Certificate III irrigation
Our courses in irrigation are designed to develop and enhance a range of skills required for employment in the agribusiness and irrigation construction industries. Employees are likely to be involved in a wide range of irrigation work, with various degrees of responsibility including: servicing and installation of equipment; coordinating the activities of staff; estimating materials, equipment and labour costs for a job; dealing on a daily basis with other industry people such as farmers, equipment manufacturers and chemical company representatives.
Length of study
The length of this course is 12 months full-time and 18 months part-time. (Approximately 10-20 hours should be given to complete each unit - depending on your subject knowledge and time spent on study sessions)
Delivery modes
Fit your learning around your lifestyle - because the course is delivered online, you have the flexibility of when and where you wish to complete your business training.
Complete the course faster depending on the time you have available! This certificate course of 12 units is typically completed within 1 year, but you can finish earlier by increasing the time you dedicate to your studies.
Enrolment
You can start your course at any time - there are no semester or course date to wait for. There are two options for enrolment: Firstly you can fill out the enrolment form and post or fax back to RMT or you can fill out the online enrolment form.
Course units
This is an example only of how units can be packaged to suit an individual learner or enterprise. In no way is this mandatory. Please see attached brochure for more details on course units.
You are required to complete 16 units, made up of 1 core unit and 15 elective units
- RTE3713A Carry out workplace OHS procedures
- BCS3050A Connect irrigation system from drinkable water (potable) supply
- RTE3601A Install irrigation systems
- RTE3605A Troubleshoot irrigation systems
- RTE3607A Measure irrigation delivery system performance
- RTE3612A Implement a maintenance program for an irrigation system
- RTC3805A Coordinate work site activities
- RTE3610A Operate gravity fed irrigation systems
- RTC3704A Prepare and apply chemicals
- RTC3705A Transport, handle and store chemicals
- RTE3305A Install and terminate extra low voltage wiring systems
- BCC3002A Conduct backhoe/loader operations
- RTE3503A Sample soils and analyse results
- RTF3216A Install water features
- RTE3611A Operate pressurised irrigation systems
- BCS3022A Carry out simple forms of concreting associated with plumbing work