Certificate III in Protected Horticulture

Apply biosecurity measures

Contribute to workplace health and safety processes

Apply environmentally sustainable work practices

Monitor the implementation of food safety and quality programs

Apply quality systems and procedures

Carry out manual handling tasks

Inspect and clean machinery, tools and equipment to preserve biosecurity

Identify and report signs of unusual disease or pest

Transport and store chemicals

Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases

Implement a maintenance program for hydroponic systems

Install hydroponic systems

Implement a maintenance program for hydroponic systems

Install hydroponic systems

Establish and monitor hydroponic crops

Measure irrigation delivery system performance

Operate tractors

Operate machinery and equipment

Undertake propagation activities

Maintain nursery plants

Operate fertigation equipment

Implement a plant nutrition program

Provide information on plants and their culture

Maintain crop

Perform manual pollination of crops

Perform plant blocking on

Support horticultural crop harvesting

Undertake field budding and grafting

Install and maintain vertical hanging trellis

Implement a crop regulation program

Establish horticultural crops

Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting

Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders

Control weeds

Control plant pests, diseases and disorders

Prepare growing media

Monitor and operate water treatment processes

Access, extract and monitor water for irrigation

Collect and record production data

Respond to emergencies

Coordinate work site activities

Operate the carton erection process

Operate the palletising process

Perform basic packaging tests and inspections

Operate the labelling process

Operate a process control interface

Clean equipment in place

Clean and sanitise equipment

Set up a production or packaging line for operation

Operate and monitor a filtration process

Operate and monitor interrelated processes in a production or packaging system

Participate in improvement processes

Participate in an audit process

Report on workplace performance

Apply principles of food packaging

Bench graft vines

Provide First Aid

Control stock

Organise receival and despatch operations

Use product knowledge to complete work operations

Operate a forklift

Use infotechnology devices in the workplace

Licence to operate a forklift truck

Administer inventory systems

Maintain stock control and receivals