Whether you're interested in landscaping and horticulture, farming or animal care or conservation and land management, these courses and qualifications can set you up for an exciting, challenging and rewarding career.
These industry areas cover a range of occupations including veterinary nurse, equine (horse) care, landscape designer or horticulturist, farm worker, laboratory technician and viticulture. There's even a course that could lead you to a career inspecting, documenting and maintaining Aboriginal cultural and heritage sites across Australia.
Included in this group are environmental pursuits such as impact assessments, land management or the conservation of ecosystems in our rivers, forests and oceans.
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Considering a career in agriculture?
Muresk Institute is Western Australia's skills hub for modern agriculture – offering a wide range of nationally accredited courses, as well as workshops and professional development, hand-picked from leading training providers and industry experts across the country.
If you want to upskills, or acquire a new skill to keep up with the rapidly evolving agriculture industry, visit the Muresk Institute website to find out more.
Please note: Not all courses at Muresk are subsidised through Jobs and Skills WA.
industry course list: Agriculture, Animals, Science and the Environment
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Please note
The vocational education and training (VET) courses delivered in Western Australia on this course list are funded through the Department of Training and Workforce Development; these are referred to as publicly funded training. A range of qualifications and courses for priority industry areas and occupations are subsidised under Jobs and Skills WA, to reduce the cost of training in priority skill areas. To find out more about which courses are subsidised, please take a look at the information available on the main Training page.
Other non-publicly funded courses are available through TAFE colleges and private providers; however these are not included in this course list. To find these other courses, you can search a list of all VET courses in WA via the myskills.gov.au website.
Advanced Diploma of Laboratory Operations
National ID : MSL60118 | State ID : BDV2
Time to boost your lab tech career? This is it!
This qualification covers the skills and knowledge required to supervise laboratory operations within a work area or project team. Due to the high level skills and knowledge it offers, the course is designed for people who have experience in a technical laboratory role.
Agricultural Chemical Skill Set
National ID : AHCSS00074 | State ID : AD882
Get specialised skills and knowledge for agriculture or farming
If you work with chemicals in an agricultural or farming setting; and would like the skills to handle, transport, and store them safely — this is the short course for you!
Bandsaw Operator (Small Stock) Skill Set
National ID : AMPSS00003 | State ID : AD692
Join WA's world class meat industry! FREE IN '23!
With this skill set, you’ll have the opportunity to gain specialised bandsaw operator skills in a modern meat processing facility.
Broadacre Harvest Operations skill set
State ID : AE387
Start your career in agriculture — FREE IN '23!
The Broadacre Harvest Operations Skill Set will give anyone new to the agricultural industry the skills and knowledge to safely undertake employment for harvest operations in the broadacre sector. Gain the knowledge to safely operate a range of machinery used for harvest — including commercial tractors, headers, augurs and the chaser-bin. You'll also learn how to undertake agricultural crop harvesting.
Broadacre Seeding Operations Skill Set
State ID : AE400
Sow the seeds for a career in agriculture — FREE IN '23!
If you’d like to kickstart your career in the agriculture industry where you could work in the beautiful pastures of WA's south west or the golden fields of the Wheatbelt, this skill set is for you! You will gain the knowledge and skills to safely apply chemicals and operate a range of machinery used for seeding — including tractors, boomsprays and air seeders — to comply with work health and safety procedures.
Carcase Trimming (Retain Rail) Skill Set
National ID : AMPSS00007 | State ID : AD704
Chop Chop! FREE IN '23!
Western Australia's known for its high quality meat products such as beef, chicken, pork, and more. You’re needed to join the team to help bring WA’s famous meat to the world!
Certificate II in Agriculture
National ID : AHC20116 | State ID : BCZ7
Get ready for a career in agriculture!
Get qualified as a farm hand with the Certificate II in Agriculture and gain job ready skills to set you up for a wide range of career options across agriculture, agribusiness and rural operations.
Certificate II in Animal Care
National ID : ACM20121 | State ID : BGQ7
Doggone it, what a great career!
If you’re just starting out on your dream of working with animals, this is a great place to start! This nationally recognised training course qualifies you for support roles at animal shelters, kennels, pet shops, and wildlife centres — the perfect way to kickstart your career in animal care, or gain the skills and experience to get you into other areas such as veterinary nursing.
Certificate II in Animal Studies
National ID : ACM20117 | State ID : BDN2
Would you love a career working with animals?
Kickstart your amazing career working with animals with this course! You'll gain a broad introduction to working with a range of animals in a variety of animal care workplaces, including veterinary practices and farms, with no previous experience necessary.
Certificate II in Aquaculture
National ID : SFI20119 | State ID : BEI8
Nothing fishy going on here — it's your new career!
This qualification is your first step towards an exciting career in the aquaculture industry! You'll build a great range of skills and knowledge that will get you job ready to work as a field hand in a range of aquaculture operations.