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Charles Darwin University (CDU)

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Certificate III in Rural Operations

  • Certificate

This course is not available for online applications.

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Duration
1 year full-time
Course Code
AHC32822
Study Mode
Online

About this course






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

This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for general job roles in agriculture, conservation land management, and other related rural industries.

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

Individuals with this qualification perform tasks under broad supervision involving a broad range of skills that are applied in a variety of contexts, which will involve discretion and judgment in selecting and operating equipment, coordinating resources, and applying contingency measures during work.

Entry requirements

To gain entry into AHC32822 Certificate III in Rural Operations, candidates are required to:

  • be physically fit, active, and able to function effectively in a tropical environment, as this is a physically demanding course.
  • have a work contract with an approved employer to undertake a traineeship.

To ensure you have the right skills and support to succeed in your course, a Language, Literacy, and Numeracy (LL&N) evaluation helps identify any areas where you may need additional support to help you achieve your goals.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

To achieve AHC32822 a total of sixteen (16) units of competency must be completed comprising three (3) Core and thirteen (13) Elective units as detailed in the packaging rules and listed below.The total nominal hours for the sequence listed below is 840 - 1260.

Career pathways

Possible occupations relevant to this qualification include:

  • Machinery operator
  • Vegetable/Orchard worker
  • Station hand
  • Animal care worker
  • Pastoral worker
  • Animal attendant/stock person
  • Rural services

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.