AHC31716 Certificate III in Natural Area Restoration

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for AHC31716 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).

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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 1 · 27 June 2016
Supersedes
AHC31710
Superseded by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. AHC31716Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Natural Area Restoration
  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.

  • AHC31710AHC31716equivalent26 June 2016

    This qualification is equivalent to AHC31710 Certificate III in Natural Area Restoration.

  • AHC31716AHC31420not equivalent23 December 2020

    Redesigned qualification merging four qualifications into one with specialisations

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What AHC31716 is made of

training.gov.au lists 31 units for AHC31716: 2 core and 29 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 29 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCCHM303Prepare and apply chemicalsnot current
AHCCHM304Transport and store chemicalscurrent
AHCMOM212Operate quad bikesnot current
AHCMOM315Operate chemical application machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCNAR201Carry out natural area restoration worksnot current
AHCNAR301Maintain natural areasnot current
AHCNAR302Collect and preserve biological samplesnot current
AHCNAR303Implement revegetation worksnot current
AHCNAR304Undertake direct seedingnot current
AHCNAR305Collect native seednot current
AHCNAR306Conduct photography for fieldworknot current
AHCNAR307Read and interpret mapsnot current
AHCPCM302Provide information on plants and their culturenot current
AHCPCM303Identify plant specimenscurrent
AHCPGD301Implement a plant establishment programnot current
AHCPMG301Control weedscurrent
AHCPMG302Control plant pests, diseases and disorderscurrent
AHCSAW301Construct conservation earthworksnot current
AHCSAW302Implement erosion and sediment control measuresnot current
AHCSOL202Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testingnot current
AHCSOL401Sample soils and interpret resultsnot current
AHCWRK203Operate in isolated and remote situationsnot current
AHCWRK303Respond to emergenciesnot current
AHCWRK304Respond to rescue incidentsnot current
AHCWRK305Coordinate work site activitiesnot current
AHCWRK311Conduct site inspectionsnot current
FWPCOT3202Navigate in remote or trackless areascurrent
FWPCOT3259Operate a four wheel drive on unsealed roadsnot current
FWPFGM3202Extract seednot 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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