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Diploma of Horticulture


 National Code: AHC50416
 TAFE SA Code: TP01041


Description

Gain the specialist skills and technical knowledge you need to work as a senior horticulturist, senior gardener, or parks and gardens manager with this advanced horticulture qualification. Develop your study plan tailored to your one interests and career needs. Learn about managing parks and reserves, collecting and classifying plants, preparing landscape designs, and producing arboricultural impact assessment reports.

-“Please note this course will be transitioning to a new version in 2025”

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Horticultural Assistant
Horticultural Assistant

  • Employment Outcomes & Skills Covered

    Employment Outcomes

    Note: Completion of a TAFE SA course does not guarantee an employment outcome. Formal requirements other than educational qualifications (eg licensing, professional registration), may apply to some occupations.

    Qualifications & Skills Covered

    Diploma of Horticulture (AHC50416)
    This course allows an individual study plan to suit the needs of each student to gain a range of skills and knowledge across the breadth of the industry. To complete the qualification you are required to complete 10 elective units.

    Note: Students who successfully complete only one or more units of competency but not the full qualification are eligible to receive a Statement of Attainment.

    90%*
    of TAFE SA graduates are satisfied with the overall quality of training.
    87%*
    of TAFE SA graduates would recommend their training.



    * 2023 NCVER Student Outcomes Survey findings

  • Course Units

    Below is a list of all units that TAFE SA can offer in this qualification. The selection of elective units you will be enrolled into depends on the campus you attend, and the qualification packaging rules described on www.training.gov.au.

    Not all elective units listed below must necessarily be completed to achieve your qualification.

    Elective

    Name Nominal Hours
    Analyse and present research information 40
    Assess landscape sites 110
    Audit irrigation systems 100
    Collect and classify plants 120
    Define the pest problem 100
    Develop a regional pest management plan 120
    Develop an arboricultural impact assessment report 90
    Diagnose plant health problems 120
    Document and audit tree work 90
    Identify, select and specify trees 120
    Manage parks and reserves 200
    Manage trial and research material 140
    Monitor and manage soils for production projects 120
    Prepare a landscape design 240
    Prepare reports 60
    Provide specialist advice to clients 100
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