting job roles in the nursery industry including production nursery assistant, production nursery worker, retail nursery sales assistant and retail nursery maintainer.

Individuals with this qualification undertake routine tasks under supervision where the work is predictable and structured with limited judgement requirements.

Work must comply with work 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.

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. Electives can be chosen to provide a general qualification or a qualification with a specialisation.

For the award of the Certificate II in Nursery Operations choose:

at least 10 electives from groups A, B or C

up to 3 units from the remaining electives listed in groups A, B or C or any currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course packaged at Certificate II or III.

For the award of the Certificate II in Nursery Operations (Nursery Production) choose:

at least 4 electives from Group A

up to 6 units from the remaining units listed in groups A, B or C

up to 3 units from the remaining units listed in groups A, B or C, or any currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course packaged at Certificate II or III.

For the award of the Certificate II in Nursery Operations (Retail Nursery) choose:

at least 4 electives from Group B

up to 6 units from the remaining units listed in groups A, B or C

up to 3 units from the remaining units listed in groups A, B or C, or any currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course packaged at Certificate II or III.

Where two specialisations are completed, award of the qualification would read (for example), Certificate II in Nursery Operations (Nursery Production, Retail Nursery).

Core Units

AHCNSY206	Care for nursery plants
AHCPCM204	Recognise plants
AHCWHS201	Participate in work health and safety processes

Elective Units

Group A (nursery production)

AHCCHM201	Apply chemicals under supervision
AHCIRG221	Assist with pressurised irrigation operations
AHCNSY205	Pot up plants
AHCNSY207	Undertake propagation activities
AHCPMG201	Treat weeds
AHCPMG202	Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders
AHCSOL203	Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testing
AHCWRK207	Collect and record production data

Group B (retail nursery)

AHCNSY208	Maintain indoor plants
AHCPGD202	Prepare and maintain plant displays
SIRRINV001	Receive and handle retail stock
SIRXIND002	Organise and maintain the store environment
SIRXSLS001	Sell to the retail customer

Group C (general electives)

AHCBIO203	Inspect and clean machinery, tools and equipment to preserve biosecurity
AHCBIO204	Follow site biosecurity procedures
AHCDRG202	Maintain drainage systems
AHCINF203	Maintain properties and structures
AHCMOM202	Operate tractors
AHCMOM203	Operate basic machinery and equipment
AHCMOM204	Undertake operational maintenance of machinery
AHCMOM216	Operate side by side utility vehicles
AHCPGD203	Prune shrubs and small trees
AHCWRK204	Work effectively in the industry
AHCWRK205	Participate in workplace communications
AHCWRK209	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
BSBINS201	Process and maintain workplace information
BSBTEC201	Use business software applications
HLTAID010	Provide basic emergency life support
ICTICT214	Operate application software packages
SIRRINV002	Control stock
SIRXSLS002	Follow point-of-sale procedures
TLID1001	Shift materials safely using manual handling methods
TLID2004	Load and unload goods/cargo

Qualification Mapping Information

Code and title current version	Code and title previous version	Comments	Equivalence status
AHC20720 Certificate II in Nursery Operations	AHC20716 Certificate II in Production Nursery	Merged qualifications AHC20716 Certificate II in Production Nursery and AHC20816 Certificate II in Retail Nursery Title changed Revised packaging rules to better reflect outcomes Updated to include revised units, new and revised imported units, and all prerequisites as electives	Not equivalent
AHC20720 Certificate II in Nursery Operations	AHC20816 Certificate II in Retail Nursery	Merged qualifications AHC20716 Certificate II in Production Nursery and AHC20816 Certificate II in Retail Nursery Title changed Revised packaging rules to better reflect outcomes Updated to include revised units, new and revised imported units, and all prerequisites as electives	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