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AHC31024 Certificate III in Parks and Gardens

AHC31024 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Parks and Gardens. It prepares you for work as a gardener (general). It has been the current version on the national register since 2024, when it replaced AHC31021. 1,330 people enrolled in 2025.

Often searched as Cert 3 in Parks and Gardens · 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 AHC31021 in 2024
Enrolments
First year
1,330 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 Parks and Gardens 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 AHC31024 starts in 2025: 1,330 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 AHC31024 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 AHC31024 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 Parks and Gardens is 16 units: 11 core, plus 5 electives chosen from 37 options on the register.

  • AHCIRG346Operate pressurised irrigation systems
  • AHCMOM304Operate machinery and equipment
  • AHCPCM306Provide information on plants and their culture
  • AHCPGD307Implement a plant establishment program
  • AHCPGD309Perform specialist amenity pruning
  • AHCPGD310Implement a landscape maintenance program
View all 11 core units
  • AHCPMG301Control weeds
  • AHCPMG302Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
  • AHCSOL304Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas
  • AHCTRF309Implement a grassed area maintenance program
  • AHCWHS302Contribute to workplace health and safety processes
View the 37 elective options
  • AHCARB314Implement a tree maintenance program
  • AHCARB315Inspect trees for access and work
  • AHCARB320Install tree support systems
  • AHCARB321Implement a tree protection program
  • AHCCHM304Transport and store chemicals
  • AHCCHM307Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
  • AHCDRG305Install drainage systems
  • AHCECR301Maintain native ecosystem areas
  • AHCECR303Implement biological reintroduction works
  • AHCIRG337Measure irrigation delivery system performance
  • AHCIRG338Troubleshoot irrigation systems
  • AHCIRG345Install pressurised irrigation systems
  • AHCIRG347Maintain pressurised irrigation systems
  • AHCLSC316Implement a paving project
  • AHCPCM303Identify plant specimens
  • AHCPCM305Implement a plant nutrition program
  • AHCPCM307Report on health and condition of trees
  • AHCPGD210Transplant shrubs and small trees
  • AHCPGD308Plan and maintain plant displays
  • AHCPGD311Conduct operational inspection of park facilities
  • AHCPGD312Implement a maintenance program for an aquatic environment
  • AHCSOL305Prepare growing media
  • AHCTRF307Construct turf playing surfaces
  • AHCTRF308Establish turf
  • AHCTRF310Monitor turf health
  • AHCTRF311Renovate sports turf
  • AHCWRK317Coordinate work site activities
  • AHCWRK320Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
  • BSBOPS304Deliver and monitor a service to customers
  • BSBOPS305Process customer complaints
  • FBPPPL3007Support and mentor individuals and groups
  • FWPCOT2254Maintain chainsaws
  • FWPCOT2273Trim and cut felled trees
  • FWPCOT3350Fell trees manually (intermediate)
  • HLTAID011Provide First Aid
  • PUAFER008Confine small emergencies in a facility
  • RIIWHS204EWork safely at heights
training.gov.au national register, AHC31024 release 1
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Introduction to Permaculture Skill Set
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Where to study

Where can I study AHC31024?

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How we calculate these figures

Get Course maps AHC31024 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 10 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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