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AHC30324 Certificate III in Rural and Environmental Pest Management

AHC30324 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Rural and Environmental Pest Management. It prepares you for work as a pest control technician. It has been the current version on the national register since 2024, when it replaced AHC30318. 35 people enrolled in 2025.

Often searched as Cert 3 in Rural and Environmental Pest Management · 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 AHC30318 in 2024
Enrolments
First year
35 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 Certificate III in Rural and Environmental Pest Management 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 pest control technicians as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Pest Control Technician 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 AHC30324 starts in 2025: 35 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 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 AHC30324 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 AHC30324 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 register lists 6 core units for the Certificate III in Rural and Environmental Pest Management, plus 33 elective options.

  • AHCCHM304Transport and store chemicals
  • AHCCHM307Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
  • AHCPMG203Work effectively in a pest management environment
  • AHCPMG306Determine pest control techniques
  • AHCPMG308Implement pest management strategies
  • AHCWHS302Contribute to workplace health and safety processes
View the 33 elective options
  • AHCBIO203Inspect and clean machinery, tools and equipment to preserve biosecurity
  • AHCBIO303Apply biosecurity measures
  • AHCCHM310Conduct manual fumigation of vertebrate and invertebrate pests
  • AHCECR306Conduct photography for fieldwork
  • AHCECR307Read and interpret maps
  • AHCEXP301Handle and store explosives
  • AHCFAU202Recognise fauna
  • AHCMOM302Perform machinery maintenance
  • AHCMOM304Operate machinery and equipment
  • AHCMOM315Operate chemical application machinery and equipment
  • AHCPCM202Collect, prepare and preserve plant specimens
  • AHCPCM303Identify plant specimens
  • AHCPMG301Control weeds
  • AHCPMG302Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
  • AHCPMG304Use firearms to humanely destroy animals
  • AHCPMG305Survey pests
  • AHCPMG307Apply animal trapping techniques
  • AHCPMG309Apply pest animal control techniques
  • AHCPMG311Use firearms for pest control activities from aircraft
  • AHCPMG312Apply poison baits for vertebrate pest control in rural and environmental landscapes
  • AHCPMG313Prepare, monitor and maintain biological agents for weeds
  • AHCPMG403Apply predator trapping techniques
  • AHCPMG413Define the pest problem
  • AHCWRK314Monitor weather conditions
  • AHCWRK315Respond to emergencies
  • AHCWRK317Coordinate work site activities
  • AHCWRK320Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
  • AHCWRK322Conduct site inspections
  • AHCWRK323Operate in isolated and remote situations
  • FWPCOT3202Navigate in remote or trackless areas
  • FWPCOT3325Operate four wheel drive vehicle on unsealed roads
  • HLTAID011Provide First Aid
  • HLTAID013Provide First Aid in remote or isolated site
training.gov.au national register, AHC30324 release 1
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Where to study

Where can I study AHC30324?

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps AHC30324 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 8434) 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 10 September 2026; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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