AHC51816 Diploma of Organic Farming

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for AHC51816 ended on 22 January 2023 — 3 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

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Product type
Qualification
Training package
AHC — Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package
Currency period ends
22 January 2023
Latest release
Release 5 · 13 February 2021 · 5 releases in all
Supersedes
AHC51812
Superseded by
AHC50122 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. AHC51816Superseded — not equivalentDiploma of Organic Farming
  2. not equivalent
  3. AHC50122CurrentDiploma of Agriculture

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.

  • AHC51812AHC51816not equivalent26 June 2016

    This qualification is not equivalent to AHC51812 Diploma of Organic Farming

  • AHC51816AHC50122not equivalent23 January 2023

    Qualification merged with Diploma in Agriculture, with new organic production specialisation

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What AHC51816 is made of

training.gov.au lists 46 units for AHC51816: 2 core and 44 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
AHCAGB504Plan production for the whole businessnot current
AHCORG506Manage an agroecology production systemnot current

Elective units 44 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
AHCAGB518Develop climate risk management strategiescurrent
AHCBAC408Manage agricultural crop productionnot current
AHCBAC503Manage integrated crop and pasture productionnot current
AHCBAC506Manage the harvest of cropsnot current
AHCBAC507Develop production plans for cropsnot current
AHCBAC509Plan and manage long-term weed, pest and disease control in cropscurrent
AHCBUS511Manage enterprise staff requirementscurrent
AHCBUS513Market products and servicescurrent
AHCBUS514Negotiate and monitor contractscurrent
AHCBUS516Develop and review a business plancurrent
AHCBUS517Monitor and review business performancecurrent
AHCBUS518Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reportscurrent
AHCCHM405Plan and implement a chemical use programcurrent
AHCIRG506Design irrigation systemscurrent
AHCLSK501Manage livestock productionnot current
AHCLSK502Arrange marketing of livestocknot current
AHCLSK503Develop and implement a breeding strategynot current
AHCLSK504Develop livestock health and welfare strategiesnot current
AHCLSK505Develop production plans for livestocknot current
AHCLSK506Design livestock effluent systemsnot current
AHCMER501Develop a sales strategy for rural productsnot current
AHCNAR506Develop and implement sustainable land use strategiesnot current
AHCORG401Manage biodynamic productionnot current
AHCORG402Manage organic livestock productionnot current
AHCORG403Manage organic soil improvementnot current
AHCORG408Manage on farm compostingnot current
AHCORG503Design and document an organic farm landscapenot current
AHCORG504Develop and manage a community based marketing supply chainnot current
AHCORG505Develop and monitor a sustainable production plannot current
AHCORG507Develop an organic or biodynamic management plannot current
Show the remaining 14 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
AHCORG508Prepare the enterprise for organic or biodynamic certificationnot current
AHCPCM501Diagnose plant health problemsnot current
AHCPER507Research and interpret requirements for a permaculture projectnot current
AHCPHT502Develop a horticultural production plannot current
AHCPHT503Manage a controlled growing environmentnot current
AHCSOL505Monitor and manage soils for productioncurrent
AHCWAT503Manage water systemscurrent
AHCWHS502Manage work health and safety processesnot current
AHCWRK502Collect and manage datanot current
AHCWRK504Assess new industry developmentsnot current
AHCWRK511Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainabilitynot current
AHCWRK512Plan, implement and review a quality assurance programnot current
BSBFIM501Manage budgets and financial plansnot current
BSBRSK501Manage risknot current

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