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AHC33822 Certificate III in Permaculture

AHC33822 is the nationally recognised Certificate III in Permaculture. It prepares you for work as a gardener (general). It has been the current version on the national register since 2023, when it replaced AHC33816. 35 people enrolled in 2025, down 12.5% on the year before.

Often searched as Cert 3 in Permaculture · 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 AHC33816 in 2023
Enrolments
Falling
Down 12.5% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The independent signals behind the Certificate III in Permaculture are weak right now. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage and enrolments are falling. 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

Fewer people are enrolling in the Certificate III in Permaculture than a year ago. Across Australia, 40 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 35, down 12.5% in a year. National data for AHC33822 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 AHC33822 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 AHC33822 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 Permaculture is 15 units: 6 core, plus 9 electives chosen from 22 options on the register. One unit has prerequisites, marked below.

  • AHCPER322Communicate permaculture system principles to stakeholders
  • AHCPER324Establish a permaculture system
  • AHCPER332Maintain integrated plant and animal systems
  • AHCPER335Select plant and animal species for permaculture systems
  • AHCPER414Develop recommendations for integrated plant and animal systems
  • AHCWRK322Conduct site inspections
View the 22 elective options
  • AHCECR301Maintain native ecosystem areas
  • AHCINF305Implement property improvement, construction and repair
  • AHCIRG301Install gravity fed irrigation systems
  • AHCIRG345Install pressurised irrigation systems
  • AHCLSK358Slaughter livestock
  • AHCOCM302Work with an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community or organisation (has prerequisites)
  • AHCOCM303Follow Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols
  • AHCPER323Use the characteristics of plant resilience in a permaculture system
  • AHCPER325Mitigate plant pests, diseases and disorders in a permaculture system
  • AHCPER326Install and maintain permaculture water management systems
  • AHCPER327Install structures for permaculture systems
  • AHCPER328Establish organic garden and orchard systems
  • AHCPER329Coordinate preparation and storage of produce from a permaculture system
  • AHCPER330Coordinate community projects
  • AHCPER331Coordinate propagation activities for a permaculture system
  • AHCPER333Implement crop maintenance and harvesting programs for permaculture systems
  • AHCPER334Read and interpret property maps and plans
  • AHCPER336Test, improve and maintain healthy soil in a permaculture system
  • AHCPER425Operate within a sustainable community and bioregional development program
  • AHCSAW304Implement erosion and sediment control measures
  • AHCWRK314Monitor weather conditions
  • TAEDEL311Provide work skill instruction
training.gov.au national register, AHC33822 release 2
Same training package

What skill sets come from the AHC training package?

Introduction to Permaculture Skill Set
AHCSS00133 · skill set guide
Irrigation Meter Installation and Validation Skill Set
AHCSS00197 · skill set guide
Agricultural Chemical Skill Set
AHCSS00074 · skill set guide
Introduction to Arboriculture Skill Set
AHCSS00104 · skill set guide
Basic Tree Worker Skill Set
AHCSS00103 · skill set guide
Production Horticulture Technology Skill Set
AHCSS00193 · skill set guide
Where to study

Where can I study AHC33822?

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 AHC33822 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: register training.gov.au, synced 12 September 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.

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