AHC20422 – Certificate II in Horticulture
This VCE VET program is a nationally recognised qualification. Intended as an entry level course, it provides students with a broad range of knowledge and skills, including plant recognition, pest and weed control, machinery and equipment operation, planting, soil testing, caring for nursery plants, pruning, and propagation.
Students enrolled in the AHC20422 – Certificate II in Horticulture have access to SCAPES@CRC, a business unit that features state-of-the-art gardens and landscaped areas. Equipped with commercial industry tools, this facility offers students real-life workplace experience opportunities. On-premises, students are trained, assessed, coached, and mentored, applying their horticultural skills to support the school’s full-time gardener and the gardening team.
Course Proposed Delivery Plan
All new enrolments will enrol in AHC20422 Certificate II in Horticulture
All continuing students will enrol in the existing program AHC20416 Certificate II in Horticulture
Year 1
AHCPCM204 Recognise plants
AHCPMG201 Treat weeds
AHCSOL203 Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testing
AHCMOM203 Operate basic machinery and equipment
AHCWRK211 Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
AHCWHS202 Participate in workplace health and safety processes
AHCNSY207 Undertake propagation activities
AHCPHT215 Plant horticultural crops
Year 2
AHCNSY205 Pot up plants
AHCPMG202 Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders
AHCNSY206 Care for nursery plants
AHCNSY208 Maintain indoor plants
AHCPGD207 Plant trees and shrubs
AHCPGD209 Prune shrubs and small trees
AHCWRK212 Work effectively in the industry
Career Pathways
Horticulture worker
Horticulture assistant
Education Pathways
AHC30722 Certificate III in Horticulture
Assessment Methods
Written Questions
Practical Assessments
Observations
Dress Code
Students are required to wear the business uniform supplied to them
Timetable
Classes for year 1 and year 2 are conducted on a Wednesday
Course information is subject to change according to Training Package and or Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) updates.
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