Certificate IIi rural operations
The Certificate III in Rural Operations will provide participants with the skills and knowlege to organise and coordinate the procedures that employees in the rural industries must carry out as well as learning technical skills that an employee involved in a rural enterprise should possess. It provides training in a wide range of areas to help you develop a range of skills linking agriculture, horticulture and conservation land management with areas such as tourism, hospitality, metals and engineering, transport and distribution.
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 unit, plus 15 elective units.
- RTE3713A Carry out workplace OHS procedures
- RTC3310A Operate specialised machinery and equipment
- RTC3311A Perform specialised machinery maintenance
- RTC3401A Control weeds
- RTC3404A Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
- RTC3704A Prepare and apply chemicals
- RTC3705A Transport, handle and store chemicals
- RTC3805A Coordinate work site activities
- RTE3009A Undertake agricultural crop harvesting activities
- RTE3029A Establish agricultural crops
- RTE3030A Harvest horticultural crops mechanically
- RTE3307A Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair
- RTE3601A Install irrigation systems
- RTE3603A Install drainage systems
- RTE3604A Troubleshoot drainage systems
- RTE3605A Troubleshoot irrigation systems