AHC50316 | DIPLOMA OF PRODUCTION HORTICULTURE
CRICOS Course Code:
092582M
Duration:
52 weeks
Mode:
National Students:
Classroom Face to Face,
Online – Moodle,
Distance
International Students:
Classroom Face to Face (20 hours per week)
Units & Assessment Information
Completion of ten (10) units as below:
| Unit | Assessment |
| AHCPCM501 Diagnose plant health problems | Assessment 1 – Plant health report
Assessment 2 – FieldActivity Examination – Closed book, 70% Practical Examination on Identification of Pest, disease and weeds and control methods |
| AHCSOL501 Monitor and manage soils for production | Assessment 1-Understanding soils
Assessment 2 -Practical – Soil sampling, testing soils for both physical and chemical tests. Assessment 3- Soil ameliorants short answer question Assessment 4: Fertiliser calculations & interpreting a soil test report from College Farm. Examination- Closed book, 70% competency mark |
| AHCPHT502 Develop a horticultural production plan | Assessment 1 _ Project Report
Assessment 2_ Oral Presentation Assessment 3- Examination – Electronic Examination – 70% competency mark |
| AHCBUS507 Monitor and Review business performance | Assessment 1_ Gathering, analysing and reviewing enterprise data, for effectiveness
Assessment 2_Short answer question Assessment 3_Human resource and performance requirement Assessment 4_Watch and learn – Visual Exercise Assessment Task 5: Farm Gas Tutorial Exercise Examination: Business Performance Analysis (Calculation and Mathematics in Agribusiness Based Assessment), Competency grade: 70% |
| AHCCHM501 Develop and manage a chemical use strategy | Assessment item 1: Assignment based short and extended answer question tasks.
Assessment item 2: Oral presentation Assessment Item 3: Written Situation Examination on Developing a chemical use strategy Practical Examination: Spray Calibration, Nozzle Selection and reading of SDS and Chemical Labels. |
| AHCBUS506 Develop and review a business plan | Hurdle based assessment
Assessment Item 1 – Business plan proposal and presentation Assessment item 2 – Develop a business plan – on a protected cropping scenario based on the Werribee South Simulation Examination – Review of business plan prepared in Assessment item 2 |
| AHCHYD501 Develop a plan for a hydroponic system (Melbourne Campus)
AHCAGB503 Plan and monitor production processes (Cairns Campus) |
Assessment item 1 –Project
Assessment item 2-Examination Online Quiz 50 questions in 50 minutes. |
| AHCBUS501 Manage Staff | Pre-requisite Assessment: Fairwork Australian Online Course all modules must be completed – Currently set at 8 modules.
Assessment Task 1: Understanding work roles and functions Assessment Task 2: Understanding business functions Assessment Task 3: Training and the workplace Assessment Task 4: Legislation Assessment Task 5: Work health and safety and staff management Assessment Task 6: Staff management and procedures for administration of records, and IR management Examination: Competency grade 70%: Summative assessment, on situation people management in Horticulture / Agriculture and Agribusiness |
| AHCWHS501 Manage work health and safety processes | Assessment 1 – Short and extended answer
Assessment 2 – WHS Role play Assessment 3 – WHS Audit report and recommendations Assessment 4 – Examination |
| AHCWRK511 Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability | Hurdle based assessment
ASSESSMENT ITEM 1: Assignment: Develop a sustainability policy ASSESSMENT ITEM 2 & 3: Practical Task – Presentation & Peer Review: Implement a training program for the policy you have developed, you will also be required to write a procedure detailing the implementation of the policy. |
Classifications
ANZSCO 121200 Crop Farmers
Entry requirements
| Age: | 16 plus |
| English Proficiency Requirements: | all candidates must complete a Language Literacy & Numeracy Assessment, assessed by the Language Studies Department. |
| Academic Requirements: | Completion of Certificate IV in Horticulture or related field or equivalent to Australian Year 12 general schooling or 2 years work experience in horticultural related field. |
Tuition Costs
Please see fee schedule from relevant National or International Student page.
