Certificate iII In agriculture (Grain production)
This qualification is part of the Rural Production Training Package, Grain Production stream, and provides training for employment as a farm overseer. It aims to provide learners with the knowledge and associated skills required as skilled operators in the grain production industry. This course is for people in rural industries with no expertise but who want to develop basic technical skills in the grain production industry. It also provides the underpinning knowledge required to apply these skills in the workplace.
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)
- RTC3704A Prepare and apply chemicals
- RTC3805A Coordinate work site activities
- RTE3009A Undertake agricultural crop harvesting activities
- RTE3022A Undertake agricultural crop maintenance activities
- RTE3024A Undertake preparation of land for agricultural crop production
- RTE3029A Establish agricultural crops
- RTF3503A Sample soils and analyse results
- RTC3310A Operate specialised machinery and equipment
- RTC3311A Perform specialised machinery maintenance
- RTC3705A Transport, handle and store chemicals
- RTE3037A Save, prepare and store agricultural seed
- RTE3307A Coordinate machinery equipment maintenance and repair
- RTE3309A Operate machinery in adverse conditions
- RTE3506A Monitor weather conditions
- RTF3012A Implement a plant nutrition program