AHC31616 Certificate III in Lands, Parks and Wildlife

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for AHC31616 ended on 22 December 2020 — 5 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

Transition clockClosed to new enrolments

New enrolments are not permitted from 24 December 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.

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).

The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted. When enrolments stop, the course page advertising it stops being permitted too — and if ASQA approves a later enrolment date, that moves with it.

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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 3 · 21 December 2017 · 3 releases in all
Supersedes
AHC31610
Superseded by
AHC31420 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. AHC31616Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Lands, Parks and Wildlife
  2. not equivalent
  3. AHC31420Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management
  4. not equivalent
  5. AHC31421Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management
  6. not equivalent
  7. 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.

  • AHC31610AHC31616equivalent26 June 2016

    This qualification is equivalent to AHC31610 Certificate III in Lands, Parks and Wildlife.

  • AHC31616AHC31420not equivalent23 December 2020

    Redesigned qualification merging four qualifications into one with specialisations

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What AHC31616 is made of

training.gov.au lists 42 units for AHC31616: 2 core and 40 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
AHCWHS301Contribute to work health and safety processesnot current
AHCWRK309Apply environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current

Elective units 40 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
ACMGAS305Rescue animals and apply basic first aidnot current
AHCBIO302Identify and report unusual disease or plant pest signsnot current
AHCCHM303Prepare and apply chemicalsnot current
AHCCHM304Transport and store chemicalscurrent
AHCFAU301Respond to wildlife emergenciesnot current
AHCILM305Work with an Aboriginal Community or organisationnot current
AHCLPW301Supervise park visitor activitiesnot current
AHCLPW303Construct access tracksnot current
AHCLPW304Carry out inspection of designated areanot current
AHCLPW305Perform diving for scientific purposesnot current
AHCLPW306Undertake sampling and testing of waternot current
AHCMOM212Operate quad bikesnot current
AHCMOM315Operate chemical application machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCNAR301Maintain natural areasnot current
AHCNAR302Collect and preserve biological samplesnot current
AHCNAR303Implement revegetation worksnot current
AHCNAR304Undertake direct seedingnot current
AHCNAR306Conduct photography for fieldworknot current
AHCNAR307Read and interpret mapsnot current
AHCPCM302Provide information on plants and their culturenot current
AHCPCM303Identify plant specimenscurrent
AHCPMG301Control weedscurrent
AHCPMG302Control plant pests, diseases and disorderscurrent
AHCPMG310Prepare, monitor and maintain biological agentsnot current
AHCPMG411Ensure compliance with pest legislationnot current
AHCSAW302Implement erosion and sediment control measuresnot current
AHCSOL202Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testingnot current
AHCSOL401Sample soils and interpret resultsnot current
AHCWRK303Respond to emergenciesnot current
AHCWRK304Respond to rescue incidentsnot current
Show the remaining 10 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
AHCWRK305Coordinate work site activitiesnot current
AHCWRK310Provide on-job training supportnot current
AHCWRK311Conduct site inspectionsnot current
FWPCOT3259Operate a four wheel drive on unsealed roadsnot current
FWPFGM3201Manage seed collectionnot current
LGAREGS305AUndertake animal or reptile control dutiesnot current
PUAFIR204BRespond to wildfirenot current
PUAFIR303BSuppress wildfirenot current
SITTGDE001Interpret aspects of local Australian Indigenous culturenot current
SITTGDE002Work as a guidenot 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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