Build on your basic skills to improve your employability in the conservation and land management field in jobs related to gardening, landscaping, local council bush crews, parks and gardens, or to further your studies in an apprenticeship. Learn to plant trees and shrubs, identify plants, operate machinery and hand tools and conduct erosion and sediment control activities.

• Location:
  Werribee
• Faculty:
  Faculty of Technical and Trades Innovation
• School:
  School of Engineering and Industrial Training
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  RTD20102
• Duration:
  0.5 years
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

• There are many opportunities in diverse career pathways. You have options for further study in a pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship.

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

The course aims to prepare students to gain knowledge and skills to find employment or lead to further studies in an apprenticeship.

• Follow OHS Procedures

  Unit code

  RTC2701A

• Observe Environmental Work Practices

  Unit code

  RTC2702A

• Provide Basic First Aid

  Unit code

  RTC2704A

• Work Effectively in the Industry

  Unit code

  RTC2705A

• Participate in Workplace Communications

  Unit code

  RTC2801A

• Plant Trees and Shrubs

  Unit code

  RTC2012A

• Recognise Plants

  Unit code

  RTC2016A

• Carry Out Natural Area Restoration Works

  Unit code

  RTD2022A

• Install, Maintain and Repair Fencing

  Unit code

  RTC2209A

• Collect, Prepare and Preserve Plant Specimens

  Unit code

  RTD2004A

• Plant Trees and Shrubs

  Unit code

  RTC2012A

• Recognise Plants

  Unit code

  RTC2016A

• Carry Out Natural Area Restoration Works

  Unit code

  RTD2022A

• Conduct Erosion and Sediment Control Activities

  Unit code

  RTD2202A

• Conduct Visual Inspection of Park Facilities

  Unit code

  RTC2203A

• Install Aggregate Paths

  Unit code

  RTD2206A

• Install, Maintain and Repair Fencing

  Unit code

  RTC2209A

• Maintain Properties and Structures

  Unit code

  RTC2210A

• Undertake Operational Maintenance of Machinery

  Unit code

  RTC2301A

• Operate and Maintain Chainsaws

  Unit code

  RTC2304A

• Operate Vehicles

  Unit code

  RTC2306A

• Operate Machinery and Equipment

  Unit code

  RTC2307A

• Operate Tractors

  Unit code

  RTC2309A

• Inspect Machinery for Plant, Animal and Soil Material

  Unit code

  RTD2312A

• Clean Machinery of Plant, Animal and Soil Mater

  Unit code

  RTD2313A

A total of 15 units of competency must be completed: