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22650VIC Diploma of Applied Horticultural Science

22650VIC is the nationally accredited Diploma of Applied Horticultural Science. It prepares you for work as a gardener (general). It has been the current version on the national register since 2024, when it replaced 22514VIC. 5 people enrolled in 2025.

Register data synced 29 Aug 2026 from training.gov.au
Long-term outlook
Weak
Zero structural signals up; not rated in shortage
Register status
Current
Replaced 22514VIC in 2024
Enrolments
First year
5 enrolled in 2025, its first data year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The independent signals behind the Diploma of Applied Horticultural Science are weak right now. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. Weigh both sides.

Jobs and Skills Australia

Is the work there?

Official shortage list

Australia's official shortage list rates gardener (general)s as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Gardener (General) as not in shortage.

Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List · 2025 assessment
Occupation mapping by Get Course, shown with ANZSCO codes so it can be checked.
NCVER Total VET Activity

Who is training

National enrolment data for 22650VIC starts in 2025: 5 people enrolled that year. There is no earlier year to compare yet.

NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications Framework

What does studying it involve?

The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.

How long it takes
A Diploma is typically 1 to 2 years of full-time study under the Australian Qualifications Framework. Providers set the exact length and pace.
Delivery
Providers set the delivery mode.
Credit for experience
Recognition of prior learning applies to 22650VIC like any program on the national register: an approved provider assesses your evidence against each unit.
training.gov.au national register; Australian Qualifications Framework.
State subsidised training lists

What does it cost, and who funds it?

State funding for 22650VIC is being verified against official program lists.

Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.

Official state subsidised training program lists, verified per state. Full-fee prices will appear here as partner courses are listed.
Where to study

Where can I study 22650VIC?

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps 22650VIC to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3626) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 29 August 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.

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