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AHC50324 Diploma of Production Horticulture

AHC50324 is the nationally recognised Diploma of Production Horticulture. It prepares you for work as a horticultural crop growers nec. It has been the current version on the national register since 2024, when it replaced AHC50320. 5 people enrolled in 2025.

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 AHC50320 in 2024
Enrolments
First year
5 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 Diploma of Production Horticulture 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 flower growers, fruit growers, nut growers, production nursery growers, turf growers, vegetable growers, wine grape growers and horticultural crop growers necs as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Flower Grower, Fruit Grower, Nut Grower, Production Nursery Grower, Turf Grower, Vegetable Grower, Wine Grape Grower and Horticultural Crop Growers nec 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 AHC50324 starts in 2025: 5 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 Diploma 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 AHC50324 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 AHC50324 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 Diploma of Production Horticulture is 10 units: 5 core, plus 5 electives chosen from 30 options on the register.

  • AHCBUS511Manage enterprise staff requirements
  • AHCPCM507Diagnose plant health problems
  • AHCPHT511Develop a horticultural production plan
  • AHCWHS503Manage workplace health and safety processes
  • AHCWRK521Plan, implement and review a quality assurance program
View the 30 elective options
  • AHCBER503Manage active operational emergency disease or pest sites
  • AHCBER504Manage the implementation of a biosecurity emergency control program
  • AHCBUS513Market products and services
  • AHCBUS514Negotiate and monitor contracts
  • AHCBUS516Develop and review a business plan
  • AHCBUS517Monitor and review business performance
  • AHCBUS518Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports
  • AHCCHM501Develop and manage a chemical use strategy
  • AHCDRG502Design drainage systems
  • AHCHYD502Develop a plan for a hydroponic system
  • AHCIRG506Design irrigation systems
  • AHCIRG508Design irrigation system maintenance and monitoring programs
  • AHCIRG509Develop an irrigation and drainage management plan
  • AHCMOM501Manage machinery and equipment
  • AHCMOM502Implement a machinery management system
  • AHCORG509Prepare and manage organic or biodynamic certification
  • AHCORG514Develop an organic or biodynamic management plan
  • AHCPCM513Conduct environment and food safety risk assessment of plant nutrition and soil fertility programs
  • AHCPHT512Manage a controlled growing environment
  • AHCSOL505Monitor and manage soils for production
  • AHCSOL506Manage erosion and sediment control
  • AHCSOL507Develop and manage a plan to reclaim land affected by salinity
  • AHCSOL508Manage soils to enhance sustainability
  • AHCWAT503Manage water systems
  • AHCWAT504Design water treatment systems
  • BSBOPS504Manage business risk
  • FBPFSY5003Design a traceability system for food products
  • TLIL5019Implement and monitor transport logistics
  • TLIR0004Negotiate a contract
  • TLIR4002Source goods/services and evaluate contractors
training.gov.au national register, AHC50324 release 2
Same training package

What skill sets come from the AHC training package?

Working in Permaculture Skill Set
AHCSS00141 · skill set guide
Production Horticulture Technology Skill Set
AHCSS00193 · skill set guide
Farm Business Management Skill Set
AHCSS00030 · skill set guide
Basic Beekeeping Skill Set
AHCSS00075 · skill set guide
Basic Tree Worker Skill Set
AHCSS00103 · skill set guide
Irrigation Systems Auditor Skill Set
AHCSS00165 · skill set guide
Where to study

Where can I study AHC50324?

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 AHC50324 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 1216) 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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