Pathway Outline

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Nursery Pre-apprenticeship

Nursery Pre-apprenticeship

Pathway
National Code
State Code
AB12
DTWD Status
Replaced
Associated Qualification
Certificate II in Retail Nursery
National Code
AHC20816
State Code
BDA7
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Transition (Replaced)
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Original TGA Release Date
27/06/2016
Field of Education
0503 - Horticulture And Viticulture
Approved Date
12/01/2017
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
Duration
Current Release Version
3.00
Current Release Date
21/10/2019
Nominal Hours
427
Description
The aim of this pre-apprenticeship is to provide learners with industry specific training to gain skills, knowledge and behaviours to enable transition into an indentured apprenticeship.
Packaging Rules
Total number of units = fifteen (15)
Core Units = seven (7)
Elective Units = eight (8)
- select five (5) units from list below
- three (3) units may be selected from this or any other endorsed Training Package or Accredited Course. Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in retail nursery work and must be chosen to ensure the integrity of the qualification outcome at AQF level 2.
1. Core Units
All seven (7) units must be completed.
State Code National Code Title Hours Type
BAS70 AHCSOL202 Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testing 25 Unit of competency
BAQ20 AHCNSY202 Care for nursery plants 25 Unit of competency
AWW96 SIRXSLS002 Follow point-of-sale procedures 10 Unit of competency
BAT71 AHCNSY204 Maintain indoor plants 30 Unit of competency
BAT00 AHCWHS201 Participate in work health and safety processes 40 Unit of competency
BAN27 AHCPCM201 Recognise plants 40 Unit of competency
AWW95 SIRXSLS001 Sell to the retail customer 40 Unit of competency
2. Elective Units
At least five (5) units must be chosen from the elective units listed.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.
State Code National Code Title Hours Type
BAT45 AHCCHM201 Apply chemicals under supervision 35 Unit of competency
S6110 SIRXADM001A Apply retail office procedures 15 Unit of competency
BAM26 AHCIRG217 Assist with pressurised irrigation operations 35 Unit of competency
BAS29 AHCBIO202 Follow site quarantine procedures 24 Unit of competency
BAN57 AHCDRG201 Maintain drainage systems 24 Unit of competency
BAU05 AHCMOM203 Operate basic machinery and equipment 35 Unit of competency
S6136 SIRXICT001A Operate retail technology 20 Unit of competency
BAM98 AHCWRK209 Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices 20 Unit of competency
BAM50 AHCNSY201 Pot up plants 24 Unit of competency
WG731 HLTAID002 Provide basic emergency life support 10 Unit of competency
BAO90 AHCPMG202 Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders 35 Unit of competency
BAL43 AHCNSY203 Undertake propagation activities 35 Unit of competency
BAR90 AHCWRK204 Work effectively in the industry 40 Unit of competency
3. Work Practice Coordination Modules
The following form part of the pre-apprenticeship program.
State Code National Code Title Hours Type
AW866 AW866 Module 1 (Placement arranged) 0 Module
AW867 AW867 Module 2 (Commenced) 0 Module
AW868 AW868 Module 3 (Mid-point) 0 Module
AW869 AW869 Module 4 (Completed) 0 Module
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AA57 Nursery Pre-apprenticeship Pathway
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
AC39 Nursery Pre-apprenticeship Pathway
Note
1. The WA Pre-apprenticeship Program Business Rules provide for details on the requirements of the program. The business rules also outline the amount of work practice a student is to undertake and RTO responsibilities in relation to the pre-apprenticeship work practice component.

2. The set of work practice coordination modules should be used to indicate that the RTO has undertaken and completed its responsibilities for establishing and monitoring on-the-job work placements for each pre-apprentice.

3. RTOs should report students in each module when each phase of the work practice is achieved as follows:
- Module 1: when the RTO has completed “arranging and coordinating work placement” identified in Rule 2.4, including contacting suitable employer/s and arranging the on-the-job work placement, working collaboratively with schools if the pre-apprentice is a student enrolled at school.
- Module 2: when the pre-apprentice has commenced the first half of the on-the-job work placement with an employer.
- Module 3: when the pre-apprentice has commenced the remaining half of the on-the-job work placement with an employer.
- Module 4: when “monitoring work placement” and “evidence of the work practice component” identified in Rule 2.4, including the site visit/s, total number of hours of on-the-job work placement and log book with employer sign off have been completed.

4. The student does not incur course fees for the work practice coordination modules as the nominal hours value for each of these modules is zero.

5. The Department of Training and Workforce Development will use the work practice coordination modules reported for each pre-apprentice to monitor RTO efforts in arranging, coordinating and monitoring on-the-job work placements.

6. The work practice coordination modules are used to disburse funds to RTOs for coordinating the work practice component, and they do not relate to the actual hours of work practice a pre-apprentice must undertake.

7. The work practice coordination modules are non-assessable and do not specify skill and knowledge requirements.

8. Work practice coordination modules should only be reported as outcome “Non-assessable - satisfactorily completed”.

9. The work practice coordination modules are not to be used outside of nominated Department of Training and Workforce Development funded programs, which includes the WA Pre-apprenticeship Program.

Please refer to the WA Pre-apprenticeship Program Business Rules for details on the requirements of the program.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
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