AHC30318 Certificate III in Rural and Environmental Pest Management

National ID: AHC30318 State ID: BEF8

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Keep our livestock and farming pest-free.

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge required for pest management contractors, pest management field officers, vertebrate pest management field officers and weed management field officers in the pest management industry. This includes those who work in weed management as well as vertebrate pest management in conservation, land management, horticulture and agriculture settings.

Some things you'll learn:

How to participate in strategic invasive species management practices
How to prepare for management programs
How to complete and assess management programs
How to carry out weed management programs that require chemical spraying
How to maintain required records

This course is right for you if:

You have experience in the pest management industry
You work in the pest management industry
You have a firearms license and a current A class driver’s license

Entrance requirements

School Leaver	Non-School Leaver	AQF
OLNA or NAPLAN 9 Band 8	C Grades in Year 10 English and Maths or equivalent	Certificate I or Certificate II

Important information

Entrance Requirements

Students will require a firearms license and a current A class driver’s license.
Students will need to have experience and/or be working in the industry. If students are not currently working in the industry, they will need to have access to a workplace approved by the assessor.
Students must be over 18 years (due to the need for a firearms license)

Job opportunities

Job opportunities include:

Pest management contractors
Pest management field officer
Vertebrate pest management field officer
Weed management field officer

For more information about job and career pathways, visit JobOutlook(opens in a new tab) or Jobs and Skills WA.

Please note: This list is a guide only as job titles and qualification requirements may vary between organisations.

Further Study

We offer a range of further study opportunities, view our course list here. (opens in a new tab)

Study options and how to apply

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Available all year round, 2022

Details

Many of our courses offer flexible learning options that provide you with the opportunity to study WHENEVER and WHEREVER suits you. Typically, flexible, and self-paced options are part-time and open for enrolment all year round, allowing you to start, enrol and study continuously.

Once you enrol into your chosen units, you will have six (6) months from the date of your enrolment to complete your study.

Duration	6 Months
When	Available all year round, 2022
Where	Carnarvon
How	Self Paced External

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FEES:

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Units and fees

Fee estimate instructions: Tick the boxes below for the number of units required for this course. A total fee estimate will appear in a table on the right hand side.

Units required: To achieve this qualification you must successfully complete fourteen (14) units of competence (6 core plus 8 elective units) from those listed below.

Core

National ID	Unit title	Tuition fee	Concession fee	Resource fee
AHCCHM304	Transport and store chemicals	$97.60	$29.40	$17.50
AHCCHM307	Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases	$341.60	$102.90	$17.50
AHCPMG203	Work effectively in a pest management environment	$219.60	$66.15	$17.50
AHCPMG306	Determine pest control techniques	$317.20	$95.55	$17.50
AHCPMG308	Implement pest management strategies	$268.40	$80.85	$17.50
AHCWHS301	Contribute to work health and safety processes	$195.20	$58.80	$17.50

Elective

Unit Selection

All eight (8) elective units must be selected from the list below.

National ID	Unit title	Tuition fee	Concession fee	Resource fee
AHCFAU202	Recognise fauna	$170.80	$51.45	$17.50
AHCPMG304	Use firearms to humanely destroy animals	$244.00	$73.50	$17.50
AHCPMG305	Survey pests	$317.20	$95.55	$17.50
AHCPMG307	Apply animal trapping techniques	$146.40	$44.10	$17.50
AHCPMG309	Apply pest animal control techniques	$268.40	$80.85	$17.50
AHCPMG312	Apply poison baits for vertebrate pest control in rural and environmental landscapes	$268.40	$80.85	$17.50
AHCWRK312	Operate in isolated and remote situations	$244.00	$73.50	$17.50
FWPCOT3259	Operate a four wheel drive on unsealed roads	$195.20	$58.80	$17.50

Please note: Where displayed, fees are only an estimate. Course information and fees are subject to change without notice.

Fees may differ between campus locations due to the difference between elective units in the course study plan or a need to adapt courses to meet local industry needs.
Fees may also differ for individuals depending on units of study selected, prior qualifications and recognition of prior learning (RPL).
Fees are payable at the time of enrolment.
Total fees quoted include tuition fees and resource fees. You may also be required to purchase text books, uniforms or other personal equipment that are not included in this fee estimate.
For Lower Fees, local skills (half-price) courses please refer to additional eligibility information above.
Proof of concession must be presented to access concession rates if eligible.
Concession rates: If eligible, proof of concession must be presented.
Concessions and the secondary school age fee cap do not apply to commercial courses (short courses), or Foundation Programs (i.e ESL and General Education).
Secondary school aged persons (in 2021, students born on or after 1 July 2003 who are at least 15 years old in 2021) undertaking training that is not part of a VET Delivered to Secondary Schools program, the maximum course (tuition) fee chargeable is $420. Additional resource fees and discretionary fees may apply.
VET Student Loans for eligible courses and fee caps may be subject to changes implemented by the Australian Government.

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