National ID: AHC30716 | State ID: BDF1
Grow your horticulture skills
This qualification will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge to work effectively in the horticulture industry. If you have industry experience this course will enhance your skills.
Subjects are selected from specialisations including arboriculture, floriculture, landscaping, nursery, parks and gardens, production skills and turf management. Subjects may include plant identification, irrigation, pest and disease control, machinery use, nursery work, hard landscaping, hydroponics, and turf maintenance. Not all horticultural specialisations will be available at all locations.
On completion of this qualification, you will have gained the following skills and knowledge to work effectively in the horticulture industry:
- implement propagation plans
- control weeds, pests, and diseases
- safely prepare, store, and apply chemicals
- install irrigation
- create plant displays
- plant identification and nutrition, and
- workplace safety and health.
Your qualification prepares you for roles such as:
This qualification is designed to provide you with a range of practical skills, technical training and communication skills for a career in horticulture, specialising in the areas of nursery, gardening and landscaping.
- nursery worker
- gardener
- interior plantscraper
- landscaper
- horticulture worker.
Further Study Option(s)
Certificate IV in Horticulture, Certificate IV in Conservation and Land Management, Diploma of Horticulture
Course overview
View this course on Central Regional Tafe's website
Batavia Coast Maritime Institute
- One semester
- Not competitive
- No selection criteria
| Location | Duration | Competitive | Selection criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batavia Coast Maritime Institute | One semester | No | No selection criteria |
View this course on North Metro Tafe's website
Joondalup (Kendrew Crescent)
- One semester
- This is a competitive course.
- Academic achievement and work history
Midland
- One semester
- This is a competitive course.
- Academic achievement and work history
| Location | Duration | Competitive | Selection criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joondalup (Kendrew Crescent) | One semester | Yes | Academic achievement and work history |
| Midland | One semester | Yes | Academic achievement and work history |
View this course on South Metro Tafe's website
Murdoch
- One semester
- This is a competitive course.
- Academic achievement and work history
| Location | Duration | Competitive | Selection criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murdoch | One semester | Yes | Academic achievement and work history |
View this course on South Regional Tafe's website
Albany
- Six months
- Not competitive
- No selection criteria
Bunbury
- Six months
- Not competitive
- No selection criteria
Busselton
- Six months
- Not competitive
- No selection criteria
Denmark
- Six months
- Not competitive
- No selection criteria
Margaret River
- Six months
- Not competitive
- No selection criteria
| Location | Duration | Competitive | Selection criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | Six months | No | No selection criteria |
| Bunbury | Six months | No | No selection criteria |
| Busselton | Six months | No | No selection criteria |
| Denmark | Six months | No | No selection criteria |
| Margaret River | Six months | No | No selection criteria |
Please contact the college to receive an indicative price for this course.
VET Student Loans
VET Student Loans is the new program that replaces the current VET FEE HELP scheme.
Eligible students will be entitled to apply for a VET Student Loan. Comprehensive information on VET Student Loans can be found on the Australian Government website education.gov.au/vet-student-loans
International students
Fees, charges, available locations, applications, and enrolment procedures for international students are different to those applicable to local students.
International students can only study full-time.
For information on international student fees and application, please follow this link to the TAFE International WA website www.tafeinternational.wa.edu.au
Page last updated May 17, 2021