Whether you're interested in landscaping and horticulture, farming or animal care or conservation and land management, these courses and qualifications can set you up for an exciting, challenging and rewarding career.
These industry areas cover a range of occupations including veterinary nurse, equine (horse) care, landscape designer or horticulturist, farm worker, laboratory technician and viticulture. There's even a course that could lead you to a career inspecting, documenting and maintaining Aboriginal cultural and heritage sites across Australia.
Included in this group are environmental pursuits such as impact assessments, land management or the conservation of ecosystems in our rivers, forests and oceans.
Fee free and low fee training
How about a fee free training course — yes... free! You can also choose from a range of low fee qualifications with course fees reduced by half or more, or new free skill sets — fast track training to get you job ready.
Whether you're looking for a job, thinking about a career change, or upskilling for your own development, now's the time to get the skills you need.
We’re making training affordable and accessible so you can boost your skills and be job ready.
Considering a career in agriculture?
Muresk Institute is Western Australia's skills hub for modern agriculture – offering a wide range of nationally accredited courses, as well as workshops and professional development, hand-picked from leading training providers and industry experts across the country.
If you want to upskills, or acquire a new skill to keep up with the rapidly evolving agriculture industry, visit the Muresk Institute website to find out more.
Please note: Not all courses at Muresk are subsidised through Jobs and Skills WA.
Industry course list
Agriculture, Animals, Science and the Environment offers a huge range of training options. Use the course search below to find out more. Use the filters to find fee free or low fee courses and skill sets. You can also use the keyword search, and the other filters, to refine the search results. Then select a qualification or course title from the list, to find out more about the course and where it is available.
The list presented here is only for this industry category.
A full course list across all industry areas is available here
Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques
National ID : MSL40122 | State ID : BIX6
If you're into science and technology, and would love a career with varied job opportunities including technical assistant, technician or instrument operator in a laboratory across a range of fields, this is the qualification for you!
Certificate IV in Meat Processing
National ID : AMP40222 | State ID : BIZ4
When people think of workers in the meat industry, most think of butchers. In reality, the Australian meat industry employs tens of thousands of people, in abattoirs, as wholesalers and as retail butchers. There are many exciting specialisations, pathways, and on the job training opportunities available for those looking for a meat industry career.
Certificate IV in Meat Processing (Leadership)
National ID : AMP40222 | State ID : AE30
This course will train you to facilitate quality assurance standards, workplace health and safety, risk control, and to facilitate hygiene and sanitation standards in a meat processing workplace.
Certificate IV in Meat Processing (Quality Management)
National ID : AMP40222 | State ID : AE31
With global meat consumption increasing both in Australia and in its major meat export markets — China, Indonesia, Japan and the United States — there's a real need for qualified workers to ensure quality is maintained for meat consumed both at home and abroad.
Certificate IV in Meat Safety Inspection
National ID : AMP40522 | State ID : BIZ3
Through this training, you'll learn skills around maintaining personal equipment, hygiene and sanitation practices, complying with quality assurance and HACCP requirements, follow safe work policies and procedures, and workplace communication. You'll also get an overview of the meat industry. This course may lead to meat industry roles including Quality Assurance (QA) officer, QA supervisor, QA auditor and QA manager.
Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing
National ID : ACM40418 | State ID : BED9
Through this course, you will gain a qualification to become a veterinary nurse or animal welfare worker.
Certificate IV in Wool Classing
National ID : AHC41325 | State ID : BKD7
Wool classing is a specialist field that offers fantastic job opportunities across Australia. With this training, you'll learn how to prepare fleeces for classing; manage shearing and crutching operations; appraise and class wool and fleeces using industry descriptions; prepare wool based on its characteristics; and press and document wool for a clip.
Digital Agronomy Skill Set
State ID : AE405
The agriculture industry is embracing new technologies in all areas of production — from paddock to plate! Here’s your chance to get job ready for the exciting world of digital agronomy — the use of technology in the agriculture industry.
Diploma of Conservation and Ecosystem Management
National ID : AHC51120 | State ID : BGF9
If you have a passion for conservation and land management, and want a career where you can really make a difference in the world, this could be the course for you. You will learn about the various areas of the industry such as land management, natural resource management, mine site rehabilitation, forestry and national parks; and gain skills in managing projects, programs and staff as they relate to your chosen area/s of specialisation.
Diploma of Environmental Monitoring and Technology
National ID : MSS50222 | State ID : BIR0
With this training, you'll learn how to conduct environmental sampling, testing and monitoring in a range of industries, and gain a range of technical skills for work in the laboratory and in the field.