Certificate III Horticulture

Duration - 2 year

Study - TAFE / CIT

Aboriginal achievements in agriculture: Glen Oliver’s palm discovery in central Australia now a hit in California

www.abc.net.au

The Mitakoodi man from Western Queensland has tended rockmelons, planted garlic, watered jujubes, and trialled almonds — but the highlight of his career was discovering a new variety of date palm.

“It’s great. My name is all around the world,” he said. Read more…

Tasks

Hedging
Mowing
Weed removal
Pest and disease management
Maintenance of residential and commercial gardens

Future prospects

Diploma of Horticulture

Also known as

Horticulturalist
Gardener

If you like

Working outdoors in various elements
Practical hands-on work
Creative work
Working as part of a team to achieve an outcome

We look after

Wages
Allowances
Annual leave & annual leave loading
TAFE/RTO fees
Mentoring & support
WHS/PPE

Fact

The number of people working as Gardeners (in their main job) grew very strongly over the past 5 years and is expected to grow strongly over the next 5 years: from 77,900 in 2018 to 88,800 by 2023. (MarketInsights.gov.au)

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