AHC30824 Certificate III in Arboriculture
Challenge yourself everyday with a career in arboriculture
Arboriculture offers a variety of opportunities in the management of high value amenity trees including becoming a professional tree climber, elevated work platform operator, crane and rigging specialist, works coordinator and environmental arborist.
Overview
Campus Albany
When All year round
Study Mode Apprenticeship
There are a wide range of career opportunities for arborists worldwide. If you enjoy the outdoors, have an interest in nature, like to be physically active, have a sense of adventure and excitement and like the idea of becoming a proficient operator of specialised tools and equipment, this may be the career for you.
Arboriculture offers a variety of opportunities in the management of high value amenity trees including becoming a professional tree climber, elevated work platform operator, crane and rigging specialist, works coordinator and environmental arborist.
This career will challenge you to become an expert at risk management and in tree biology and ecology, whilst offering the thrill of performing meaningful work close to nature, often at dizzying heights, in amongst the leaves and branches of the treetops.
The wise management of trees is growing in profile as we seek to manage our environment in a more sustainable way. A career in arboriculture offers the opportunity to become involved in this transformation.
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All year round, 2027
Details
Units
Not all units and study modes are offered at all campuses. Please check with your local campus.
Core
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AHCARB213 | Perform ground-based rigging |
| AHCARB314 | Implement a tree maintenance program |
| AHCARB315 | Inspect trees for access and work |
| AHCARB316 | Perform pruning operations |
| AHCARB323 | Identify trees |
| FWPCOT2254 | Maintain chainsaws |
| FWPCOT2273 | Trim and cut felled trees |
| FWPCOT3350 | Fell trees manually (intermediate) |
| HLTAID011 | Provide First Aid |
Elective
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AHCARB212 | Operate and maintain stump grinding machines |
| AHCARB317 | Dismantle trees |
| AHCARB318 | Undertake aerial rescue |
| AHCARB319 | Use arborist climbing techniques |
| AHCARB325 | Manage trees to create and maintain habitat refuges |
| AHCARB406 | Verify pruning specifications |
| AHCARB407 | Supervise and audit tree operations |
| AHCARB408 | Perform a ground-based tree defect evaluation |
| AHCARB409 | Conduct a safety audit |
| AHCECR202 | Maintain wildlife habitat refuges |
| AHCFAU202 | Recognise fauna |
| AHCLPW312 | Carry out inspection of designated area |
| AHCWRK317 | Coordinate work site activities |
| FWPCOT3301 | Trim trees using a pole saw |
| FWPCOT3351 | Fell trees manually (advanced) |
| FWPHAR2208 | Operate a mobile chipper/mulcher |