AHC30722 Certificate III in Horticulture
Grow your green career from here
If you enjoy working in nature, cultivating gardens and love seeing your hard work flourish, this course is for you
This course is part of the Lower fees, local skills initiative. From 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2025 you'll only pay half the course fees, capped at $1,200; or $400 if you're aged 15—24 or eligible for a concession, plus resource fees and other fees that may apply to your course.
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Overview
Campus Bunbury
When All year round | Semester 1, 2025 | Semester 2, 2025
Study Mode Full-Time | Part-Time | Traineeship
When you complete this course, you will be ready for a career in horticulture.
You will have the skills and knowledge to work effectively in the horticultural industry, implement propagation plans, control weeds, pests, and diseases, safely prepare, store, and apply chemicals, install irrigation, create plant displays, plant identification and nutrition, and workplace safety and health.
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All year round, 2025
Details
Units
Not all units and study modes are offered at all campuses. Please check with your local campus.
Core
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AHCCHM304 | Transport and store chemicals |
| AHCCHM307 | Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases |
| AHCIRG346 | Operate pressurised irrigation systems |
| AHCMOM304 | Operate machinery and equipment |
| AHCPCM308 | Identify and select plants |
| AHCPGD309 | Perform specialist amenity pruning |
| AHCPMG301 | Control weeds |
| AHCPMG302 | Control plant pests, diseases and disorders |
| AHCSOL304 | Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas |
| AHCWHS302 | Contribute to workplace health and safety processes |
| AHCWRK320 | Apply environmentally sustainable work practices |
Elective
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AHCBIO303 | Apply biosecurity measures |
| AHCIRG345 | Install pressurised irrigation systems |
| AHCNSY308 | Maintain nursery plants |
| AHCNSY313 | Implement a propagation plan |
| AHCNSY404 | Plan a propagation program |
| AHCPCM306 | Provide information on plants and their culture |
| AHCPGD307 | Implement a plant establishment program |
| AHCPGD310 | Implement a landscape maintenance program |
| AHCPHT312 | Implement a crop regulation program |
| AHCPHT315 | Establish horticultural crops |
| AHCWRK317 | Coordinate work site activities |
Semester 1, 2025
Details
Units
Not all units and study modes are offered at all campuses. Please check with your local campus.
Core
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AHCCHM304 | Transport and store chemicals |
| AHCCHM307 | Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases |
| AHCIRG346 | Operate pressurised irrigation systems |
| AHCMOM304 | Operate machinery and equipment |
| AHCPCM308 | Identify and select plants |
| AHCPGD309 | Perform specialist amenity pruning |
| AHCPMG301 | Control weeds |
| AHCPMG302 | Control plant pests, diseases and disorders |
| AHCSOL304 | Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas |
| AHCWHS302 | Contribute to workplace health and safety processes |
| AHCWRK320 | Apply environmentally sustainable work practices |
Elective
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AHCNSY308 | Maintain nursery plants |
| AHCNSY313 | Implement a propagation plan |
| AHCPCM306 | Provide information on plants and their culture |
| AHCPGD307 | Implement a plant establishment program |
| AHCPGD310 | Implement a landscape maintenance program |
| AHCWRK317 | Coordinate work site activities |
Semester 2, 2025
Details
Units
Not all units and study modes are offered at all campuses. Please check with your local campus.
Core
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AHCCHM304 | Transport and store chemicals |
| AHCCHM307 | Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases |
| AHCIRG346 | Operate pressurised irrigation systems |
| AHCMOM304 | Operate machinery and equipment |
| AHCPCM308 | Identify and select plants |
| AHCPGD309 | Perform specialist amenity pruning |
| AHCPMG301 | Control weeds |
| AHCPMG302 | Control plant pests, diseases and disorders |
| AHCSOL304 | Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas |
| AHCWHS302 | Contribute to workplace health and safety processes |
| AHCWRK320 | Apply environmentally sustainable work practices |
Elective
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| AHCNSY308 | Maintain nursery plants |
| AHCNSY313 | Implement a propagation plan |
| AHCPCM306 | Provide information on plants and their culture |
| AHCPGD307 | Implement a plant establishment program |
| AHCPGD310 | Implement a landscape maintenance program |
| AHCWRK317 | Coordinate work site activities |