Certificate III in Landscape Construction

Become qualified in an area of high demand.

The Department of Employment has estimated that 50,000 job opportunities will open for landscape gardeners over the next five years.

Secure your place in this creative and hands-on industry through our apprenticeship program, which will see you become a qualified and skilled landscape gardener.

We'll guide you through the business and practical skills needed to succeed in your career.

Perhaps you'll start your own company, work for another or join your local council.

Either way, you'll finish this certificate with the confidence to work across private gardens, commercial landscapes, public recreational spaces and more.

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.

INSTALL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AHCDRG301

SET OUT SITE FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS AHCLSC301

CONSTRUCT LANDSCAPE FEATURES USING CONCRETE AHCLSC302

CONSTRUCT BRICK AND BLOCK STRUCTURES AND FEATURES AHCLSC303

CONSTRUCT STONE STRUCTURES AND FEATURES AHCLSC305

IMPLEMENT A PAVING PROJECT AHCLSC306

IMPLEMENT A RETAINING WALL PROJECT AHCLSC307

PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE AHCPCM302

IMPLEMENT A PLANT ESTABLISHMENT PROGRAM AHCPGD301

IMPLEMENT SOIL IMPROVEMENTS FOR GARDEN AND TURF AREAS AHCSOL303

CONTRIBUTE TO WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCESSES AHCWHS301

PREPARE AND APPLY CHEMICALS AHCCHM303

TRANSPORT AND STORE CHEMICALS AHCCHM304

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

ERECT TIMBER STRUCTURES AND FEATURES AHCLSC304

OPERATE AND MAINTAIN CHAINSAWS AHCMOM213

OPERATE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AHCMOM304

PLAN AND MAINTAIN PLANT DISPLAYS AHCPGD302

PERFORM SPECIALIST AMENITY PRUNING AHCPGD303

CONTROL WEEDS AHCPMG301

CONTROL PLANT PESTS, DISEASES AND DISORDERS AHCPMG302

ESTABLISH TURF AHCTRF302

Entry requirements (year 12)

Entry requirements (non year 12)

All apprentices must have a signed training contract between employer and apprentice lodged with an Australian Apprenticeship Centre (AAC). Information on Government employment incentives / subsidies and wages is also available from AAC's.