Certificate III in Agriculture

If you're keen to bring new skills to your family farm or enter one of the many areas in the multi-billion dollar agriculture industry, this certificate will teach you the skills and knowledge needed.

The agriculture sector is innovating and shifting as different technologies and practices enter the market.

It needs skilled professionals with new ideas, modern skills and fresh approaches.We'll provide you with a hands-on style of training, where you'll learn about stock management and husbandry, machinery operations and fencing through to pastures and chemicals.

You'll also become familiar with safe work practices and environmentally sustainable work methods.

You can then go on to specialise in livestock production, farm management, irrigation and more.Want to study in 2020?Come to one of the information sessions at Rural Sciences Skills Centre, Corner of Gregory and Gillies Streets, Wendouree:

Tuesday 26 November 2019 at 6pm Tuesday 21 January 2020 at 6pm Tuesday 6 February 2020 at 6pm

The course content below provides all possible units related to the course. If the course has various streams, the units you are required to study will depend on your chosen stream.

CONTRIBUTE TO WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCESSES AHCWHS301

APPLY ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WORK PRACTICES AHCWRK309

*UNSTRUCTURED SYSTEM UNIT 1 *UNSTR1

CONSERVE FORAGE AHCBAC301

ESTABLISH PASTURES AND CROPS FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AHCBAC302

UNDERTAKE PREPARATION OF LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION AHCBAC305

ESTABLISH AGRICULTURAL CROPS AHCBAC306

UNDERTAKE AGRICULTURAL CROP HARVESTING ACTIVITIES AHCBAC308

PREPARE AND APPLY CHEMICALS AHCCHM303

TRANSPORT AND STORE CHEMICALS AHCCHM304

PREPARE AND APPLY CHEMICALS TO CONTROL PEST, WEEDS AND DISEASES AHCCHM307

MILK LIVESTOCK AHCDRY201

COORDINATE MILKING OPERATIONS AHCDRY301

PLAN AND CONSTRUCT AN ELECTRIC FENCE AHCINF302

PLAN AND CONSTRUCT CONVENTIONAL FENCING AHCINF303

ADMINISTER MEDICATION TO LIVESTOCK AHCLSK301

IDENTIFY AND DRAFT LIVESTOCK AHCLSK308

IMPLEMENT ANIMAL HEALTH CONTROL PROGRAMS AHCLSK309

IMPLEMENT FEEDING PLANS FOR LIVESTOCK AHCLSK311

REAR NEWBORN AND YOUNG LIVESTOCK AHCLSK318

CASTRATE LIVESTOCK AHCLSK325

IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES FOR CALVING AHCLSK329

COMPLY WITH INDUSTRY ANIMAL WELFARE REQUIREMENTS AHCLSK331

OPERATE TRACTORS AHCMOM202

CONDUCT FRONT-END LOADER OPERATIONS AHCMOM207

OPERATE QUAD BIKES AHCMOM212

OPERATE AND MAINTAIN CHAINSAWS AHCMOM213

OPERATE QUAD BIKES AHCMOM217

OPERATE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AHCMOM304

OPERATE PRECISION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY AHCMOM311

HARVEST HORTICULTURAL CROPS MECHANICALLY AHCPHT304

ESTABLISH HORTICULTURAL CROPS AHCPHT306

CARE FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PIGS AHCPRK201

MOVE AND HANDLE PIGS AHCPRK203

CRUTCH SHEEP AHCSHG201

SHEAR SHEEP TO NOVICE LEVEL AHCSHG203

GRIND COMBS AND CUTTERS FOR MACHINE SHEARING AHCSHG205

UNDERTAKE BASIC SHEARING AND CRUTCHING AHCSHG210

PREPARE LIVESTOCK FOR SHEARING AHCSHG301

PREPARE COMBS AND CUTTERS FOR MACHINE SHEARING AHCSHG302

PREPARE FACILITIES FOR SHEARING AND CRUTCHING AHCWOL308

PRESS WOOL FOR A CLIP AHCWOL310

PERFORM SHED DUTIES AHCWOL311

PROVIDE FIRST AID HLTAID003

Entry requirements (year 12)

Entry requirements (non year 12)

Students must be employed and signed as a trainee to undertake this qualification.