Certificate iI in Agriculture
The Certificate II in Agriculture will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge to assist farmers and graziers with growing crops and/or feeding and raising livestock. You will learn skills to assist in harvesting activities, maintain livestock feed and water supplies, mustering, moving and penning up livestock, and performing routine farm machinery and equipment maintenance.
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.
You can start this course anytime - there are no semester course dates to wait for. The course is delivered via distance learning and online classroom sessions.
Complete the course faster depending on the time you have available! This certificate course of 17 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 17 units, made up of 4 core units, plus 13 elective units.
Core Units
- RTC2701A Follow OHS procedures
- RTC2702A Observe environmental work practices
- RTC2705A Work effectively in the industry
- RTC2801A Participate in workplace communications
Electives
- RTE2011A Assist agricultural crop establishment
- RTE2030A Assist agricultural crop harvesting
- RTE2112A Milk livestock
- RTE2115A Muster and move livestock
- RTE2118A Handle livestock using basic techniques
- RTE2308A Operate ride-on vehicles
- RTE2901A Observe enterprise quality assurance procedures
- RTC2209A Install, maintain and repair fencing
- RTC2301A Undertake operational maintenance of machinery
- RTC2307A Operate machinery and equipment
- RTC2309A Operate tractors
- RTC2704A Provide basic first aid
- RTC2706A Apply chemicals under supervision