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Charles Darwin University (CDU)

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Certificate II in Agriculture

  • Certificate

This course is not available for online applications. Please contact the team for further information on how to apply.

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Duration
1 year full-time
Course Code
AHC20122
Study Mode
Online

About this course

This course is not available for online applications. Please contact the team for further information on how to apply.

This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for general job roles in rural and regional Australia, and supporting job roles in agriculture including livestock production, cropping or in the case of mixed farming workplaces, both cropping and livestock. Job roles vary across different industry sectors and may include:

  • Assistant animal attendant/stockperson
  • Assistant farm or station hand/worker/labourer
  • Assistant farm fencing contractor
  • Farm machinery worker
  • Jillaroo/Jackaroo
  • Saleyard livestock worker.

Depending on the units selected individuals can be employed not only in agriculture but also other rural and regional sectors.

Individuals with this qualification carry out routine tasks under supervision where the work is predictable and structured with limited judgement requirements.

The qualification is suited to VET programs delivered to secondary school students or learners with no previous connection the agriculture industry or relevant employment history.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this qualification; however students may be required to undertake a Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) assessment to determine applicable support requirements.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

To achieve AHC20122 Certificate II in Agriculture a total of sixteen (16) units of competency must be completed comprising four (4) Core and twelve (12) Elective units as detailed in the packaging rules and listed below.

Career pathways

Possible occupations relevant to this qualification include:

  • Farmhand (Cropping)

Credit for prior study or work

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
RPL is the acknowledgement of a person's skills and knowledge acquired through previous training, work or life experience, which may be used to grant status or credit in a subject regardless of how and where they were attained, including overseas.This can include skills from:

  • Previous study excluding courses at another VET/TAFE institution, but including courses at school or college, through adult education classes or training programs at work;
  • Work experience (including both work that is paid and unpaid); and/or
  • Life experience (for example leisure pursuits or voluntary work).

RPL is a form of assessment. It is used to determine whether a person has acquired, through formal or informal learning, the skills and experience consistent with the stated competency standards that comprise a qualification. RPL is not time referenced, so there are no parameters on how or when the skills are acquired. However, the skills that have been acquired through life experience etc., must be current and must match the elements and performance criteria contained in the individual unit.
Students seeking RPL need to indicate this on their enrolment form at the time of enrolment.
For further information please refer to the Applicant's Guide to the Recognition of Prior Learning or contact Student Central on 1800 061 963 (free call) or email Student.Central@cdu.edu.au.

Credit Transfer
Charles Darwin University as a Registered Training Organisation recognises the Australian Qualifications Framework qualifications and Statement of Attainments issued by any other Australian Registered Training Organisation.
Students are encouraged to submit any requests for credit from previous studies at the time of enrolment, to ensure they are not enrolling in units they may not need to undertake.
In order to apply for exemption/credit transfer from units completed at another training organisation, you will need to complete an Application for Exemption Form available from any campus, centre, or team, or a copy of the form can be obtained from the web.
Your completed Application for Exemption form together with attached documentary evidence (certified copy of Qualification/Statement of Attainment) to support your request for exemption/credit transfer should be submitted directly to the University either in person or by mail. Requests without documentary evidence will not be processed and will be returned to students. There are no fees attached to Credit Transfers.