AHC20516 Certificate II in Arboriculture

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for AHC20516 ended on 24 August 2020 — 6 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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New enrolments are not permitted from 26 August 2021 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
AHC — Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package
Currency period ends
24 August 2020
Latest release
Release 1 · 27 June 2016
Supersedes
AHC20513
Superseded by
AHC20520 not equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. AHC20516Superseded — not equivalentCertificate II in Arboriculture
  2. not equivalent
  3. AHC20520CurrentCertificate II in Arboriculture

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • AHC20513AHC20516not equivalent26 June 2016

    This qualification is not equivalent to AHC20513 Certificate II in Arboriculture.

  • AHC20516AHC20520not equivalent25 August 2020

    Total number of units required to achieve the qualification decreased from 20 to 11, all of which are core.

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What AHC20516 is made of

training.gov.au lists 35 units for AHC20516: 14 core and 21 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 14 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCARB207Perform ground based riggingnot current
AHCARB208Recognise treesnot current
AHCARB209Assist with aerial rescue from the groundnot current
AHCARB210Work effectively in the arboriculture industrynot current
AHCARB303Perform pruning operationsnot current
AHCARB311Tie, dress, set and finish arborist knotsnot current
CPCCOHS1001AWork safely in the construction industrynot current
FWPCOT2236Fall trees manually (basic)not current
FWPCOT2237Maintain chainsawsnot current
FWPCOT2239Trim and cut felled treesnot current
FWPHAR2206Operate a mobile chipper/mulchernot current
HLTAID003Provide first aidnot current
TLID1001Shift materials safely using manual handling methodsnot current
UETTDREL14AWorking safely near live electrical apparatus as a non-electrical workernot current

Elective units 21 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCARB201Apply a range of treatments to treesnot current
AHCARB206Operate and maintain stump grinding machinesnot current
AHCBIO201Inspect and clean machinery for plant, animal and soil materialnot current
AHCCHM201Apply chemicals under supervisioncurrent
AHCLSC205Install tree protection devicesnot current
AHCMOM204Undertake operational maintenance of machinerycurrent
AHCMOM207Conduct front-end loader operationscurrent
AHCPGD201Plant trees and shrubsnot current
AHCPMG201Treat weedscurrent
AHCSOL202Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testingnot current
AHCWRK209Participate in environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
CPCCCM2010BWork safely at heightsnot current
CPCCCM3001COperate elevated work platformsnot current
FWPCOT3238Operate a pole sawnot current
FWPFGM3212Fall trees manually (intermediate)not current
FWPFGM3213Fall trees manually (advanced)not current
HLTAID001Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitationnot current
RIIWHS205DControl traffic with stop-slow batnot current
TLILIC2005Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more)not current
UETTDRRF03BPerform EWP rescuenot current
UETTDRRF08BPerform EWP controlled descent escapenot current

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

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