This qualification focuses on the general skills needed to work as a horticulturist. Tasks covered includes: providing information on plants; controlling weeds, pests and diseases; fertilising, pruning and maintaining plants; operating specialised machinery; installing and operating irrigation systems; carrying out landscape construction work; propagating plants; maintaining landscaped, natural and revegetated area.

The Certificate III in Horticulture is Trade level in the Horticulture Industry and will provide you with a range of skills in:

• Providing information on plants
• Controlling weeds, pests and diseases
• the planting of Landscaped areas, Botanic Gardens, Parks, Private and Commercial gardens
• Installing and operating irrigation systems
• Carrying out landscape construction work
• Propagating plants
• the maintenance of landscaped areas, Botanic Gardens, Parks, Private and Commercial gardens and natural and revegetated areas

This qualification focuses on the skills needed to work as an assistant superintendent or foreperson in the turf industry. This program will cover tasks such as: recommending plants; costing projects and managing a budget; developing nutrition programs and sports turf maintenance programs; supervising irrigation installation and construction work; and supervising the maintenance of property, machinery and equipment.

Make the grass greener on your side of the fence. Cultivate your career in turf management. After you have completed your apprenticeship, advance to a supervisory level with this online course.

The Turf Industry is a section of the horticultural industry that operates in all States and Territories in Australia. It comprises two industry groups, the growing and sale of turf and the care and management of turf.

The work undertaken by those employed in the Turf Industry can comprise the following:

• establish and maintenance of commercial and recreational turf
• design and preparation of sports turf playing surfaces
• domestic mowing and turf maintenance operations
• commercial growing and supply of turf
• management of recreational and sport turf facilities
• provision of technical advise on turf irrigation, pest and disease control and turf management practices

This qualification focuses on the general skills needed by horticultural workers. This program will cover tasks such as:

• recognising different plants
• propagating, planting and caring for plants
• operating horticultural machinery and equipment
•  treating weeds, pests and diseases
• maintaining irrigation and drainage system
• helping with landscape construction
• and generally working effectively in the industry

This qualification focuses on the skills needed to work as a landscaper in the landscape construction and maintenance industry.

Tasks covered include:

• setting out sites for construction work
• building timber
• concrete and brick structures/features
• laying paving
• installing irrigation systems and water features
• operating specialised machinery
• providing information on plants
• planting/maintaining landscaped areas

The Landscape Industry is a diverse horticultural industry found in all States and Territories across Australia. There is a wide range of landscape operations across the sector with a key division between those who focus on hard scape construction, which is often linked to the construction industry, and soft scape development with a more eclectic approach to plant use and landscape development.

The work undertaken by those employed in the Landscape sector can comprise the following:

• construction and maintenance of domestic and commercial landscapes
• design of gardens and commercial landscapes
• rehabilitation and maintenance of urban bushland
• construction and installation of amenity and recreational
• landscape structures
• provision of technical advice and forward estimates on landscape development proposals

Landscape work is associated with commercial construction, hotel and resort construction, engineering projects along transport corridors, new housing developments, and improvements to residential, commercial and industrial properties.

This qualification focuses on the skills needed to work as a manager in the amenity horticulture industry. This program will cover tasks such as: managing plant health; preparing budgets, estimates and tenders; collecting and analysing data; preparing reports; managing projects; managing staff and business operations; negotiating and monitoring contracts; and providing specialist advice to clients. The Diploma in Horticulture is a broad based Diploma. You could learn how to establish and manage a horticultural business or project.

This qualification focuses on the skills needed to work as a general horticultural assistant in the amenity horticulture industry. This program covers tasks such as operating basic  machinery and equipment and helping other workers complete for example:

• gardening
• landscaping
• nursery
• turf work