Jobs and Skills AustraliaIs the work there?
Official shortage list
Australia's official shortage list rates cotton farm workers, grain, oilseed, pulse and pasture farm workers, sugar cane farm workers and vineyard workers as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Cotton Farm Worker, Grain, Oilseed, Pulse and Pasture Farm Worker, Sugar Cane Farm Worker and Vineyard 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 ActivityWho is training
More people are choosing the Certificate III in Production Horticulture every year. Across Australia, 5 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 55, up 1000% in a year. National data for AHC30624 starts in 2024.
NCVER Total VET Activity · 2025 collection
training.gov.au · Australian Qualifications FrameworkWhat 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 AHC30624 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 listsWhat does it cost, and who funds it?
State funding for AHC30624 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 packagingWhat is in the qualification
The register lists 3 core units for the Certificate III in Production Horticulture, plus 61 elective options. One unit has prerequisites, marked below.
- AHCBIO303Apply biosecurity measures
- AHCWHS302Contribute to workplace health and safety processes
- AHCWRK318Comply with industry quality assurance requirements
View the 61 elective options
- AHCBER302Work effectively in a biosecurity emergency response
- AHCBER305Carry out emergency disease or pest control procedures on infected premises
- AHCBER306Carry out movement and security procedures
- AHCBIO301Identify and report signs of unusual disease or pest
- AHCCHM304Transport and store chemicals
- AHCCHM307Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
- AHCCHM308Use application equipment to apply fumigant in confined spaces
- AHCCHM309Fumigate soil
- AHCDRG305Install drainage systems
- AHCDRG306Measure drainage system performance
- AHCDRG307Troubleshoot drainage systems
- AHCHYD303Implement a maintenance program for hydroponic systems
- AHCHYD304Install hydroponic systems
- AHCIRG337Measure irrigation delivery system performance
- AHCIRG338Troubleshoot irrigation systems
- AHCIRG345Install pressurised irrigation systems
- AHCIRG346Operate pressurised irrigation systems
- AHCIRG347Maintain pressurised irrigation systems
- AHCMOM202Operate tractors
- AHCMOM301Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair
- AHCMOM302Perform machinery maintenance
- AHCMOM304Operate machinery and equipment
- AHCMOM305Operate specialised machinery and equipment
- AHCMOM311Operate precision control technology
- AHCMOM315Operate chemical application machinery and equipment
- AHCNSY308Maintain nursery plants
- AHCNSY309Receive and dispatch nursery products
- AHCNSY310Install and maintain plant displays
- AHCNSY311Promote sales of plants
- AHCNSY312Prepare specialised plants
- AHCNSY313Implement a propagation plan
- AHCNSY314Operate fertigation equipment
- AHCPCM305Implement a plant nutrition program
- AHCPCM306Provide information on plants and their culture
- AHCPCM405Implement an integrated pest management program
- AHCPGD209Prune shrubs and small trees
- AHCPHT302Prepare raw materials and compost feedstock
- AHCPHT312Implement a crop regulation program
- AHCPHT313Implement a post-harvest program
- AHCPHT314Harvest horticultural crops mechanically
- AHCPHT315Establish horticultural crops
- AHCPHT316Supervise mushroom substrate preparation
- AHCPHT317Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting
- AHCPHT318Prepare value added compost-based products
- AHCPMG301Control weeds
- AHCPMG302Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
- AHCPMG313Prepare, monitor and maintain biological agents for weeds
- AHCPMG401Implement the pest monitoring and evaluation plan
- AHCSOL305Prepare growing media
- AHCWAT302Monitor and operate water treatment processes
- AHCWRK212Work effectively in industry
- AHCWRK314Monitor weather conditions
- AHCWRK315Respond to emergencies
- AHCWRK317Coordinate work site activities
- AHCWRK319Handle bulk materials in a storage area
- AHCWRK320Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
- FBPVIT2012Identify and treat nursery plant disorders
- FBPVIT3001Coordinate vineyard operations
- FBPVIT3003Operate spreading and seeding equipment
- FBPVIT3004Monitor and maintain nursery plants (has prerequisites)
- FBPVIT3008Operate a mechanical harvester
training.gov.au national register, AHC30624 release 2
Same training packageWhat skill sets come from the AHC training package?