Diploma of Production Horticulture - AHC50320
Technical Institute of Victoria
Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
CRICOS: 02924F
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for specialist or managerial job roles in the production horticulture industry including owner, farm manager, head grower, crop manager, section manager, dispatch manager, sales manager, marketing manager and specialist consultants.Individuals with this qualification will take personal responsibility and exercise autonomy in undertaking complex work. They must analyse information and exercise judgement to complete a range of advanced skilled activities.Work must comply with work 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
- Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports
- Monitor and manage soils for production
- Negotiate a contract
- Develop a horticultural production plan
- Implement and monitor transport logistics
- Manage erosion and sediment control
- Implement a machinery management system
- Monitor and review business performance
- Manage business risk
- Market products and services
- Design irrigation system maintenance and monitoring programs
- Negotiate and monitor contracts
- Develop and review a business plan
- Manage soils to enhance sustainability
- Prepare the enterprise for organic or biodynamic certification
- Conduct environment and food safety risk assessment of plant nutrition and soil fertility programs
- Manage active operational emergency disease or pest sites
- Develop a plan for a hydroponic system
- Manage machinery and equipment
- Design irrigation systems
- Develop an irrigation and drainage management plan
- Plan, implement and review a quality assurance program
- Develop and manage a chemical use strategy
- Manage water systems
- Manage the implementation of a biosecurity emergency control program
- Design drainage systems
- Design water treatment systems
- Source goods/services and evaluate contractors
- Manage enterprise staff requirements
- Develop and manage a plan to reclaim land affected by salinity
- Manage work health and safety processes
- Develop an organic or biodynamic management plan
- Diagnose plant health problems
- Manage a controlled growing environment
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| CARLTON - Unit 1 252 Lygon St | No |
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