Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management Qualification Endorsement - Department of Training and Workforce Development

Qualification Outline

Date retreived
22/07/2026 5:12 AM AWST

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Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management

Qualification

National Code:
AHC31420

State Code:
BGG8

TGA Status:
Replaced

DTWD Status:
Replaced

National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification

Field of Education

0509 - Environmental Studies

Original TGA Release Date

24/12/2020

Approved Date

21/05/2021

Stream of Study

Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)

VET Act Classifier

Nominal Hours

747

Duration

2 Semesters

Current Release Number

1.00

Current Release Date

24/12/2020

VET Act Conditions

—

Releases

Release Version	Release Date	TGA Status	DTWD Status
1.00	24/12/2020	Current	Approved

Description

This qualification provides the skills and theoretical and practical knowledge for work or further learning in the conservation and ecosystem management industry. The qualification provides for work roles encompassing a broad range of skills, or can be focussed on one or more specialisations, including:
Indigenous land management
Ecological restoration
Land, parks and wildlife management
Pest controller
Conservation earthworks
Marine operations
Fire management
Individuals with this qualification perform a range of conservation and ecosystem management activities including, site restoration, rehabilitation and renewal and management of the rural and natural landscapes, degraded sites and marine environments. They contribute to the preservation and maintenance of wildlife and their habitat in the natural ecosystem, parks and reserves. Activities frequently involve working with and preservation of indigenous culture and heritage resources.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Schedule

Packaging Rules

To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:
- Sixteen (16) units of competency:
- Two (2) core units plus
- Fourteen (14) elective units

Elective units must ensure the integrity of the qualification Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome. The electives are to be chosen as follows:
- at least five (5) must be selected from any of the groups A, B, C, D, E, F and/or G
- up to five (5) from Group H
- four (4) units may be selected from any currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course.

Any combination of electives that meets the packaging rules can be selected for the award of the Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management. Where appropriate, electives may be packaged to provide a qualification with a specialisation area as follows:
- at least six (6) electives from Group A must be selected for the award of the Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management (Indigenous land management)
- at least six (6) electives from Group B must be selected for the award of the Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management (Ecological restoration)
- at least six (6) electives from Group C must be selected for the award of the Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management (Land parks and wildlife)
- at least six (6) electives from Group D must be selected for the award of the Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management (Conservation earthworks)
- at least six (6) electives from Group E must be selected for the award of the Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management (Pest controller)
- at least six (6) electives from Group F must be selected for the award of the Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management (Marine)
- at least six (6) electives from Group G must be selected for the award of the Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management (Fire)

Note: If more than one specialisation is completed the award of the qualification would read, for example, Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management (Indigenous land management and Conservation earthworks).

An asterisk (*) next to the unit code on TGA indicates that there are prerequisite requirements which must be met when packaging the qualification. Please refer to the Prerequisite requirements table on TGA for details.