AHC31421 Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for AHC31421 ended on 29 April 2024 — 2 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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New enrolments are not permitted from 1 May 2025 — 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
29 April 2024
Latest release
Release 3 · 31 July 2022 · 3 releases in all
Supersedes
AHC31420
Superseded by
AHC31424 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. AHC31421Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management
  2. not equivalent
  3. AHC31424CurrentCertificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management

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.

  • AHC31420AHC31421not equivalent14 February 2022

    Added new Mined Land Rehabilitation specialisation. Updated imported unit codes

  • AHC31421AHC31424not equivalent30 April 2024

    Updated 1 Core unit, 18 Elective units and prerequisites. Added 2 Elective units

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What AHC31421 is made of

training.gov.au lists 138 units for AHC31421: 2 core and 136 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 2 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCECR309Conduct an ecological and cultural site inspection prior to workscurrent
AHCWHS301Contribute to work health and safety processesnot current

Elective units 136 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
ACMGEN309Provide basic animal first aidcurrent
AHCARB325Manage trees to create and maintain habitat refugescurrent
AHCBIO301Identify and report signs of unusual disease or pestcurrent
AHCBIO303Apply biosecurity measurescurrent
AHCBUS408Operate within a budget frameworkcurrent
AHCCFP301Identify the effects of climate change as a factor in land managementcurrent
AHCCHM304Transport and store chemicalscurrent
AHCCHM307Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseasescurrent
AHCECR301Maintain native ecosystem areascurrent
AHCECR302Collect and preserve biological samplescurrent
AHCECR303Implement biological reintroduction workscurrent
AHCECR304Undertake direct seedingcurrent
AHCECR305Collect native seedcurrent
AHCECR306Conduct photography for fieldworkcurrent
AHCECR307Read and interpret mapscurrent
AHCECR308Conduct a site inspection for ecological restorationcurrent
AHCECR310Implement assisted regeneration workscurrent
AHCECR311Implement ecosystem reconstruction workscurrent
AHCEXP303Prepare and use explosivescurrent
AHCEXP304Identify and select explosive productscurrent
AHCFAU302Identify fauna in the fieldcurrent
AHCFAU303Respond to wildlife emergenciescurrent
AHCFAU501Manage fauna populationscurrent
AHCFIR202Assist with planned burningcurrent
AHCFIR301Undertake burning for fuel, ecological and cultural resource managementcurrent
AHCILM302Provide appropriate information on cultural knowledgenot current
AHCILM305Work with an Aboriginal Community or organisationnot current
AHCILM306Follow Aboriginal cultural protocolsnot current
AHCILM307Implement Aboriginal cultural burning practicesnot current
AHCILM308Identify traditional customs and land rights for an Indigenous Communitynot current
Show the remaining 106 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
AHCINF301Implement property improvement, construction and repairnot current
AHCINF303Plan and construct conventional fencingnot current
AHCIRG436Implement an irrigation-related environmental protection programcurrent
AHCLPW302Implement a biodiversity monitoring plancurrent
AHCLPW307Perform restricted diving for scientific purposescurrent
AHCLPW308Coordinate and report on data collectioncurrent
AHCLPW309Operate remotely piloted system for conservation workcurrent
AHCLPW310Supervise park visitor activitiescurrent
AHCLPW311Construct access trackscurrent
AHCLPW312Carry out inspection of designated areacurrent
AHCLPW313Undertake sampling and testing of watercurrent
AHCLSC311Set out site for construction workscurrent
AHCLSC318Erect timber structures and featurescurrent
AHCMAR301Conduct a subtidal marine monitoring operation from a vessel or platformcurrent
AHCMAR302Conduct intertidal marine monitoringcurrent
AHCMAR303Coordinate marine conservation activities on small vesselscurrent
AHCMAR304Identify and collect marine lifecurrent
AHCMAR305Monitor ocean conditions and marine environmental qualitycurrent
AHCMAR306Operate mobile underwater vehiclescurrent
AHCMOM301Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repaircurrent
AHCMOM302Perform machinery maintenancecurrent
AHCMOM304Operate machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCMOM305Operate specialised machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCMOM314Transport machinerycurrent
AHCMOM315Operate chemical application machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCPCM204Recognise plantscurrent
AHCPCM303Identify plant specimenscurrent
AHCPCM306Provide information on plants and their culturecurrent
AHCPGD307Implement a plant establishment programcurrent
AHCPGD310Implement a landscape maintenance programcurrent
AHCPGD311Conduct operational inspection of park facilitiescurrent
AHCPGD312Implement a maintenance program for an aquatic environmentcurrent
AHCPMG301Control weedscurrent
AHCPMG302Control plant pests, diseases and disorderscurrent
AHCPMG304Use firearms to humanely destroy animalscurrent
AHCPMG305Survey pestscurrent
AHCPMG306Determine pest control techniquescurrent
AHCPMG307Apply animal trapping techniquescurrent
AHCPMG308Implement pest management strategiescurrent
AHCPMG312Apply poison baits for vertebrate pest control in rural and environmental landscapescurrent
AHCPMG402Ensure compliance with pest legislationcurrent
AHCPMG403Apply predator trapping techniquescurrent
AHCSAW202Recognise landforms and soil typescurrent
AHCSAW303Construct conservation earthworkscurrent
AHCSAW304Implement erosion and sediment control measurescurrent
AHCSAW402Set out conservation earthworkscurrent
AHCSPO312Sample seed before and after processingcurrent
AHCWRK302Monitor weather conditionsnot current
AHCWRK303Respond to emergenciesnot current
AHCWRK304Respond to rescue incidentsnot current
AHCWRK305Coordinate work site activitiesnot current
AHCWRK309Apply environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
AHCWRK310Provide on-job training supportnot current
AHCWRK311Conduct site inspectionsnot current
AHCWRK312Operate in isolated and remote situationsnot current
BSBPMG427Apply project procurement procedurescurrent
BSBTEC301Design and produce business documentscurrent
CPCWHS1001Prepare to work safely in the construction industrycurrent
CPPSSI2012Assist in collecting basic spatial datacurrent
CPPSSI2013Store and retrieve basic spatial datacurrent
CPPSSI3011Produce basic mapscurrent
CPPSSI4035Apply GIS software to spatial problemscurrent
CPPWMT3004Comply with environmental protection requirements when transporting wastecurrent
FWPCOT3202Navigate in remote or trackless areascurrent
FWPCOT3301Trim trees using a pole sawcurrent
FWPCOT3314Comply with soil and water protectioncurrent
FWPCOT3325Operate four wheel drive vehicle on unsealed roadscurrent
FWPCOT3326Recover four wheel drive vehiclecurrent
FWPCOT3329Perform complex four wheel drive operationscurrent
FWPNSY3002Extract, clean, store and despatch tree seedscurrent
HLTAID011Provide First Aidcurrent
HLTAID013Provide First Aid in remote or isolated sitecurrent
HLTAID015Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapycurrent
MARC037Operate inboard and outboard motorscurrent
MARF027Apply basic survival skills in the event of vessel abandonmentnot current
MARF028Follow procedures to minimise and fight fires on board a vesselcurrent
MARF030Survive at sea using survival craftcurrent
MARI003Comply with regulations to ensure safe operation of a vessel up to 12 metrescurrent
MARK007Handle a vessel up to 12 metrescurrent
MARN008Apply seamanship skills aboard a vessel up to 12 metrescurrent
MSL974021Perform biological proceduresnot current
MSL975045Perform laboratory-based ecological techniquesnot current
PUAEMR005Treat operational riskcurrent
PUAEMR006Assess operational riskcurrent
PUAFIR008Operate aerial ignition equipment in an aircraftcurrent
PUAFIR017Work safely around aircraftcurrent
PUAFIR204Respond to wildfirecurrent
PUAFIR210Prevent injurycurrent
PUAFIR303Suppress wildfirecurrent
PUAFIR310Operate specialist appliancecurrent
PUAOIL202Use basic equipment operations for oil spill responsecurrent
PUAOIL303Apply health, safety and risk controls when working on oiled shorelinescurrent
PUAOIL304Use advanced equipment operations for oil spill responsecurrent
RIICAR301DRehabilitate exploration sitecurrent
RIICAR302DRehabilitate small mine sitecurrent
RIIENV401ESupervise dust and noise controlcurrent
RIIMEX201ESuppress dust in open-cut environmentscurrent
RIIMPO206DConduct bulk water truck operationscurrent
SFICRO302Conduct crocodile surveyscurrent
SFICRO305Prepare to work with crocodilescurrent
SFICRO306Work safely in crocodile habitatscurrent
SISOSCB001SCUBA dive in open water to a maximum depth of 18 metrescurrent
SISOSCB006Perform diver rescuescurrent
SITTGDE013Interpret aspects of local Australian Indigenous culturecurrent
SITTGDE014Work as a guidecurrent
TLIC0023Operate four wheel drive vehiclecurrent

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