Qualification Outline

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Certificate III in Agriculture

Certificate III in Agriculture

Qualification
National Code:
AHC30110
State Code:
D467
TGA Status:
Replaced
DTWD Status:
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0501 - Agriculture
Original TGA Release Date
18/12/2013
Approved Date
02/12/2011
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
B
Nominal Hours
500
Duration
1 Semester
Current Release Number
8.00
Current Release Date
18/12/2013
VET Act Conditions
This traineeship is removed. No new contracts from date published in Government Gazette. Transition provisions apply for current contracts.
Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
8.00 18/12/2013 Current Approved
Description

This qualification provides a general vocational outcome in agriculture. The qualification enables individuals to select a livestock production or cropping context as a job focus or, in the case of mixed farming enterprises, both.

Schedule
Packaging Rules
Completion of sixteen (16) units made up of:
- two (2) core units and
- fourteen (14) elective units;
- a minimum of five (5) units must come from elective group A
- a minimum of five (5) units must come from elective groups A or B
- a maximum of four (4) units may be selected from units aligned to Certificates II, III or IV in AHC10 or from any other currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course. Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in agriculture.
1. Core Units

Two (2) units must be completed

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
D7093 AHCOHS301A Contribute to OHS processes 20 Unit of competency
D7318 AHCWRK313A Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices 50 Unit of competency
2. Group A Elective Units

A minimum of five (5) units must come from elective Group A.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
D6946 AHCLSK301A Administer medication to livestock 40 Unit of competency
D8247 HLTFA301C Apply first aid 20 Unit of competency
D6969 AHCLSK324A Care for and train working dogs 30 Unit of competency
D6696 AHCBIO303A Carry out emergency disease or plant pest control procedures at infected premises 50 Unit of competency
D6697 AHCBIO304A Carry out movement and security procedures 50 Unit of competency
D6970 AHCLSK325A Castrate livestock 10 Unit of competency
D7308 AHCWRK301A Collect samples for a rural production or horticulture monitoring program 30 Unit of competency
D0783 BSBITU203A Communicate electronically 20 Unit of competency
D6976 AHCLSK331A Comply with industry animal welfare requirements 20 Unit of competency
D7313 AHCWRK306A Comply with industry quality assurance requirements 20 Unit of competency
D6757 AHCCHM301A Conduct fumigation in enclosed spaces 80 Unit of competency
D6761 AHCCHM305A Conduct manual fumigation of vertebrate and invertebrate pests 80 Unit of competency
D7317 AHCWRK311A Conduct site inspections 35 Unit of competency
D6711 AHCBAC301A Conserve forage 80 Unit of competency
D7125 AHCPMG302A Control plant pests, diseases and disorders 35 Unit of competency
D7124 AHCPMG301A Control weeds 30 Unit of competency
D7015 AHCMOM301A Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair 20 Unit of competency
D7312 AHCWRK305A Coordinate work site activities 40 Unit of competency
D0789 BSBITU306A Design and produce business documents 60 Unit of competency
D6716 AHCBAC306A Establish agricultural crops 30 Unit of competency
D6758 AHCCHM302A Fumigate soil using chemicals 60 Unit of competency
D7019 AHCMOM306A Ground spread fertiliser and soil ameliorant 50 Unit of competency
D7315 AHCWRK308A Handle bulk materials in storage area 15 Unit of competency
D6953 AHCLSK308A Identify and draft livestock 40 Unit of competency
D6695 AHCBIO302A Identify and report unusual disease or plant pest signs 50 Unit of competency
D6872 AHCIRG301A Implement a maintenance program for an irrigation system 30 Unit of competency
D6954 AHCLSK309A Implement animal health control programs 40 Unit of competency
D6956 AHCLSK311A Implement feeding plans for livestock 25 Unit of competency
D6816 AHCINF301A Implement property improvement, construction and repair 40 Unit of competency
D6634 AHCAGB301A Keep records for a primary production business 30 Unit of competency
D6717 AHCBAC307A Maintain agricultural crops 30 Unit of competency
D6968 AHCLSK323A Maintain and monitor feed stocks 30 Unit of competency
D0701 BSBFIA301A Maintain financial records 60 Unit of competency
D6950 AHCLSK305A Maintain livestock water supplies 30 Unit of competency
D6698 AHCBIO305A Monitor and review biosecurity measures 80 Unit of competency
D7309 AHCWRK302A Monitor weather conditions 24 Unit of competency
D7022 AHCMOM309A Operate broadacre sowing machinery and equipment 60 Unit of competency
D6875 AHCIRG304A Operate gravity fed irrigation systems 40 Unit of competency
D7017 AHCMOM304A Operate machinery and equipment 35 Unit of competency
D6876 AHCIRG305A Operate pressurised irrigation systems 30 Unit of competency
D7025 AHCMOM312A Operate row crop planting and seeding machinery and equipment 80 Unit of competency
D7018 AHCMOM305A Operate specialised machinery and equipment 45 Unit of competency
D7016 AHCMOM302A Perform machinery maintenance 40 Unit of competency
D6817 AHCINF302A Plan and construct an electric fence 25 Unit of competency
D6818 AHCINF303A Plan and construct conventional fencing 40 Unit of competency
D6759 AHCCHM303A Prepare and apply chemicals 35 Unit of competency
D6959 AHCLSK314A Prepare animals for parturition 35 Unit of competency
D6713 AHCBAC303A Prepare to receive grains/seeds 20 Unit of competency
D0749 BSBINM201A Process and maintain workplace information 20 Unit of competency
WD145 HLTFA302C Provide first aid in remote situation 20 Unit of competency
D7310 AHCWRK303A Respond to emergencies 35 Unit of competency
WG867 AHCBAC309A Sample and test grain and related commodities 70 Unit of competency
D6714 AHCBAC304A Test grains/seeds on receival 40 Unit of competency
D6760 AHCCHM304A Transport, handle and store chemicals 10 Unit of competency
D6877 AHCIRG306A Troubleshoot irrigation systems 30 Unit of competency
D6718 AHCBAC308A Undertake agricultural crop harvesting activities 30 Unit of competency
D6715 AHCBAC305A Undertake preparation of land for agricultural crop production 30 Unit of competency
D1027 BSBWOR204A Use business technology 30 Unit of competency
D6733 AHCBUS301A Use hand held e-business tools 35 Unit of competency
D6694 AHCBIO301A Work effectively in an emergency disease or plant pest response 50 Unit of competency
3. Group B Elective Units

A minimum of five (5) units must come from elective Groups A or B.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
D6673 AHCAIS303A Artificially inseminate livestock 80 Unit of competency
D6833 AHCHBR307A Assess suitability of horses for stock work 30 Unit of competency
D7184 AHCPHT301A Carry out a crop regulation program 30 Unit of competency
D6828 AHCHBR302A Carry out basic hoof care procedures 45 Unit of competency
D6948 AHCLSK303A Carry out feedlot operations 40 Unit of competency
D6829 AHCHBR303A Carry out mare mating or artificial insemination procedures 40 Unit of competency
D6949 AHCLSK304A Carry out post-mortem examination of livestock 20 Unit of competency
D7225 AHCSHG306A Carry out post-shearing procedures 10 Unit of competency
D7291 AHCWOL313A Class alpaca fleece 120 Unit of competency
D7290 AHCWOL312A Class goat fibre 80 Unit of competency
D6671 AHCAIS301A Collect semen 20 Unit of competency
D6972 AHCLSK327A Collect, store and administer colostrum 15 Unit of competency
WH424 RIIMPO319D Conduct backhoe/loader operations 50 Unit of competency
WH429 RIIMPO324D Conduct civil construction grader operations 192 Unit of competency
WH423 RIIMPO318D Conduct civil construction skid steer loader operations 68 Unit of competency
WG539 AHCLSK335A Conduct dropped ovary technique procedures for spaying cattle 0 Unit of competency
D7010 AHCMOM207A Conduct front-end loader operations 65 Unit of competency
D7009 AHCMOM206A Conduct grader operations 60 Unit of competency
D6965 AHCLSK320A Coordinate and monitor livestock transport 10 Unit of competency
D6951 AHCLSK306A Coordinate and monitor production performance 30 Unit of competency
D6957 AHCLSK312A Coordinate artificial insemination and fertility management of livestock 15 Unit of competency
WG869 AHCPHT310A Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting 30 Unit of competency
WC132 CPPFES2005A Demonstrate first attack firefighting equipment 15 Unit of competency
D6830 AHCHBR304A Educate, ride and care for horses and equipment 60 Unit of competency
D7189 AHCPHT306A Establish horticultural crops 20 Unit of competency
D6952 AHCLSK307A Euthanase livestock 10 Unit of competency
D6831 AHCHBR305A Handle and care for stallions 30 Unit of competency
D7187 AHCPHT304A Harvest horticultural crops mechanically 30 Unit of competency
D7148 AHCPCM303A Identify plant specimens 80 Unit of competency
D6836 AHCHYD301A Implement a maintenance program for hydroponic systems 25 Unit of competency
D7146 AHCPCM301A Implement a plant nutrition program 30 Unit of competency
D7186 AHCPHT303A Implement a post-harvest program 30 Unit of competency
D6955 AHCLSK310A Implement feeding plans for intensive production 30 Unit of competency
D6974 AHCLSK329A Implement procedures for calving 60 Unit of competency
D6975 AHCLSK330A Implement procedures for foaling down mares 80 Unit of competency
D7267 AHCVPT302A Implement vertebrate pest control program 15 Unit of competency
D7250 AHCTEQ301A Install and terminate extra low voltage wiring systems 20 Unit of competency
D6809 AHCDRG301A Install drainage systems 30 Unit of competency
D6837 AHCHYD302A Install hydroponic systems 30 Unit of competency
D5241 TLILIC2001A Licence to operate a forklift truck 40 Unit of competency
D6947 AHCLSK302A Mate and monitor reproduction of alpacas 60 Unit of competency
D6971 AHCLSK326A Mix and mill standard stockfeed 25 Unit of competency
D6977 AHCLSK332A Monitor animals in intensive production systems 80 Unit of competency
D6958 AHCLSK313A Monitor livestock production growing environments 40 Unit of competency
D6978 AHCLSK333A Monitor pen condition and ration suitability 80 Unit of competency
D7020 AHCMOM307A Operate a cane harvester 60 Unit of competency
D7028 AHCMOM315A Operate chemical application machinery and equipment 90 Unit of competency
D7023 AHCMOM310A Operate land-forming machinery and equipment 80 Unit of competency
D7026 AHCMOM313A Operate mobile irrigation machinery and equipment 60 Unit of competency
D7024 AHCMOM311A Operate precision control technology 90 Unit of competency
D7005 AHCMOM202A Operate tractors 40 Unit of competency
W5333 MEM05007C Perform manual heating and thermal cutting 18 Unit of competency
W5326 MEM05050B Perform routine gas metal arc welding 18 Unit of competency
W5324 MEM05049B Perform routine gas tungsten arc welding 18 Unit of competency
W5294 MEM05012C Perform routine manual metal arc welding 18 Unit of competency
W5325 MEM05004C Perform routine oxy acetylene welding 18 Unit of competency
D7289 AHCWOL311A Perform shed duties 90 Unit of competency
D7116 AHCPGD402A Plan a plant establishment program 25 Unit of competency
D7226 AHCSHG307A Plan and prepare for alpaca shearing 30 Unit of competency
D6962 AHCLSK317A Plan to exhibit livestock 25 Unit of competency
WI781 AHCLSK334A Plan, prepare and conduct mulesing procedures 12 Unit of competency
D7221 AHCSHG302A Prepare combs and cutters for machine shearing 20 Unit of competency
D7287 AHCWOL308A Prepare facilities for shearing and crutching 20 Unit of competency
D7283 AHCWOL304A Prepare fleece wool for classing 30 Unit of competency
D6960 AHCLSK315A Prepare for and implement natural mating of livestock 15 Unit of competency
D6961 AHCLSK316A Prepare livestock for competition 40 Unit of competency
D7220 AHCSHG301A Prepare livestock for shearing 15 Unit of competency
D7288 AHCWOL310A Press wool for a clip 20 Unit of competency
D6832 AHCHBR306A Prevent and treat equine injury and disease 25 Unit of competency
D6672 AHCAIS302A Process and store semen 35 Unit of competency
D7147 AHCPCM302A Provide information on plants and their culture 40 Unit of competency
D7188 AHCPHT305A Regulate crops 30 Unit of competency
D6973 AHCLSK328A Remove and facilitate reuse of effluent and manure from an intensive production system 25 Unit of competency
D3767 PUAFIR204B Respond to wildfire 25 Unit of competency
D7245 AHCSOL401A Sample soils and interpret results 30 Unit of competency
D6966 AHCLSK321A Service and repair bores and windmills 40 Unit of competency
D6964 AHCLSK319A Slaughter livestock 40 Unit of competency
D6967 AHCLSK322A Transport farm produce or bulk materials 25 Unit of competency
D7027 AHCMOM314A Transport machinery 24 Unit of competency
WA643 MEM05017D Weld using gas metal arc welding process 36 Unit of competency
WA644 MEM05019D Weld using gas tungsten arc welding process 36 Unit of competency
WA642 MEM05015D Weld using manual metal arc welding process 36 Unit of competency
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Entry Requirements

Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

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