Agriculture Courses
The following qualifications from the Rural Production Training Package (RTE03) are available for study through the Crops & Livestock department at Primary Industries Centre
Diploma in Agriculture (RTE50103)
Certificate IV in Agriculture (RTE40103)
Certificate III in Agriculture (RTE30103)
Certificate II in Agriculture (RTE20103)
Advanced Diploma in Agriculture (RTE60103)
Certificate IV in Rural Business (RTE40603)
Statement of Attainment in Rural Production Studies
Diploma in Agriculture (RTE50103)
This is a course for people who wish to be trained for employment as a farm manager, or in the rural service or regulatory industries. This is a registered course for international students to study in Australia.
There are a wide range of elective options for farming, pasture & grain production (including plant nutrition, weed and pest control, and grain storage), sheep and cattle production (including nutrition, health, breeding), as well as business management topics such as marketing, business planning, property planning, sustainable land use, budgeting, climate risk management, and staff management.
Students have the choice of full-time study (4 days a week), flexible distance study through mail-out packages, or part-time attendance at PIC.
If you are already employed in this sector, you may be able to obtain recognition for your current skills and knowledge. Diploma graduates from the Primary Industries Centre may be able to gain entry to university agricultural degrees and gain credit for related subjects.
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Certificate IV in Agriculture (RTE40103)
This is a course for people who wish to be trained for employment as a farm overseer, or in the rural service industry. This course is available for people to enrol in as part of a rural traineeship. This is a registered course for international students to study in Australia.
There are a wide range of elective options for farming, pasture & grain production (including plant nutrition, weed and pest control, and grain storage), sheep and cattle production (including nutrition, wool production, and pasture management), as well as business topics such as record keeping, budgeting, staff supervision, and customer relations.
Students have the choice of full-time study (4 days a week), flexible distance study through mail-out packages, or part-time attendance at PIC.
If you are already employed in this sector, you may be able to obtain recognition for your current skills and knowledge.
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Certificate III in Agriculture (RTE30103)
This is a course for people who wish to be trained for employment as a farm hand, or in the rural service industry. This course is available for people to enrol in as part of a rural traineeship.
There are a wide range of elective options for farming, pasture & grain production (including crop establishment, weed control, and machinery operation), sheep and cattle operations (including husbandry, feeding, and transport), as well as fencing, building repair & maintenance, machinery repair & maintenance, record keeping and customer advice.
Students have the choice of part-time study (1 day a week), or flexible distance study through mail-out packages (for a limited range of units only).
If you are already employed in this sector, you may be able to obtain recognition for your current skills and knowledge.
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Certificate II in Agriculture (RTE20103)
This is a course for people who wish to be trained for employment as a supervised farm hand. This course is available for people to enrol in as part of a rural traineeship.
There are a wide range of elective options for grain production (including crop establishment and machinery operation), sheep and cattle operations (including husbandry and basic handling), as well as fencing, building maintenance, machinery maintenance, and record keeping.
Students attend for part-time study (1 day a week).
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Advanced Diploma in Agriculture (RTE60103)
This is a course for people who wish to be trained for employment as a farm business manager.
There are a range of elective options for business management such as international and domestic marketing, business planning and performance analysis, risk management, strategic planning, and staff and industry leadership.
Students study by flexible distance mode through mail-out packages. Recognition of current competency and previous training is a major contributor to completion of this course.
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Certificate IV in Rural Business (RTE40603)
This is a course for people who wish to be trained for employment as a farm administrator, farm secretary, or contribute to the business management of their family enterprise.
There are a range of elective options for business management such as record keeping, budgeting and financial management, quality assurance, OH&S risk management, marketing and property planning.
Students study by flexible distance mode through mail-out packages, or through the "Credit Where Credit's Due" program - a locally delivered series of workshops programmed at regular intervals over a period up to 1 year. Recognition of current competency and previous training is a major contributor to completion of this course.
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Statement of Attainment in Rural Production Studies
This statement course allows students to enrol and select a range of units from all levels of Rural Production qualifications. Most of the units included in this course meet national competency standards, and there are some specialised units or modules from older courses that meet specific student requirements.
Students do not receive a formal qualification at completion - rather they receive a statement listing all the units of competency they have completed during their enrolment. Units completed can be used to count towards completion of appropriate qualifications at future times.
Students study by flexible distance mode through mail-out packages, by joining in with full-time classes at PIC, or by a combination of both.
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