AHC21616 Certificate II in Landscaping

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for AHC21616 ended on 13 February 2022 — 4 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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New enrolments are not permitted from 15 February 2023 — 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.

Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
AHC — Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package
Currency period ends
13 February 2022
Latest release
Release 2 · 26 August 2020 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
AHC21610
Superseded by
AHC21621 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. AHC21616Superseded — not equivalentCertificate II in Landscaping
  2. not equivalent
  3. AHC21621Superseded — not equivalentCertificate II in Landscaping
  4. not equivalent
  5. AHC21624CurrentCertificate II in Landscaping

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.

  • AHC21610AHC21616equivalent26 June 2016

    This qualification is equivalent to AHC21610 Certificate II in Landscaping.

  • AHC21616AHC21621not equivalent14 February 2022

    Amended packaging rules. Updated core units. Added and updated elective units

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What AHC21616 is made of

training.gov.au lists 34 units for AHC21616: 8 core and 26 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 8 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCLSC201Assist with landscape construction worknot current
AHCLSC202Construct low-profile timber or modular retaining wallsnot current
AHCLSC203Install aggregate pathsnot current
AHCLSC204Lay pavingnot current
AHCMOM203Operate basic machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCPCM201Recognise plantsnot current
AHCPGD201Plant trees and shrubsnot current
AHCWHS201Participate in work health and safety processesnot current

Elective units 26 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCARB211Apply treatments to treescurrent
AHCCHM201Apply chemicals under supervisioncurrent
AHCINF203Maintain properties and structuresnot current
AHCINF204Fabricate and repair metal or plastic structuresnot current
AHCIRG219Assist with low volume irrigation operationscurrent
AHCIRG221Assist with pressurised irrigation operationscurrent
AHCLSC205Install tree protection devicesnot current
AHCMOM202Operate tractorscurrent
AHCMOM204Undertake operational maintenance of machinerycurrent
AHCMOM205Operate vehiclescurrent
AHCMOM213Operate and maintain chainsawscurrent
AHCPGD202Prepare and maintain plant displaysnot current
AHCPGD203Prune shrubs and small treesnot current
AHCPGD204Transplant small treesnot current
AHCPMG201Treat weedscurrent
AHCPMG202Treat plant pests, diseases and disorderscurrent
AHCSOL202Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testingnot current
AHCTRF205Assist in the preparation of turf surfaces for playcurrent
AHCTRF206Assist with turf constructioncurrent
AHCTRF207Renovate grassed areascurrent
AHCTRF208Support turf establishmentcurrent
AHCWRK204Work effectively in the industrynot current
AHCWRK205Participate in workplace communicationsnot current
AHCWRK206Observe enterprise quality assurance proceduresnot current
AHCWRK208Provide information on products and servicesnot current
AHCWRK209Participate in environmentally sustainable work practicesnot 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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