Whether you're looking for a professional qualification to start your horticulture career, or you have a green thumb and want to grown your own fruit and vegetables or a beautiful garden, this is the qualification for you!
Through the Certificate III in Production Horticulture, you'll learn about soil sampling and improvement; plant nutrition; crop planting and regulation; harvesting; weed control, including the safe use of chemicals; different production environments including organics; composting; and much more!
This is the perfect qualification if you would like to work in a nursery or orchard, or even associated fields such as landscaping design.
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To find out more about doing this course at a WA TAFE college, select one of the TAFEs listed below to read their course descriptions. You'll also be able to see at which TAFE campus/es the course is delivered.
If you would like further information such as when the course is available and how to enrol, and details of course fees, or if you have questions about how the course is delivered, please follow the Find out more link to go to the TAFE's website where you will find full course details and contact information so that you can speak to the TAFE directly.
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for job roles in the production horticulture and floriculture industry including field worker, seeding person, operator, irrigation maintainer, machinery maintainer and leading hand.
Individuals with this qualification perform tasks involving a broad range of skills that are applied in a wide variety of contexts, which will involve discretion and judgement in selecting and operating equipment, coordinating resources and applying contingency measures during work.
The information presented on the course lists within this website is provided to the Department of Training and Workforce Development by the WA TAFE colleges and private training providers, and is offered as a guide only. It is updated regularly, however some changes to details may occur in between updates. You should always contact the TAFE or private training provider directly to confirm details and/or ask questions.