Certificate III in Parks and Gardens

This skills-based certificate will be taken as part of an apprenticeship in your workplace.

You'll learn about a broad range of horticulture topics including controlling weeds, plant nutrition and propogation, and will graduate as an employee attractive to local councils, private contractors 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.

IMPLEMENT A PLANT NUTRITION PROGRAM AHCPCM301

PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE AHCPCM302

CONTROL WEEDS AHCPMG301

CONTROL PLANT PESTS, DISEASES AND DISORDERS AHCPMG302

CONTRIBUTE TO WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCESSES AHCWHS301

RECOGNISE TREES AHCARB208

IDENTIFY TREES AHCARB313

PREPARE AND APPLY CHEMICALS AHCCHM303

TRANSPORT AND STORE CHEMICALS AHCCHM304

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

RECOGNISE FAUNA AHCFAU201

SET OUT SITE FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS AHCLSC301

CONSTRUCT LANDSCAPE FEATURES USING CONCRETE AHCLSC302

ERECT TIMBER STRUCTURES AND FEATURES AHCLSC304

CONSTRUCT STONE STRUCTURES AND FEATURES AHCLSC305

IMPLEMENT A PAVING PROJECT AHCLSC306

OPERATE AND MAINTAIN CHAINSAWS AHCMOM213

OPERATE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AHCMOM304

MAINTAIN NATURAL AREAS AHCNAR301

IMPLEMENT REVEGETATION WORKS AHCNAR303

COLLECT NATIVE SEED AHCNAR305

MAINTAIN NURSERY PLANTS AHCNSY301

IMPLEMENT A PROPAGATION PLAN AHCNSY306

IDENTIFY PLANT SPECIMENS AHCPCM303

IMPLEMENT A PLANT ESTABLISHMENT PROGRAM AHCPGD301

PLAN AND MAINTAIN PLANT DISPLAYS AHCPGD302

PERFORM SPECIALIST AMENITY PRUNING AHCPGD303

SURVEY PESTS AHCPMG305

IMPLEMENT SOIL IMPROVEMENTS FOR GARDEN AND TURF AREAS AHCSOL303

IMPLEMENT SOIL IMPROVEMENTS FOR GARDEN AND TURF AREAS AHCSOL304

APPLY ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WORK PRACTICES AHCWRK309

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 Support Network (AASN). Information on Government employment incentives/subsidies and wages is also available from Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN).