Qualification Outline

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Certificate III in Agriculture (Dairy Production)

Certificate III in Agriculture (Dairy Production)

Qualification
National Code:
AHC30216
State Code:
BDE3
TGA Status:
Replaced
DTWD Status:
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0501 - Agriculture
Original TGA Release Date
27/06/2016
Approved Date
12/01/2017
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
B
Nominal Hours
555
Duration
1 Semester
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
27/06/2016
VET Act Conditions
Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
1.00 27/06/2016 Current Approved
Description

This qualification provides an occupational outcome in the dairy industry. The dairy industry expects that graduates from this qualification will be able to perform a range of tasks associated with a person performing the job role of a dairy farmhand.
This qualification is suitable for an Australian Apprenticeship.
No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Schedule
Packaging Rules
Total number of units = seventeen (17)
Core Units = eleven (11)
Elective Units = six (6)
- select at least three (3) units from the elective list
- three (3) units aligned to AQF levels 2, 3, or 4 may be selected from the elective list, or this or any other endorsed Training Package or Accredited Course. Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in dairying and must be chosen to ensure the integrity of the qualification outcome at AQF level 3
1. Core Units

All eleven (11) units must be completed.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
BAP92 AHCWHS301 Contribute to work health and safety processes 40 Unit of competency
BAQ99 AHCDRY301 Coordinate milking operations 30 Unit of competency
BAQ93 AHCBAC302 Establish pastures and crops for livestock production 25 Unit of competency
BAM03 AHCLSK309 Implement animal health control programs 40 Unit of competency
BAR10 AHCLSK311 Implement feeding plans for livestock 25 Unit of competency
BAO30 AHCLSK329 Implement procedures for calving 60 Unit of competency
BAM13 AHCINF302 Plan and construct an electric fence 25 Unit of competency
BAN65 AHCCHM303 Prepare and apply chemicals 40 Unit of competency
BAR40 AHCLSK318 Rear newborn and young livestock 35 Unit of competency
BAO19 AHCWRK303 Respond to emergencies 35 Unit of competency
BAN70 AHCCHM304 Transport and store chemicals 20 Unit of competency
2. Elective Units

At least three (3) units must be chosen from the elective units listed.
Please refer to the packaging rules for the full details of available options.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
BAQ92 AHCLSK301 Administer medication to livestock 40 Unit of competency
BAR14 AHCWRK309 Apply environmentally sustainable work practices 45 Unit of competency
BAM90 AHCAIS303 Artificially inseminate livestock 80 Unit of competency
BAO42 AHCLSK325 Castrate livestock 10 Unit of competency
BAN59 AHCWRK301 Collect samples for a rural production or horticulture monitoring program 30 Unit of competency
BAP30 AHCLSK327 Collect, store and administer colostrum 15 Unit of competency
BAS55 AHCLSK331 Comply with industry animal welfare requirements 20 Unit of competency
BAO24 AHCWRK306 Comply with industry quality assurance requirements 20 Unit of competency
BAS49 AHCBAC301 Conserve forage 80 Unit of competency
BAN03 AHCLSK320 Coordinate and monitor livestock transport 10 Unit of competency
BAN09 AHCLSK312 Coordinate artificial insemination and fertility management of livestock 15 Unit of competency
BAO40 AHCWRK305 Coordinate work site activities 40 Unit of competency
BAT01 AHCBAC306 Establish agricultural crops 30 Unit of competency
BAN81 AHCLSK308 Identify and draft livestock 40 Unit of competency
BAO01 AHCPCM301 Implement a plant nutrition program 30 Unit of competency
BAO84 AHCINF301 Implement property improvement, construction and repair 40 Unit of competency
BAT14 AHCBAC307 Maintain agricultural crops 30 Unit of competency
BAP46 AHCLSK323 Maintain and monitor feed stocks 30 Unit of competency
BAR80 AHCLSK305 Maintain livestock water supplies 30 Unit of competency
BAS96 AHCBAC310 Maintain pastures and crops for livestock production 55 Unit of competency
BAS31 AHCLSK326 Mix and mill standard stockfeed 25 Unit of competency
BAN36 AHCWRK302 Monitor weather conditions 24 Unit of competency
BAO38 AHCDRY302 Operate a dairy recycling system 20 Unit of competency
BAN89 AHCMOM305 Operate specialised machinery and equipment 45 Unit of competency
BAO88 AHCINF303 Plan and construct conventional fencing 40 Unit of competency
BAS46 AHCLSK315 Prepare for and implement natural mating of livestock 15 Unit of competency
BAM47 AHCWRK310 Provide on-job training support 30 Unit of competency
BAS60 AHCLSK328 Remove and facilitate reuse of effluent and manure from an intensive production system 25 Unit of competency
BAM56 AHCLSK321 Service and repair bores and windmills 40 Unit of competency
BAQ37 AHCLSK322 Transport farm produce or bulk materials 25 Unit of competency
BAS87 AHCBAC308 Undertake agricultural crop harvesting activities 30 Unit of competency
BAR85 AHCBAC305 Undertake preparation of land for agricultural crop production 30 Unit of competency
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D468 AHC30210 Certificate III in Agriculture (Dairy Production) Qualification
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
BHM7 AHC30221 Certificate III in Dairy Production Qualification
No information
Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.

Traineeships and Apprenticeships
(TR10750) AGRICULTURE (DAIRY PRODUCTION) (LEVEL 3) Traineeship