To achieve AHC30722 Certificate III in Horticulture a total of seventeen (17) units of competency must be completed comprising eleven (11) Core and six (6) Elective units as detailed in the packaging rules and listed below.
The total nominal hours for the sequence listed below is 895-1135.
Code | Module/Unit of Competency | Hours |
Core units of competency |
AHCCHM304 | Transport and store chemicals | 50 |
AHCCHM307 | Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases | 70 |
AHCIRG346 | Operate pressurised irrigation systems | 50 |
AHCMOM304 | Operate machinery and equipment | 40 |
AHCPCM308 | Identify and select plants | 90 |
AHCPGD309 | Perform specialist amenity pruning | 65 |
AHCPMG301 | Control weeds | 70 |
AHCPMG302 | Control plant pests, diseases and disorders | 80 |
AHCSOL304 | Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas | 60 |
AHCWHS302 | Contribute to workplace health and safety processes | 50 |
AHCWRK320 | Apply environmentally sustainable work practices | 60 |
| Total nominal hours for core units | 685 |
Elective units of competency (Select 6) |
AHCPCM303 | Identify plant specimens | 80 |
AHCPCM204 | Recognise plants | 40 |
AHCMOM203 | Operate basic machinery and equipment | 20 |
AHCECR305 | Collect native seed | 40 |
AHCIRG338 | Troubleshoot irrigation systems | 50 |
AHCPCM305 | Implement a plant nutrition program | 60 |
AHCPCM306 | Provide information on plants and their culture | 70 |
AHCTRF309 | Implement a grassed area maintenance program | 60 |
AHCPGD307 | Implement a plant establishment program | 80 |
AHCNSY308 | Maintain nursery plants | 40 |
AHCPGD310 | Implement a landscape maintenance program | 100 |
AHCMOM213 | Operate and maintain chainsaws | 40 |
AHCNSY207 | Undertake propagation activities | 30 |
| Total nominal hours for elective units | 210 - 450 |
| Total nominal hours for the qualification | 895 - 1135 |