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Course Overview
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Course Content
Conduct an ecological and cultural site inspection prior to works
Core unit — 100 nominal hours
Contribute to workplace health and safety processes
Core unit — 50 nominal hours
Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
Elective — 60 nominal hours
Collect native seed
Elective — 40 nominal hours
Conduct intertidal marine monitoring
Elective — 60 nominal hours
Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
Elective — 80 nominal hours
Control weeds
Elective — 70 nominal hours
Identify and select plants
Elective — 90 nominal hours
Identify fauna in the field
Elective — 50 nominal hours
Identify plant specimens
Elective — 80 nominal hours
Implement a plant establishment program
Elective — 80 nominal hours
Implement a propagation plan
Elective — 90 nominal hours
Implement ecosystem reconstruction works
Elective — 90 nominal hours
Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas
Elective — 60 nominal hours
Operate and maintain chainsaws
Elective — 40 nominal hours
Operate machinery and equipment
Elective — 40 nominal hours
Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
Elective — 70 nominal hours
Read and interpret maps
Elective — 40 nominal hours
Recognise landforms and soil types
Elective — 50 nominal hours
Survey pests
Elective — 70 nominal hours
Transport and store chemicals
Elective — 50 nominal hours
Undertake sampling and testing of water
Elective — 70 nominal hours
Work as a guide
Elective — 90 nominal hours
Common Questions
This course is part of the Fee Free TAFE initiative, which means eligible students may pay $0. Fee Free places are limited and eligibility criteria applies. If all Fee Free TAFE places are filled, you may be offered a subsidised place instead. Subsidised fees range from $1,853–$2,969 per semester ($3,705–$5,938 total for 12 months), concession fees range from $1,268–$2,031 per semester ($2,535–$4,063 total), and full fees range from $2,867–$4,594 per semester ($5,733–$9,188 total).
The course is offered at three campus locations: Barossa Valley (Nuriootpa Campus), Mount Gambier, and Urrbrae. Barossa Valley offers both on campus and blended study on a part-time basis. Mount Gambier offers blended study part-time. Urrbrae offers on campus study for both full-time and part-time students.
You will need to buy and wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as safety boots and appropriate workwear (e.g. sun protection (hat), long pants, long sleeve shirt), which costs approximately $100–$200. There is also an additional $50.00 for incidental items such as gloves, safety glasses and a spray suit.
To complete the Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management (AHC31424), you are required to complete all 2 core units and 14 elective units. The selection of elective units you will be enrolled into depends on the campus you attend and the qualification packaging rules. Students who successfully complete only one or more units of competency but not the full qualification are eligible to receive a Statement of Attainment.
Job role titles may include Indigenous Lands Worker, National Parks Worker, Revegetation Worker, and Land Rehabilitation Worker. An example career profile is Landcare Officer. The course enables individuals to select an indigenous land management, conservation earthworks, lands, parks and wildlife or natural area management context as a job focus, or a mix of these. Note that completion of a TAFE SA course does not guarantee an employment outcome, and formal requirements other than educational qualifications may apply to some occupations.
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