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This qualification provides you with the skills and theoretical knowledge for work or further learning in the conservation and ecosystem management industry. You'll gain a broad range of skills or you can focus on one or more specialisations, including:

• Indigenous land management
• Ecological restoration
• Land, parks and wildlife management
• Pest controller
• Conservation earthworks
• Marine operations
• Fire management

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Students can elect to focus on Indigenous land management, conservation earthworks, lands, parks and wildlife, or natural area management.

Throughout this course, students will complete written assignments and work in teams to undertake programs that assist in maintaining the natural environment. Participants will gain practical skills in occupational health and safety, fire management, biodiversity surveying, mapping and understanding remote operations.

This course is not campus-based but delivered upon request to a closed group on rural properties across the Kimberley and Pilbara regions. Please contact us for more information.

PLEASE NOTE: An updated version of this Qualification is being introduced in 2025. As we are committed to providing you with industry ready Qualifications, new students will be enrolled in the latest version.

If you dream of starting a career in Conservation and Ecosystem Management, this course is the ideal first step to prepare you for entry into the industry. 

Be guided by our lecturers who are experienced professionals, as you learn key skills to protect plants, animals and their habitats. You'll gain solid knowledge of how to recognise, propagate and care for plants as well as how to treat weeds, and control pests and diseases. You'll be trained in areas such as conducting ecological and cultural site inspections, maintaining native ecosystems, and implementing revegetation and restoration works.

You can develop a broad skillset to equip you for various work roles in the industry such as ecological restoration of terrestrial and wetland environments, parks and wildlife management, weed and pest control, fire management, Indigenous land management, and mine site rehabilitation.

Through your work, you will contribute to the preservation and maintenance of wildlife habitats, as you work to restore and rehabilitate areas such as our bushland, wetlands, parks, reserves, and coastal environments. 

This nationally recognised qualification will get you job-ready for a range of opportunities across private, local, or state government sectors in roles such as: Bushland Maintenance Officer, Environmental Field Technician, Conservation Officer, Park Ranger, Land Rehabilitation Worker or Pest Management Technician. 

During this course, you will study three units that meet the Department of Health requirements to gain a Pest Management Technician Licence to control weeds and other minor pests in lawns and gardens, landscaping, bushland or mine site rehabilitation.

Please note: Conservation and Ecosystem Management involves physical labour and students will be required to demonstrate a reasonable level of fitness and mobility. 

Learn in our on-site native bushland which acts as an outdoor classroom and dedicated purpose-built facilities that simulate real-world working environments, including a native nursery production space featuring cutting and seed production zones and large work sheds.

Facilities also include specialised sheltered nursery areas that propagate natives for ecosystem restoration and rehabilitation, under the supervision of a project leader. Students can learn by getting hands-on with industry-specific, field-oriented practical activities in conservation work and by operating machinery and equipment.  

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When you complete this course, you will be ready for a career in Conservation and Ecosystem Management. You will have the skills and knowledge for work or further learning in the conservation and ecosystem management industry. The qualification provides for work roles encompassing a broad range of skills, or can be focused on one or more specialisations such as Indigenous land management, ecological restoration, land, parks and wildlife management and pest control.

Individuals with this qualification perform a range of conservation and ecosystem management activities including site restoration, rehabilitation and renewal and management of the rural and natural landscapes, degraded sites and marine environments. They contribute to the preservation and maintenance of wildlife and their habitat in the natural ecosystem, parks and reserves. Activities frequently involve working with and preservation of indigenous culture and heritage resources.

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