Certificate IV production horticulture

This course is for people in the production horticulture industry with some expertise who wish to develop advanced technical and production skills in the production horticulture industry. RMT's production horticulture management programs will challenge how you think about your business and production methods. They focus on strategic decision making in the context of your business or 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 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 12 units of competency:

  • RTC4306A Supervise maintenance of property, machinery and equipment
  • RTC4703A Plan and implement a chemical use program
  • RTC4701A Implement and monitor the enterprise OHS program
  • RTD4406A Implement pest management action plans
  • RTE4002A Develop a crop regulation program
  • RTE4028A Implement and monitor a horticultural crop harvesting program
  • RTE4511A Develop a soil use map for a property
  • RTE4604A Determine seasonal irrigation scheduling tasks
  • RTE4913A Analyse and interpret production data
  • RTF4015A Plan a propagation program
  • RTF4023A Promote plant health
  • BSBEBUS405A Conduct online financial transactions