AHC40316 Certificate IV in Production Horticulture

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for AHC40316 ended on 22 December 2020 — 5 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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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 3 · 19 December 2018 · 3 releases in all
Supersedes
AHC40310
Superseded by
AHC40320 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. AHC40316Superseded — not equivalentCertificate IV in Production Horticulture
  2. not equivalent
  3. AHC40320Superseded — not equivalentCertificate IV in Production Horticulture
  4. not equivalent
  5. AHC40324CurrentCertificate IV 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.

  • AHC40310AHC40316equivalent26 June 2016

    This qualification is equivalent to AHC40310 Certificate IV in Production Horticulture.

  • AHC40316AHC40320not equivalent23 December 2020

    Amended packaging rules, new core and elective units.

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What AHC40316 is made of

training.gov.au lists 31 units for AHC40316: 1 core and 30 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
AHCWHS401Maintain work health and safety processesnot current

Elective units 30 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCBUS404Operate within a budget frameworknot current
AHCBUS405Participate in an e-business supply chainnot current
AHCCHM404Develop procedures to minimise risks in the use of chemicalscurrent
AHCCHM405Plan and implement a chemical use programcurrent
AHCIRG402Determine hydraulic parameters for an irrigation systemnot current
AHCIRG404Implement an irrigation-related environmental protection programnot current
AHCIRG408Schedule irrigationsnot current
AHCIRG434Manage surface irrigation systemsnot current
AHCNSY401Plan a growing-on programnot current
AHCNSY402Plan a propagation programnot current
AHCORG401Manage biodynamic productionnot current
AHCORG403Manage organic soil improvementnot current
AHCPCM401Recommend plants and cultural practicesnot current
AHCPCM402Develop a soil health and plant nutrition programnot current
AHCPHT401Assess olive oil for style and qualitynot current
AHCPHT402Develop a crop regulation programnot current
AHCPHT403Develop harvesting and processing specifications to produce an olive oilnot current
AHCPHT404Implement and monitor a horticultural crop harvesting programnot current
AHCPHT405Manage mushroom substrate preparationnot current
AHCPHT406Control Phase II mushroom substrate processnot current
AHCPHT407Manage mushroom crop developmentnot current
AHCPHT408Oversee vineyard practicesnot current
AHCSOL401Sample soils and interpret resultsnot current
AHCSOL402Develop a soil use map for a propertynot current
AHCWRK401Implement and monitor quality assurance proceduresnot current
AHCWRK402Provide information on issues and policiesnot current
AHCWRK403Supervise work routines and staff performancenot current
FBPFSY2001Implement the food safety program and proceduresnot current
FBPFSY3001Monitor the implementation of quality and food safety programsnot current
FBPFSY3002Participate in a HACCP teamcurrent

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