HORTICULTURE & LAND SCIENCES / CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT / HORTICULTURE / SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS Animal Studies 2018
POSSIBLE CAREERS / Catchment Management Worker / Ecotourism Worker / Gardener / Horticultural Worker or Assistant / Land, Park & Wildlife Worker / Nursery Assistant / Park Ranger / Restoration Programs Worker STUDY MODE KEY Ap Apprenticeship Tr Traineeship Vc VCAL Ft Full time Pt Part time Oc Off campus Selected courses are provided to eligible individuals with funds made available by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments. For details visit boxhill.edu.au The information contained in this publication is correct at time of print (August 2017). Box Hill Institute reserves the right to alter, amend or delete details of course offerings and other information published here. Box Hill Institute BHI RTO 4687 CRICOS: 02411J CAE - RTO 3737 M1185 08/17 Animal Studies 2018
HORTICULTURE Prepare for a career in the fields of landscape, nursery, reserves, parks, gardens, land, wildlife and natural area management. If you re interested in designing and implementing plant displays for domestic and commercial purposes, recognising and treating plant diseases, and using tools and equipment out in the field, a career in horticulture is for you. CERTIFICATE II IN HORTICULTURE (AHC20416) This course is a great place for you to start your horticultural career. You will acquire the skills to gain employment in the diverse horticultural industry. Classes are practically orientated. You will gain hands on experience by working hands on outdoors. You will learn machinery operations, how to operate and maintain chainsaws, planting, pruning and many more skills to make you job ready. There are no prerequisites for this course. opportunities including gardening labourer or an apprentice in the fields of landscape construction, nursery production, parks and gardens or turf. After successful completion, you may wish to apply for entry into Certificate III in Horticulture or related study area. CERTIFICATE II IN LANDSCAPING (AHC21616) This course gives you the essential skills you need to enter the Landscape construction industry. This course will develop your skills in paving, machinery operation, low profile retaining wall construction and other skills relevant to landscaping. This course has significant practical components with a focus on employability skills. You must possess the communication skills and physical ability to perform practical work placement in industry. opportunities as Landscape worker. On successful completion, you may wish to further your studies with Box Hill Institute in Certificate III in Horticulture. boxhill.edu.au Horticulture & Land Sciences 2018 /3
CERTIFICATE III IN HORTICULTURE (AHC30716) Enhance your skills in the ever-growing industry of Horticulture in and around the Yarra valley and ranges. Gain experience through practical learning by operating chainsaws, identifying plants and demonstrating nursery skills. Other study areas include machinery operation, propagation and soils. This course has significant practical components with a focus on employability skills. You must possess basic communication skills and the physical ability to perform practical work placement in industry. opportunities including horticulturalist or gardener. After successful completion, you may wish to apply for entry into: Certificate IV in Horticulture Certificate IV in Conservation Land Management. CERTIFICATE III IN LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION (AHC30916) This course gives you the essential skills required to work in the Landscape construction industry. You will develop skills in paving, surveying, retaining wall construction, stonework through practical experience. You must currently work in the landscape industry. After successful completion, you may wish to apply for employment opportunities as a landscaper. After successful completion, you may wish to further your studies. Suitable courses include, but are not limited to, the Certificate IV in Horticulture or Diploma of Landscape Design. Pt 3 years CERTIFICATE III IN PRODUCTION NURSERY (AHC31116) Do you work in a production nursery? Do you want to further develop your knowledge? This course will increase your knowledge in the areas of plant production, nursery biosecurity and plant health management. Achieving this qualification is recognised within the nursery industry to meet job outcomes. You must be working in the wholesale nursery industry. opportunities such as a nursery worker. Upon successful completion, you may wish to apply for entry into either the Certificate IV in Horticulture or the Diploma in Horticulture at Box Hill Institute campus. and July Pt 3 years /4 Horticulture & Land Sciences 2018
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LAND SCIENCES Do you want with skills and knowledge to manage staff, oversee fauna populations, monitor biodiversity, develop management plans for designated areas, conduct biological surveys, collect and classify plants, and develop workplace sustainability policy and procedures, look no further than conservation and land sciences. CERTIFICATE II IN CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT (AHC21016) This course is a great place for you to start your career in Conservation Land Management. You will acquire the skills to gain employment in this expanding industry. Classes are practically orientated. You will gain hands on experience by undertaking practical work outdoors. You will learn machinery operations, how to operate and maintain chainsaws, planting, fencing and many more skills to make you job ready. There no prerequisites for this course. After the successful completion, you may choose to apply for a position in indigenous land management, conservation earthworks, lands, parks and wildlife and natural area as a conservation support worker. You may wish to further your studies by applying for entry into Certificate III in Conservation Land Management at our campus. CERTIFICATE III IN CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT (AHC31416) This course is a great place for you to start your career in Conservation Land Management. This course provides you with learning opportunities out in the natural environment as well as providing key employment skills along the way. Develop your skills in such areas of machinery operations, plant identification, fencing and re-vegetation works. This course has significant practical components with a focus of employability skills. You must possess the communication skills and physical ability to perform practical work placement in industry. opportunities including a ranger or a bush crew member. On successful completion of this course, you may wish to apply for entry into Certificate IV in Conservation and Land Management at Box Hill Institute. /6 Horticulture & Land Sciences 2018
DIPLOMA OF CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT (AHC51116) This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge you will need for a career in conservation and land management. This level course will prepare you for a role in a management position with technical level skills in land management. You will develop skills to be able to manage staff, manage fauna populations, monitor biodiversity, develop a management plan for a designated area, conduct biological surveys, collect and classify plants and develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability. There are no entry requirements for this qualification. opportunities including lands, parks and wildlife manager or senior ranger. After successful completion, you may wish to apply for entry into the Advanced Diploma of Conservation and Land Management or another related course. March Ft 2 years Pt 4 years FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON ALL COURSES, INCLUDING ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS, FEES AND UNITS VISIT BOXHILL.EDU.AU LITERACY & NUMERACY SUPPORT PROGRAM The Literacy and Numeracy Support (LN Support) program provides eligible students with help to complete their course by focusing on workplace reading, writing, numeracy (maths) and communication skills. The LN Support program is flexible, and provides support in classrooms and/or in group tutorials and with online activities. Students are enrolled in LN Support program units based on their Core Skills Diagnostic Test. When students have successfully completed these units, they receive a Box Hill Institute Statement of Attainment. The LN Support Program is nationally accredited course and students use their second government subsidised place for that year. This training is provided to eligible individuals with funds made available by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments. boxhill.edu.au Horticulture & Land Sciences 2018 /7
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