Certificate III in Production Horticulture
If you're ready to cultivate a new career, point your green thumbs in this direction!
Whether you're looking for a professional qualification to start your horticulture career, or you have a green thumb and want to grown your own fruit and vegetables or a beautiful garden, this is the course for you.
Through the Certificate III in Production Horticulture, you'll learn about soil sampling and improvement; plant nutrition; crop planting and regulation; harvesting; weed control, including the safe use of chemicals; different production environments including organics; composting; and much more.
This is the perfect course if you would like to work in horticulture production such as a large nursery or fresh food orchard, or even in associated fields such as landscaping design. You could be working in a range of settings including parks and gardens.
Completion of this nationally recognised and accredited qualification can provide credit towards a relevant higher level qualification, should you wish to pursue further study.
Training options
- Low fee
- STEM
- VET for secondary students
Industry area
- Agriculture, Animals, Science and the Environment
Study area
- Horticulture and Conservation
Course ID
- National ID: AHC30620
- WA State ID: BGG0
This course is available from registered training organisations (accredited private training providers) that are also funded through Jobs and Skills WA. Select from the list below, and follow the link to the provider's website for further information about the course and how to enrol.
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for job roles in the production horticulture and floriculture industry including field worker, seeding person, operator, irrigation maintainer, machinery maintainer and leading hand.
Individuals with this qualification perform tasks 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.
Delivery location
This course is not currently available at any private training providers.
Whether you're looking for a professional qualification to start your horticulture career, or you have a green thumb and want to grown your own fruit and vegetables or a beautiful garden, this is the course for you.
Through the Certificate III in Production Horticulture, you'll learn about soil sampling and improvement; plant nutrition; crop planting and regulation; harvesting; weed control, including the safe use of chemicals; different production environments including organics; composting; and much more.
This is the perfect course if you would like to work in horticulture production such as a large nursery or fresh food orchard, or even in associated fields such as landscaping design. You could be working in a range of settings including parks and gardens.
Completion of this nationally recognised and accredited qualification can provide credit towards a relevant higher level qualification, should you wish to pursue further study.
Training options
- Low fee
- STEM
- VET for secondary students
Industry area
- Agriculture, Animals, Science and the Environment
Study area
- Horticulture and Conservation
Course ID
- National ID: AHC30620
- WA State ID: BGG0
To find out more about doing this course at a WA TAFE college, select one of the TAFEs listed below to read their course descriptions. You'll also be able to see at which TAFE campus/es the course is delivered.
If you would like further information such as when the course is available and how to enrol, and details of course fees, or if you have questions about how the course is delivered, please follow the Find out more link to go to the TAFE's website where you will find full course details and contact information so that you can speak to the TAFE directly.
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for job roles in the production horticulture and floriculture industry including field worker, seeding person, operator, irrigation maintainer, machinery maintainer and leading hand.
Individuals with this qualification perform tasks 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.
Delivery location
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for job roles in the production horticulture and floriculture industry including field worker, seeding person, operator, irrigation maintainer, machinery maintainer and leading hand.
Individuals with this qualification perform tasks 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.
Locations
This course is not currently available at any private training providers.
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Disclaimer
The information presented on the course lists within this website is provided to the Department of Training and Workforce Development by the WA TAFE colleges and private training providers, and is offered as a guide only. It is updated regularly, however some changes to details may occur in between updates. You should always contact the TAFE or private training provider directly to confirm details and/or ask questions.