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AHC42421 Certificate IV in Landscape Design

AHC42421 is the nationally recognised Certificate IV behind landscape gardener work. It is current on the national register, with no earlier version recorded. 65 people enrolled in 2025, up 85.7% on the year before.

Often searched as Cert 4 in Landscape Design · Register data synced 18 Sept 2026 from training.gov.au
Long-term outlook
Positive
Two structural signals up
Register status
Current
No earlier version recorded
Enrolments
Rising fast
Up 85.7% in a year
Funding status
Verification pending
Checked against official state program lists
The short answer

The independent signals behind the Certificate IV in Landscape Design line up. Landscape gardeners are in national shortage and enrolments are rising. 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 landscape gardeners and irrigation technicians as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Landscape Gardener and Irrigation Technician as in national 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 IV in Landscape Design every year. Across Australia, 35 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 65, up 85.7% in a year. National data for AHC42421 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 IV is typically 0.5 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 AHC42421 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 AHC42421 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 IV in Landscape Design is 13 units: 7 core, plus 6 electives chosen from 24 options on the register.

  • AHCDES401Apply construction techniques to landscape design
  • AHCDES402Apply sustainability principles to landscape design
  • AHCDES403Develop landscape designs
  • AHCDES404Prepare simple landscape drawings
  • AHCPCM404Recommend plants and cultural practices
  • CUAACD312Produce computer-aided drawings
View all 7 core units
  • CUADES305Source and apply information on the history and theory of design
View the 24 elective options
  • AHCBUS407Cost a project
  • AHCBUS408Operate within a budget framework
  • AHCDES405Produce 2-D landscape drawings using CAD software
  • AHCGRI501Design roof gardens
  • AHCGRI502Design vertical gardens and green facades
  • AHCIRG342Interpret irrigation plans and drawings
  • AHCLSC404Supervise landscape project works
  • AHCPCM303Identify plant specimens
  • AHCPCM306Provide information on plants and their culture
  • AHCPGD403Design plant displays
  • AHCPGD404Plan a plant establishment program
  • AHCSOL304Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas
  • AHCSOL406Sample soils and interpret results
  • AHCTHH401Develop a therapeutic horticulture design brief
  • AHCWHS402Maintain workplace health and safety processes
  • BSBCRT413Collaborate in creative processes
  • BSBESB401Research and develop business plans
  • BSBESB402Establish legal and risk management requirements of new business ventures
  • BSBESB407Manage finances for new business ventures
  • BSBSTR301Contribute to continuous improvement
  • BSBSTR401Promote innovation in team environments
  • BSBTWK401Build and maintain business relationships
  • CUAACD313Produce technical drawings
  • CUADES413Develop and extend design skills and practice
training.gov.au national register, AHC42421 release 2
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What skill sets come from the AHC training package?

Basic Tree Worker Skill Set
AHCSS00103 · skill set guide
Irrigation Meter Installation and Validation Skill Set
AHCSS00197 · skill set guide
Introduction to Permaculture Skill Set
AHCSS00133 · skill set guide
Farm Business Management Skill Set
AHCSS00030 · skill set guide
Basic Beekeeping Skill Set
AHCSS00075 · skill set guide
Working in Permaculture Skill Set
AHCSS00141 · skill set guide
Where to study

Where can I study AHC42421?

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 AHC42421 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3627) 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; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register training.gov.au, synced 12 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.