Certificate iiI in Agriculture
The Certificate III in Agriculture is for people in the rural industry who want to develop advanced technical and husbandry skills. You will learn how to organise and coordinate the procedures that employees in the rural industries must carry out as well as learning technical skills that a senior employee on a rural enterprise should possess. You will also be able to apply occupational health, safe working practices and quality assurance practices to industry standards. This course is also suitable for owners of rural operations who want to enhance their technical knowledge and skills. It is also suitable for people with some expertise who want to enter the rural industry.
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 16 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 units, plus 15 elective units.
- RTE3713A Carry out workplace OHS procedures (Core)
- RTC3311A Perform specialised machinery maintenance
- RTC3404A Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
- RTC3704A Prepare and apply chemicals
- RTC3705A Transport, handle and store chemicals
- RTE3022A Undertake agricultural crop maintenance activities
- RTE3024A Undertake preparation of land for agricultural crop production
- RTE3030A Harvest horticultural crops mechanically
- RTE3122A Prepare livestock for shearing
- RTE3131A Transport livestock
- RTE3307A Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair
- RTE3601A Install irrigation systems
- RTE3605A Troubleshoot irrigation systems
- RTE3908A Maintain and monitor feed stocks
- RTF3503A Sample soils and analyse results
- BCC3002A Conduct backhoe/loader operations