AHC20720 Certificate II in Nursery Operations

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for AHC20720 ended on 29 April 2024 — 2 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
AHC — Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package
Currency period ends
29 April 2024
Latest release
Release 1 · 24 December 2020
Supersedes
AHC20816, AHC20716
Superseded by
AHC20724 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. AHC20720Superseded — not equivalentCertificate II in Nursery Operations
  2. not equivalent
  3. AHC20724CurrentCertificate II in Nursery Operations

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.

  • AHC20716AHC20720not equivalent23 December 2020

    Merged qualifications AHC20716 Certificate II in Production Nursery and AHC20816 Certificate II in Retail Nursery. Title changed. Revised packaging rules to better reflect outcomes. Updated to include revised units, new and revised imported units, and all prerequisites as electives

  • AHC20816AHC20720not equivalent23 December 2020

    Merged qualifications AHC20716 Certificate II in Production Nursery and AHC20816 Certificate II in Retail Nursery. Title changed. Revised packaging rules to better reflect outcomes. Updated to include revised units, new and revised imported units, and all prerequisites as electives

  • AHC20720AHC20724not equivalent30 April 2024

    Updated 1 Core and 9 Elective units

Official documents on the register

What training.gov.au lists for AHC20720 and for its training package AHC (release 11.0), with the name and date the register publishes for each file. We link them; we have not read them, and nothing on this page is taken from their contents.

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What AHC20720 is made of

training.gov.au lists 36 units for AHC20720: 3 core and 33 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 3 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCNSY206Care for nursery plantscurrent
AHCPCM204Recognise plantscurrent
AHCWHS201Participate in work health and safety processesnot current

Elective units 33 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCBIO203Inspect and clean machinery, tools and equipment to preserve biosecuritycurrent
AHCBIO204Follow site biosecurity procedurescurrent
AHCCHM201Apply chemicals under supervisioncurrent
AHCDRG202Maintain drainage systemscurrent
AHCINF203Maintain properties and structuresnot current
AHCIRG221Assist with pressurised irrigation operationscurrent
AHCMOM202Operate tractorscurrent
AHCMOM203Operate basic machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCMOM204Undertake operational maintenance of machinerycurrent
AHCMOM216Operate side by side utility vehiclescurrent
AHCNSY205Pot up plantscurrent
AHCNSY207Undertake propagation activitiescurrent
AHCNSY208Maintain indoor plantscurrent
AHCPGD202Prepare and maintain plant displaysnot current
AHCPGD203Prune shrubs and small treesnot current
AHCPMG201Treat weedscurrent
AHCPMG202Treat plant pests, diseases and disorderscurrent
AHCSOL203Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testingcurrent
AHCWRK204Work effectively in the industrynot current
AHCWRK205Participate in workplace communicationsnot current
AHCWRK207Collect and record production datanot current
AHCWRK209Participate in environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
BSBINS201Process and maintain workplace informationcurrent
BSBTEC201Use business software applicationscurrent
HLTAID010Provide basic emergency life supportcurrent
ICTICT214Operate application software packagescurrent
SIRRINV001Receive and handle retail stockcurrent
SIRRINV002Control stockcurrent
SIRXIND002Organise and maintain the store environmentcurrent
SIRXSLS001Sell to the retail customercurrent
Show the remaining 3 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
SIRXSLS002Follow point-of-sale procedurescurrent
TLID1001Shift materials safely using manual handling methodsnot current
TLID2004Load and unload goods/cargonot current

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