Certificate IV in Agriculture - AHC40122
Rural Industries Skill Training Centre Incorporated
Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
CRICOS:
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for supervisory/managerial job roles in the agriculture industry including farm supervisor, and farm team leader.Individuals with this qualification perform tasks involving technical skills, problem solving and supervisory skills to operate, monitor and improve performance of agricultural systems and projects, and may supervise staff.This qualification applies to individuals with existing agriculture industry experience and technical skills and knowledge gained through training or employment specifically in the agriculture industry.Work must comply with health and safety and environmental regulations and legislation that apply to the workplace.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Subjects
- Manage biodynamic production
- Implement an irrigation-related environmental protection program
- Manage organic soil improvement
- Analyse and interpret production data
- Provide advice on agronomic products
- Establish operational strategies and procedures for new business ventures
- Negotiate contracts
- Supervise maintenance of property, machinery and equipment
- Identify and analyse bioregional characteristics and resources
- Handle and store seed subject to quarantine regulations
- Plan and implement infrastructure improvements
- Operate within a budget framework
- Supervise acid sulphate soil remediation and management projects
- Provide information on issues and policies
- Cost a project
- Apply knowledge of horse behaviour
- Oversee compliance with an organic certification scheme
- Manage on farm composting
- Schedule irrigations
- Perform tests for quality on seeds
- Arrange livestock purchases
- Report on financial activity
- Design livestock handling facilities
- Manage selection of horse for new or inexperienced handler, rider or driver
- Lead team effectiveness
- Manage pastures for livestock production
- Supervise agricultural crop harvesting
- Manage organic livestock production
- Participate in an e-business supply chain
- Determine wool classing strategies
- Support employee and industrial relations
- Keep financial records for primary production business
- Supervise work routines and staff performance
- Supervise irrigation system installation
- Implement sustainable practices in the organic farm based business
- Coordinate artificial insemination and fertility management of livestock
- Supervise agricultural crop establishment
- Conduct major repair and overhaul of machinery and equipment
- Develop a soil health and plant nutrition program
- Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
- Supervise feedlot operations
- Save, prepare and store agricultural seed
- Coordinate recruitment and onboarding
- Identify and select animals for breeding
- Access, extract and monitor water for irrigation
- Promote community programs
- Develop community networks
- Euthanase livestock
- Prepare shearing team wages
- Design harvesting and storage systems for permaculture products
- Design and produce complex text documents
- Oversee animal marking operations
- Maintain workplace health and safety processes
- Maintain grain quality in storage
- Operate within a sustainable community and bioregional development program
- Facilitate workplace-based learning
- Plan to exhibit livestock
- Coordinate customer service and networking activities
- Conduct equipment experting for machine shearing
- Develop livestock feeding plans
- Plan and monitor intensive production systems
- Report on a project
- Prepare livestock for sale
- Arrange selling through community based marketing
- Identify carryover water or continuous accounting
- Escort livestock during export
- Provide advice and sell machinery
- Administer finance, insurance and legal requirements
- Pregnancy test livestock
- Plan, implement and review wool harvesting and clip preparation
- Manage horses for stock work
- Perform advanced tests on seeds
- Provide routine care for horses
- Develop a soil use map for a property
- Manage a seed bank
- Handle horses safely
- Manage finances for new business ventures
- Implement and monitor animal welfare programs
- Provide advice and sell farm chemicals
- Arrange employment for shearing operations
- Interpret and apply irrigation designs
- Plan and implement a biosecurity program
- Plan and implement a chemical use program
- Plan and implement a pasture establishment program
- Apply business risk management processes
- Plan and implement agricultural crop maintenance
- Provide information on fertilisers and soil ameliorants
- Develop a pest management plan
- Develop a composting recipe
- Provide advice on permaculture principles and practices
- Purchase and sell temporary water for irrigated agriculture and horticulture
- Develop and implement family business structures and relationships
- Implement quality assurance procedures
- Sample soils and interpret results
- Manage milking shed operations
- Comply with industry animal welfare requirements
- Maintain a quarantine approved laboratory
- Manage conflict at work
- Confirm and market livestock for sale
- Implement intensive production systems
- Apply project life cycle management processes
- Develop feeding plans for a production system
- Develop procedures to minimise risks in the use of chemicals
- Supervise animal health programs
- Determine hydraulic parameters for an irrigation system
- Use individual fleece measurements to prepare wool for sale
- Provide work skill instruction
- Implement a feeding plan for pig production
- Coordinate workplace information systems
- Supervise artificial breeding and embryo transfer programs
- Supervise and maintain a food safety plan
- Make presentations
- Plan and conduct laboratory/field work
- Arrange transport for farm produce or livestock
- Establish work routines and manage wool harvesting and preparation staff
- Supervise natural mating of livestock
- Provide advice on livestock products
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Hamilton | No |
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Fee comments
Campuses: Hamilton.
Depending on the individual student meeting eligibility criteria they may be able to access government funding to undertake this course. Visit https://www.skills.vic.gov.au/s/how-to-check-your-eligibility to find out more information. Fee concessions may be available for eligible concession holders. Check out our website, at www.rist.edu.au for our up to date tuition fees and charges.
