Graduate Certificate in Protected Cropping

Protected cropping is one of the fastest growing food producing sectors in Australia.

This unique Graduate Diploma/Graduate Certificate in Protected Cropping offers you exciting learning opportunities to extend your knowledge and further develop your expertise in the areas of science, technology and business with a strong focus on intensive horticulture.

The highlight for your learning journey is the Masterclass experience, where you will be meeting with industry experts and working on real life industry challenges in a world-class greenhouse facility.

Themes for the Masterclass include software and hardware systems, crop and produce management, integrated pest management and fertigation systems.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to set up and complete your own protected cropping industry project by integrating and applying what you have learned.

It will also help you to harness and showcase leadership, communication and business skills.

This versatile degree will open up more doors for your future, including articulation into postgraduate study, bringing back the latest research findings and practices to your workplace, or exploring new career options in the field of horticulture with an elevated perspective and a new skillset.Accreditation The Graduate Certificate in Protected Cropping and the Graduate Diploma in Protected Cropping are recognised by Protected Cropping Australia and the Hydroponic Farmers Federation.

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 40 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

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