AHC30616 Certificate III in Production Horticulture

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The currency period for AHC30616 ended on 22 December 2020 — 5 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
22 December 2020
Latest release
Release 4 · 21 October 2019 · 4 releases in all
Supersedes
AHC30610
Superseded by
AHC30620 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. AHC30616Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Production Horticulture
  2. not equivalent
  3. AHC30620Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Production Horticulture
  4. not equivalent
  5. AHC30624CurrentCertificate III in Production Horticulture

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.

  • AHC30610AHC30616equivalent26 June 2016

    This qualification is equivalent to AHC30610 Certificate III in Production Horticulture.

  • AHC30616AHC30620not equivalent23 December 2020

    Merged qualifications AHC30616 Certificate III in Production Horticulture and AHC33216 Certificate III in Floriculture. Title changed. Revised packaging rules to better reflect outcomes. Updated to include revised units, new and revised imported units

Official documents on the register

What training.gov.au lists for AHC30616 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 AHC30616 is made of

training.gov.au lists 48 units for AHC30616: 1 core and 47 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 1 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCWHS301Contribute to work health and safety processesnot current

Elective units 47 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCBER301Work effectively in an emergency disease or plant pest responsenot current
AHCBER303Carry out emergency disease or plant pest control procedures at infected premisesnot current
AHCBER304Carry out movement and security proceduresnot current
AHCBIO302Identify and report unusual disease or plant pest signsnot current
AHCBIO305Apply biosecurity measuresnot current
AHCCHM304Transport and store chemicalscurrent
AHCCHM307Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseasescurrent
AHCCHM308Use application equipment to apply fumigant in confined spacescurrent
AHCCHM309Fumigate soilcurrent
AHCDRG305Install drainage systemscurrent
AHCDRG306Measure drainage system performancecurrent
AHCDRG307Troubleshoot drainage systemscurrent
AHCHYD301Implement a maintenance program for hydroponic systemsnot current
AHCHYD302Install hydroponic systemsnot current
AHCIRG337Measure irrigation delivery system performancecurrent
AHCIRG338Troubleshoot irrigation systemscurrent
AHCIRG345Install pressurised irrigation systemscurrent
AHCIRG346Operate pressurised irrigation systemscurrent
AHCIRG347Maintain pressurised irrigation systemscurrent
AHCMOM301Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repaircurrent
AHCMOM302Perform machinery maintenancecurrent
AHCMOM304Operate machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCMOM305Operate specialised machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCMOM315Operate chemical application machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCPHT303Implement a post-harvest programnot current
AHCPHT304Harvest horticultural crops mechanicallynot current
AHCPHT305Regulate cropsnot current
AHCPHT306Establish horticultural cropsnot current
AHCPHT307Prepare raw materials and compost feedstocknot current
AHCPHT308Prepare value added compost-based productsnot current
Show the remaining 17 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
AHCPHT309Supervise mushroom substrate preparationnot current
AHCPHT310Coordinate horticultural crop harvestingnot current
AHCPMG301Control weedscurrent
AHCPMG302Control plant pests, diseases and disorderscurrent
AHCPMG313Prepare, monitor and maintain biological agents for weedscurrent
AHCWRK302Monitor weather conditionsnot current
AHCWRK303Respond to emergenciesnot current
AHCWRK305Coordinate work site activitiesnot current
AHCWRK306Comply with industry quality assurance requirementsnot current
AHCWRK308Handle bulk materials in storage areanot current
AHCWRK309Apply environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
FBPVIT3001Coordinate vineyard operationscurrent
FBPVIT3002Maintain field nurserynot current
FBPVIT3003Operate spreading and seeding equipmentcurrent
FBPVIT3004Monitor and maintain nursery plantscurrent
FBPVIT3008Operate a mechanical harvestercurrent
FBPVIT3011Perform shed nursery activitiesnot current

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