Qualification overview
This Certificate IV in Horticulture allows individuals to develop post-trade skills and knowledge across a broad coverage of the industry prior to undertaking higher level roles in the industry.
Total Length
59 weeks
Study Weeks
48 weeks
Recognition of prior learning / credit transfer
- Nil
Mode of delivery
- 20 hours per week face to face
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Each study week – 8 hours of lecture-based activities, 4 hours of tutorial / discussions (with assessments being completed in the final week as necessary), 4 hours of hands on – practical exercises (with assessments being completed in the final week as necessary) and 4 hours of directed learning opportunities.
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Entry requirement
- IELTS 5.5 equivalent / Upper-Intermediate English level
- Successful completion of Year 10 or equivalent
- Minimum 18 years of age
Career opportunities
- Parks and Gardens Worker
- Nursery Worker/Manager
- Senior Horticulturalist
- Horticulture Team Leader
- Landscape Manager/Designer
- Botanic Gardener
- Supervisor in area of speciality
Practical Site
- Plantmark Wholesale Nurseries
Units
- BSBTEC401 | Design and produce complex text documents
- BSBHRM415| Coordinate recruitment and onboarding
- AHCNSY308 | Maintain nursery plants
- AHCBUS407 | Cost a project
- AHCSOL406| Sample soils and interpret results
- AHCPCM406|Develop a soil health and plan nutrition program
- AHCPCM404 | Recommend plants and cultural practices
- AHCNSY404 | Plan a propagation program
- AHCPGD404 | Plan a plant establishment program
- AHCWRK410 | Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- AHCWRK409 | Supervise work routines and staff performance
- AHCWHS402 | Maintain workplace health an safety processes
