AHC33616 Certificate III in Pest Management

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for AHC33616 ended on 17 December 2018 — 7 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 19 December 2019 — 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
17 December 2018
Latest release
Release 2 · 14 September 2016 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
AHC31910, AHC31810
Superseded by
AHC30318 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. AHC33616Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Pest Management
  2. not equivalent
  3. AHC30318Superseded — not equivalentCertificate III in Rural and Environmental Pest Management
  4. not equivalent
  5. AHC30324CurrentCertificate III in Rural and Environmental Pest 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.

  • AHC31810AHC33616not equivalent26 June 2016

    The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.

  • AHC31910AHC33616not equivalent26 June 2016

    The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.

  • AHC33616AHC30318not equivalent18 December 2018

    Change to Core units and introduction of specialisation streams. Title changed to differentiate from Urban Pest Management

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What AHC33616 is made of

training.gov.au lists 39 units for AHC33616: 3 core and 36 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 3 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCPMG203Work effectively in a pest management environmentcurrent
AHCPMG308Implement pest management strategiescurrent
AHCWHS301Contribute to work health and safety processesnot current

Elective units 36 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCBIO201Inspect and clean machinery for plant, animal and soil materialnot current
AHCBIO305Apply biosecurity measuresnot current
AHCCHM303Prepare and apply chemicalsnot current
AHCCHM304Transport and store chemicalscurrent
AHCCHM305Conduct manual fumigation of vertebrate and invertebrate pestsnot current
AHCEXP301Handle and store explosivescurrent
AHCFAU201Recognise faunanot current
AHCINF201Carry out basic electric fencing operationsnot current
AHCINF202Install, maintain and repair farm fencingnot current
AHCMOM302Perform machinery maintenancecurrent
AHCMOM304Operate machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCMOM315Operate chemical application machinery and equipmentcurrent
AHCNAR306Conduct photography for fieldworknot current
AHCNAR307Read and interpret mapsnot current
AHCPCM202Collect, prepare and preserve plant specimenscurrent
AHCPCM303Identify plant specimenscurrent
AHCPMG201Treat weedscurrent
AHCPMG202Treat plant pests, diseases and disorderscurrent
AHCPMG301Control weedscurrent
AHCPMG302Control plant pests, diseases and disorderscurrent
AHCPMG304Use firearms to humanely destroy animalscurrent
AHCPMG305Survey pestscurrent
AHCPMG306Determine pest control techniquescurrent
AHCPMG307Apply animal trapping techniquescurrent
AHCPMG309Apply pest animal control techniquescurrent
AHCPMG310Prepare, monitor and maintain biological agentsnot current
AHCPMG311Use firearms for pest control activities from aircraftcurrent
AHCWRK203Operate in isolated and remote situationsnot current
AHCWRK302Monitor weather conditionsnot current
AHCWRK303Respond to emergenciesnot current
Show the remaining 6 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
AHCWRK305Coordinate work site activitiesnot current
AHCWRK311Conduct site inspectionsnot current
FWPCOT3202Navigate in remote or trackless areascurrent
FWPCOT3259Operate a four wheel drive on unsealed roadsnot current
HLTAID003Provide first aidnot current
HLTAID005Provide first aid in remote situationsnot 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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