Certificate III in Seed Production
This Qualification provides a general vocational outcome in seed production.
This Qualification provides a general vocational outcome in seed production.
Complete sixteen (16) Units of Competency comprised of six (6) core Units and ten (10) elective Units. |
Core Units of Competency |
Seed production
Unit code | Unit title |
Undertake preparation of land for seed crops | |
Establish seed crops | |
Maintain seed crops | |
Harvest seed crops |
Occupational health and safety
Unit code | Unit title |
Contribute to OHS processes |
Work
Unit code | Unit title |
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices |
Elective Units of Competency |
Select seven (7) Units from the Elective list below.
Select three (3) Units from the list below and/or this or any other endorsed Training Package or accredited course at Certificate II, III or IV.
Selected Units must be relevant to job outcomes in seed production.
Agribusiness
Unit code | Unit title |
Keep records for a primary production business |
Biosecurity
Unit code | Unit title |
Carry out emergency disease or plant pest control procedures at infected premises |
Chemicals
Unit code | Unit title |
Prepare and apply chemicals | |
Transport, handle and store chemicals |
First aid
Unit code | Unit title |
Apply first aid | |
Provide first aid in remote situation |
Infrastructure
Unit code | Unit title |
Implement property improvement, construction and repair | |
Plan and construct an electric fence | |
Plan and construct conventional fencing |
Irrigation
Unit code | Unit title |
Implement a maintenance program for an irrigation system | |
Measure irrigation delivery system performance | |
Monitor soils under irrigation | |
Install sprinkler irrigation components | |
Install moving sprinkler irrigation components | |
Install surface irrigation structures and components | |
Implement a sprinkler irrigation maintenance program | |
Implement a moving sprinkler irrigation maintenance program | |
Implement a surface irrigation maintenance program | |
Operate sprinkler irrigation systems | |
Operate moving sprinkler irrigation systems | |
Operate surface irrigation systems | |
Operate irrigation technology | |
Implement an irrigation schedule |
Machinery operation and maintenance
Unit code | Unit title |
Operate tractors | |
Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair | |
Perform machinery maintenance | |
Operate machinery and equipment | |
Operate specialised machinery and equipment | |
Ground spread fertiliser and soil ameliorant | |
Operate broadacre and row crop harvest machinery and equipment | |
Operate broadacre sowing machinery and equipment | |
Operate row crop planting and seeding machinery and equipment | |
Operate mobile irrigation machinery and equipment | |
Transport machinery | |
Operate chemical application machinery and equipment | |
Licence to operate a forklift truck |
Pest management
Unit code | Unit title |
Control weeds | |
Control plant pests, diseases and disorders |
Plants
Unit code | Unit title |
Implement a plant nutrition program | |
Identify plant specimens |
Soils and media
Unit code | Unit title |
Implement a soil management program |
Tools and equipment
Unit code | Unit title |
Perform routine oxy acetylene welding | |
Perform manual heating and thermal cutting | |
Perform routine manual metal arc welding |
Vertebrate pests
Unit code | Unit title |
Implement vertebrate pest control program |
Work
Unit code | Unit title |
Collect samples for a rural production or horticulture monitoring program | |
Monitor weather conditions | |
Respond to emergencies | |
Coordinate work site activities | |
Comply with industry quality assurance requirements | |
Handle bulk materials in storage area |
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, AHC41412 Certificate IV in Seed Production. |
Additional Qualification advice |
This Qualification is suitable for an Australian Apprenticeship. |
There are no entry requirements for this Qualification.
There is no direct link between this Qualification and licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements. However, an individual Unit of Competency may specify relevant licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements.
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 |