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AHC30224 Certificate III in Dairy Production

AHC30224 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind dairy cattle farm worker work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2024, when it replaced AHC30221. 40 people enrolled in 2025, up 700% on the year before.

Often searched as Cert 3 in Dairy Production · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Long-term outlook
Mixed
One structural signal up; not rated in shortage
Register status
Current
Replaced AHC30221 in 2024
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 700% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The signals behind the Certificate III in Dairy Production are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Enrolments are rising. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.

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

More people are choosing the Certificate III in Dairy Production every year. Across Australia, 5 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 40, up 700% in a year. National data for AHC30224 starts in 2024.

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 AHC30224 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 AHC30224 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 Dairy Production is 17 units: 10 core, plus 7 electives chosen from 36 options on the register.

  • AHCCHM304Transport and store chemicals
  • AHCCHM307Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
  • AHCDRY303Coordinate and monitor milking operations
  • AHCDRY304Carry out routine service of milking equipment
  • AHCLSK309Implement animal health control programs
  • AHCLSK311Implement feeding plans for livestock
View all 10 core units
  • AHCLSK318Rear newborn and young livestock
  • AHCLSK330Implement procedures for calving
  • AHCWHS302Contribute to workplace health and safety processes
  • AHCWRK315Respond to emergencies
View the 36 elective options
  • AHCAIS304Artificially inseminate livestock
  • AHCBAC309Undertake preparation of land for agricultural crop production
  • AHCBAC311Conserve forage
  • AHCBAC313Establish pastures and crops for livestock production
  • AHCBAC315Establish agricultural crops
  • AHCBAC316Maintain agricultural crops
  • AHCBAC317Undertake agricultural crop harvesting activities
  • AHCBER305Carry out emergency disease or pest control procedures on infected premises
  • AHCDRY305Conduct mechanical tests on milking machines
  • AHCDRY306Operate a dairy waste utilisation system
  • AHCINF305Implement property improvement, construction and repair
  • AHCINF306Plan and construct an electric fence
  • AHCINF307Plan and construct conventional fencing
  • AHCLPW308Coordinate and report on data collection
  • AHCLSK301Administer medication to livestock
  • AHCLSK305Maintain livestock water supplies
  • AHCLSK308Identify and draft livestock
  • AHCLSK320Coordinate and monitor livestock transport
  • AHCLSK321Service and repair bores and windmills
  • AHCLSK322Transport farm produce or bulk materials
  • AHCLSK323Maintain and monitor feed stocks
  • AHCLSK325Castrate livestock
  • AHCLSK326Mix and mill standard stockfeed
  • AHCLSK327Collect, store and administer colostrum
  • AHCLSK328Remove and facilitate reuse of effluent and manure from an intensive production system
  • AHCLSK331Comply with industry animal welfare requirements
  • AHCLSK341Coordinate artificial insemination and fertility management of livestock
  • AHCLSK343Prepare for and implement natural mating of livestock
  • AHCMOM305Operate specialised machinery and equipment
  • AHCPCM305Implement a plant nutrition program
  • AHCWRK313Collect samples for a rural production or horticulture monitoring program
  • AHCWRK314Monitor weather conditions
  • AHCWRK317Coordinate work site activities
  • AHCWRK318Comply with industry quality assurance requirements
  • AHCWRK320Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
  • AHCWRK321Provide on-job training support
training.gov.au national register, AHC30224 release 1
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Where to study

Where can I study AHC30224?

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 AHC30224 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.

About this page. Every number on this page shows its source and date. Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au. Compiled by Get Course from public data sources. It is not provided or endorsed by any training organisation, and nothing here is advice about your individual situation. Statistics describe groups; your result depends on you. If you represent a training organisation and want to correct or add to this page, contact hello@getcourse.com.au.