Certificate III in Agriculture (Dairy Production)
This qualification provides a vocational outcome in dairying. The dairy industry expects this qualification to be achieved to meet job outcomes at this level.
This qualification provides a vocational outcome in dairying. The dairy industry expects this qualification to be achieved to meet job outcomes at this level.
Packaging Rules
Completion of seventeen (17) units made up of eleven (11) core units and six (6) elective units.
ELECTIVE UNITS
a minimum of three (3) units must come from the elective unit list
a maximum of three (3) units from the elective units or from units aligned to Certificates II, III or IV in AHC10 or from any other currently endorsed training package or accredited course. Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in dairying.
CORE UNITS
Broadacre cropping
Unit code | Unit title |
Establish pastures and crops for livestock production |
Chemicals
Unit code | Unit title |
Prepare and apply chemicals | |
Transport, handle and store chemicals |
Dairy
Unit code | Unit title |
Coordinate milking operations |
Infrastructure
Unit code | Unit title |
Plan and construct an electric fence |
Livestock
Unit code | Unit title |
Implement animal health control programs | |
Implement feeding plans for livestock | |
Rear newborn and young livestock | |
Implement procedures for calving |
Occupational Health and Safety
Unit code | Unit title |
Contribute to OHS processes |
Work
Unit code | Unit title |
Respond to emergencies |
ELECTIVE UNITS
Artificial insemination
Unit code | Unit title |
Artificially inseminate livestock |
Broadacre cropping
Unit code | Unit title |
Conserve forage | |
Undertake preparation of land for agricultural crop production | |
Establish agricultural crops | |
Maintain agricultural crops | |
Undertake agricultural crop harvesting activities |
Dairy
Unit code | Unit title |
Operate a dairy recycling system |
Infrastructure
Unit code | Unit title |
Implement property improvement, construction and repair | |
Plan and construct conventional fencing |
Irrigation
Unit code | Unit title |
Implement a maintenance program for an irrigation system | |
Operate gravity fed irrigation systems | |
Operate pressurised irrigation systems |
Livestock
Unit code | Unit title |
Administer medication to livestock | |
Maintain livestock water supplies | |
Identify and draft livestock | |
Coordinate artificial insemination and fertility management of livestock | |
Prepare for and implement natural mating of livestock | |
Coordinate and monitor livestock transport | |
Service and repair bores and windmills | |
Transport farm produce or bulk materials | |
Maintain and monitor feed stocks | |
Castrate livestock | |
Mix and mill standard stockfeed | |
Collect, store and administer colostrum | |
Remove and facilitate reuse of effluent and manure from an intensive production system | |
Comply with industry animal welfare requirements |
Machinery operation and maintenance
Unit code | Unit title |
Operate specialised machinery and equipment |
Plants
Unit code | Unit title |
Implement a plant nutrition program |
Work
Unit code | Unit title |
Collect samples for a rural production or horticulture monitoring program | |
Monitor weather conditions | |
Coordinate work site activities | |
Comply with industry quality assurance requirements | |
Provide on-job training support | |
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices |
Qualification pathways
Pathways into the qualification
This qualification may be accessed by direct entry.
Pathways from the qualification
Further training pathways from this qualification include, but are not limited to, Certificate IV in Agriculture.
Australian Apprenticeships
This qualification is suitable for an Australian Apprenticeship.
Job roles
Job roles and titles vary across different industry sectors. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include:
Dairy farmhand
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Not Applicable
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY | |
Employability Skill | Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: |
Communication | Listening and understanding Speaking clearly and directly Reading and interpreting workplace related documentation Applying numeracy skills to workplace requirements |
Teamwork | Working as an individual and a team member Working with diverse individuals and groups Applying knowledge of own role as a part of a team |
Problem-solving | Developing practical and creative solutions to workplace problems Showing interdependence and initiative in identifying problems Solving problems individually or in teams |
Initiative and enterprise | Adapting to new situations Being creative in response to workplace challenges Identifying opportunities that might not be obvious to others |
Planning and organising | Collecting analysing and organising information Being appropriately resourceful |
Self-management | Monitoring and evaluating own performance Taking responsibility at the appropriate level |
Learning | Being open to learning, new ideas and techniques Learning in a range of settings including informal learning |
Technology | Using technology and related workplace equipment Using basic technology skills Applying OHS knowledge when using technology |