Certificate III in Parks and Gardens - AHC31021
TME - The Management Edge Pty Ltd
Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
CRICOS: 03210K
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for trade level roles in the parks and gardens industry including gardener, greenkeeper and groundsperson.Individuals with this qualification perform tasks under broad supervision involving a broad range of skills that are applied in a wide variety of contexts, which will involve discretion and judgement in selecting and operating equipment, coordinating resources and applying contingency measures during work.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
- Troubleshoot irrigation systems
- Implement a paving project
- Maintain chainsaws
- Inspect trees for access and work
- Confine small emergencies in a facility
- Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
- Implement a tree maintenance program
- Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas
- Implement a plant establishment program
- Monitor turf health
- Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
- Implement a maintenance program for an aquatic environment
- Transport and store chemicals
- Maintain native ecosystem areas
- Operate machinery and equipment
- Transplant shrubs and small trees
- Maintain pressurised irrigation systems
- Install tree support systems
- Install pressurised irrigation systems
- Coordinate work site activities
- Deliver and monitor a service to customers
- Prepare growing media
- Process customer complaints
- Contribute to work health and safety processes
- Control weeds
- Measure irrigation delivery system performance
- Implement a plant nutrition program
- Renovate sports turf
- Install drainage systems
- Implement a landscape maintenance program
- Establish turf
- Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
- Implement a tree protection program
- Perform specialist amenity pruning
- Implement a grassed area maintenance program
- Implement biological reintroduction works
- Work safely at heights
- Provide First Aid
- Report on health and condition of trees
- Construct turf playing surfaces
- Operate pressurised irrigation systems
- Identify plant specimens
- Provide information on plants and their culture
- Fell trees manually (intermediate)
- Conduct operational inspection of park facilities
- Plan and maintain plant displays
- Trim and cut felled trees
- Support and mentor individuals and groups
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringwood | Domestic: $14,000 International: $15,000 | Yes |
