Certificate III Parks & gardens

Tasks

• Control weeds
• Provide Information on plants and their culture
• Implement a plant nutrition program
• Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
• Maintaining parks and gardens
• Lopping limbs off trees and shaping branches using hedges
• Pruning trees and hedges

Future prospects

• Diploma of Horticulture

Also known as

• Gardener
• Landscaper

If you like

• Hands on work
• Working outdoors (hot and cold climates)
• Working with hand and power tools
• Working within a team
• Seeing a job through from start to finish

You may also like

• Arboriculture
• Landscaping
• Sports turf management 
• Retail nursery
• Production nursery

We look after

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

Fact

Job openings over the next 5 years are expected to be greater than 50,000 with employment projections at 13.5% to 2026. (See salary and other facts LabourMarketInsights.gov.au)

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