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ACM30821 Certificate III in Horse Care

ACM30821 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind stablehand work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced ACM30817. 410 people enrolled in 2025, down 3.5% on the year before.

Often searched as Cert 3 in Horse Care · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Long-term outlook
Weak
Zero structural signals up; not rated in shortage
Register status
Current
Replaced ACM30817 in 2022
Enrolments
Steady
Down 3.5% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Horse Care 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 beef cattle farm workers, cattle and sheep farm workers, dairy cattle farm workers, livestock husbandry workers, piggery farm workers, poultry farm workers and sheep farm workers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Beef Cattle Farm Worker, Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker, Dairy Cattle Farm Worker, Livestock Husbandry Worker, Piggery Farm Worker, Poultry Farm Worker and Sheep Farm Worker 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

Enrolments in the Certificate III in Horse Care are steady. Across Australia, 425 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 410, down 3.5% in a year. National data for ACM30821 starts in 2022.

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 Certificate III 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 ACM30821 like any qualification 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 ACM30821 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.
training.gov.au · unit packaging

What is in the qualification

The Certificate III in Horse Care is 18 units: 9 core, plus 9 electives chosen from 54 options on the register. Prerequisites apply to 27 of them, marked below.

  • ACMEQU212Handle horses safely
  • ACMEQU217Load and unload horses (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU221Manage personal health and fitness for working with horses
  • ACMEQU305Implement a horse health program (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU306Provide routine care for horses (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU311Prepare horses for presentation at an event (has prerequisites)
View all 8 core units
  • ACMEQU313Work safely in equine workplaces (has prerequisites)
  • RGRPSH308Provide first aid and emergency care for horses or other equines
View the 54 elective options
  • ACMAIM201Contribute to safety at incidents involving large animals
  • ACMAIM202Participate in an incident involving large animals (has prerequisites)
  • ACMAIM301Use manual techniques to safely move large animals (has prerequisites)
  • ACMAIM302Perform technical large animal rescue (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU202Handle horses safely (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU205Apply knowledge of horse behaviour
  • ACMEQU206Perform horse riding skills at walk, trot and canter (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU218Perform horse riding skills at walk, trot and canter (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU219Develop riding skills for exercising horses (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU220Lunge educated horses (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU307Introduce horses to lunge exercise (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU308Transport horses using a road vehicle (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU309Carry out basic hoof care procedures (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU310Exercise and school horses (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU312Prepare and care for horses to perform at events (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU314Provide non-riding exercise to horses (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU406Manage selection of horse for new or inexperienced handler, rider or driver (has prerequisites)
  • ACMEQU407Educate horses in initial handling
  • ACMEQU412Interpret and address horse behaviour and welfare
  • ACMEQU414Manage horses to meet sport event requirements
  • ACMEQU415Relate musculoskeletal system to horse conformation and movement
  • ACMEQU417Advise on horse nutritional needs
  • ACMEQU422Maintain and monitor horse health
  • ACMEQU423Manage selection of horse for handler, rider or driver
  • ACMFAR317Replace equine shoes as an emergency measure
  • ACMGEN303Assess the welfare status of an animal
  • ACMGEN315Communicate effectively with clients and team members
  • ACMINF302Follow equine biosecurity and infection control procedures
  • AHCBAC313Establish pastures and crops for livestock production
  • AHCCHM304Transport and store chemicals
  • AHCCHM307Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
  • AHCINF301Implement property improvement, construction and repair
  • AHCINF302Plan and construct an electric fence
  • AHCINF303Plan and construct conventional fencing
  • AHCLSK218Ride educated horses to carry out basic stock work (has prerequisites)
  • AHCLSK337Train, care for and ride horses for stock work (has prerequisites)
  • AHCLSK419Manage horses for stock work (has prerequisites)
  • AHCMOM202Operate tractors
  • AHCMOM216Operate side by side utility vehicles
  • AHCMOM217Operate quad bikes
  • AHCWRK309Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
  • BSBINS201Process and maintain workplace information
  • BSBLDR414Lead team effectiveness
  • BSBOPS401Coordinate business resources
  • BSBXTW301Work in a team
  • HLTAID011Provide First Aid
  • RGRHBR302Carry out natural mare mating procedures (has prerequisites)
  • RGRHBR304Assess suitability of horses for specific uses (has prerequisites)
  • RGRHBR305Handle young horses (has prerequisites)
  • RGRHBR307Carry out procedures for foaling down mares
  • RGRPSH203Perform basic driving tasks (has prerequisites)
  • SISOEQU014Determine nutritional requirements for sport or recreational horses
  • SITXCCS006Provide service to customers
  • TAEDEL301Provide work skill instruction
training.gov.au national register, ACM30821 release 1
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Where to study

Where can I study ACM30821?

No Get Course partner currently lists this qualification. Check the national register for organisations approved to deliver it, and remember that approval to deliver is a regulatory fact, not a recommendation. You can browse live courses from our partners and enquire today.

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps ACM30821 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8423) 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: Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 14 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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