Certificate III in Production Nursery

Tasks

• Assisting with propagating, planting, potting, bulbs and cutting
• Hand watering and weeding
• Harvesting and packaging plants for sale
• Apply biosecurity measures
• Implement a propagation plan
• Maintain nursery plants
• Troubleshoot irrigation systems
• Receive and dispatch nursery goods

Future prospects

• Certificate IV in Production horticulture

Also known as

• Horticultural nursery assistant
• Production nursery assistant
• Nursery person

If you like

• Plants
• Team work and working independently 
• Working outdoors (hot and cold climates)
• Operating machinery and equipment
• Stock control

You may also like

• Landscaping
• Parks & gardens
• Sports turf management
• Retail nursery

We look after

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

Fact

New jobs and turnover from workers may create between 25,001 and 50,000 job openings over 5 years up to 2020. (LabourMarketInsights.gov.au)

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