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Horticulture

 

RTF20103 Certificate II in Horticulture

This qualification will give you the practical skills and knowledge to undertake a broad range of tasks in gardening, nursery work and landscaping. This course is designed to provide you with foundation skills and knowledge required by many horticultural industry sectors. You will learn skills in the safe handling and use of pesticides, and general workplace safety. You may also learn skills in propagation; tending nursery plants; planting; pruning; treating weeds; pests and diseases; maintaining garden beds and irrigation and using a range of horticultural equipment.
 

RTF20703 Certificate II in Horticulture (Parks & Gardens)

This qualification will give you the practical skills and knowledge to assist with the planting, cultivation and maintenance of parks and gardens. This qualification is designed to provide you with the foundation skills and knowledge required by the parks and gardens industry sector. You may learn skills in planting and pruning trees; bushes; flowers; turf maintenance procedures; propagation; recognising plants; treating pests, weeds and diseases; maintaining irrigation systems and operating and maintaining machinery and equipment.
 

RTF30103 Certificate III in Horticulture

This qualification will give you the practical skills and knowledge to undertake horticultural tasks in a specialised area. Subjects are selected from horticulture specialisations including arboriculture; floriculture; landscaping; nursery; parks and gardens; production skills and turf management. Subjects may include plant identification; irrigation; pest and disease control; machinery use; nursery work; hard landscaping; hydroponics and turf maintenance. Not all horticultural specialisations will be available at all locations.