Certificate IV Agriculture RTE40103

Job Roles:
  • Farm Overseer
  • Agriculture
  • Crop and Plant Growing
  • Farmers and farm managers

Trainees undertaking Certificate IV in Agriculture will be involved in a wide range of tasks and duties, and across a range of agricultural and rural production areas,to be carried out autonomously to maintain farm efficiency and productivity.

Tasks may include: 

  • planting and harvesting crops and all duties associated there with implementing animal and crop husbandry practices
  • servicing and maintaining farm equipment and machinery
  • operating specialised farm machinery, and
  • designing, construction and maintenance of  fencing.

 

Certificate IV in Agriculture
Govt Funded** Federal
$4,000**  if eligible
 Course cost $TBA
Diploma Delivery Flexible distance,  and work place Course Support Expert teacher support
Pre-requisites None Preferred* Crt II or III
Enrolment Are you Eligible for funding  Resources Required Phone, internet, email

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Agriculture  
alpaca
beef production
beekeeping
cotton production
dairy production
deer production
goat production
grain production
horse breeding
milk harvesting
organic production
pig production
poultry production
sheep and wool production
sugar production
commercial composting
irrigation
production horticulture
mushroom production
olive production
rural business
rural operations
fertiliser and soil ameliorant industry operations
shearing
crutching
wool handling and classing
 Required Units fro RTE40103 Certificate IV in Agriculture
  • 12 units of competency must be completed.    
  • 10 units from Group B below   
  • 2 additional units from Group B and/or C below         

Units should be selected in accordance with local work undertaken and local industry advice.         

GROUP B         

RTC4306A     Supervise maintenance of property, machinery and equipment           
RTC4512A     Prepare acid sulphate soil management plans   
RTC4513A     Supervise acid sulphate soil remediation and management projects    
RTC4701A     Implement and monitor the enterprise OHS program              
RTC4702A     Minimise risks in the use of chemicals              
RTC4703A     Plan and implement a chemical use program    
RTC4905A     Cost a project    
RTC4908A     Supervise work routines and staff performance           
RTC4911A     Operate within a budget framework     
RTD4406A     Implement pest management action plans        
RTD4811A     Provide information on environmental issues and policies       
RTE3112A      Handle and care for stallions    
RTE3307A      Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair            
RTE3801A      Provide on-job training support            
RTE4002A      Develop a crop regulation program       
RTE4008A      Maintain grain quality in storage          
RTE4009A      Plan a pasture establishment program   
RTE4010A      Supervise agricultural crop maintenance           
RTE4011A      Manage pastures for livestock production        
RTE4013A      Manage mushroom crop development              
RTE4018A      Supervise agricultural crop establishment         
RTE4026A      Supervise agricultural crop harvesting              
RTE4027A      Develop a soil health and plant nutrition program        
RTE4028A      Implement and monitor a horticultural crop harvesting program         
RTE4029A      Assess olive oil for style and quality    
RTE4101A      Carry out stud stable management duties         
RTE4102A      Supervise feedlot operations     
RTE4103A      Determine wool classing strategies       
RTE4104A      Develop livestock feeding plans           
RTE4105A      Escort animals during export    
RTE4106A      Supervise raising young horses             
RTE4107A      Supervise artificial breeding and/or embryo transfer programs            
RTE4108A      Manage horses for stockwork   
RTE4109A      Oversee animal marking operations      
RTE4110A      Supervise natural mating of livestock   
RTE4111A      Manage shearing and crutching operations       
RTE4112A      Manage milking shed routines              
RTE4113A      Handle, store and grade deer velvet     
RTE4114A      Plan and monitor intensive production systems           
RTE4115A      Plan to exhibit livestock or fleece         
RTE4116A      Implement a feeding strategy for pig production         
RTE4117A      Implement intensive production systems          
RTE4118A      Develop feeding plans for an intensive production system      
RTE4119A      Supervise animal health programs         
RTE4120A      Implement and monitor animal welfare programs        
RTE4121A      Select and establish an apiary site         
RTE4122A      Produce and harvest royal jelly             
RTE4123A      Use individual fleece measurements to prepare wool for sale              
RTE4124A      Pregnancy test animals              
RTE4125A      Supervise nutrition and feeding in an intensive production system     
RTE4126A      Oversee alpaca farm activities              
RTE4127A      Class wool for special markets              
RTE4128A      Provide bee pollination services            
RTE4129A      Apply advanced shearing techniques   
RTE4130A      Trap and store pollen    
RTE4131A      Collect and store propolis         
RTE4132A      Perform queen bee artificial insemination         
RTE4133A      Manage organic livestock production   
RTE4202A      Design livestock handling/accommodation facilities    
RTE4203A      Implement and monitor a property improvement plan             
RTE4301A      Conduct major repair and overhaul of machinery and equipment        
RTE4302A      Design and fabricate milking machine installations      
RTE4304A      Install milking equipment         
RTE4305A      Performance test milking machines      
RTE4307A      Carry out cleaning time tests of milking machines       
RTE4309A      Design and install on-farm milk cooling and storage   
RTE4310A      Conduct equipment experting for machine shearing    
RTE4401A      Control weeds, pests and/or diseases in crops              
RTE4408A      Supervise activities on infected premises         
RTE4409A      Carry out field surveillance for a specific emergency disease or plant pest     
RTE4511A      Develop a soil use map for a property              
RTE4515A      Manage mushroom substrate preparation         
RTE4516A      Control Phase II mushroom substrate process              
RTE4517A      Manage organic soil improvement        
RTE4518A      Manage biodynamic production           
RTE4601A      Acquire resources for irrigation installation and construction              
RTE4602A      Determine hydraulic parameters for an irrigation system         
RTE4603A      Implement an irrigation-related environmental protection program     
RTE4604A      Determine seasonal irrigation scheduling tasks            
RTE4605A      Schedule irrigations      
RTE4606A      Supervise on-site irrigation installation and construction work            
RTE4607A      Plan on-site irrigation system installation and construction work        
RTE4608A      Plan and co-ordinate gravity-fed irrigation systems     
RTE4609A      Implement, monitor and adjust irrigation schedules     
RTE4801A      Provide information on marketing the clip       
RTE4812A      Coordinate customer service and networking activities           
RTE4813A      Provide information and advice on wool preparation              
RTE4814A      Provide information and referrals on environmentally responsible fertiliser and soil ameliorant use   
RTE4901A      Administer finance, insurance and legal requirements             
RTE4902A      Support and review business structures and relationships        
RTE4903A      Arrange transport for grain or livestock            
RTE4904A      Arrange employment for shearing operations   
RTE4913A      Analyse and interpret production data             
RTE4914A      Participate in an e-business supply chain          
RTE4915A      Implement and monitor quality assurance procedures              
RTE4916A      Prepare shearing team wages    
RTE4917A      Account for shearing shed supplies      
RTE4920A      Develop harvesting and processing specifications to produce an olive oil       
RTE5107A      Identify and select animals for breeding          
RTE5301A      Design livestock effluent systems        
RTE5916A      Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports      
RTE5921A      Market products and services   
RTF4023A      Promote plant health     
RTF4014A      Plan a growing-on program       
RTF4015A      Plan a propagation program      
RTF4514A      Develop soil survey maps         
RUV3501A    Provide advice on companion animal selection and general care         
BSBADM402A          Produce complex business documents              
BSBADM405A          Organise meetings         
BSBADM407A          Administer projects       
BSBADM506A          Manage business document design and development              
BSBCMN405A          Analyse and present research information        
BSBCMN413A          Implement and monitor environmental policies            
BSBEBUS405A         Conduct online financial transactions   
BSBFLM406A           Implement workplace information systems      
BSBHR402A              Recruit and select personnel     
BSBSBM402A           Undertake financial planning    
BSBSBM403A           Promote the business    
BSBSBM405A           Monitor and manage business operations         
BSBSBM406A           Manage finances           
BSBSBM407A           Manage a small team     
BSZ401A        Plan assessment             
BSZ402A        Conduct assessment      
BSZ403A        Review assessment       
BSZ404A        Train small groups         
BSZ406A        Plan a series of training sessions           
BSZ407A        Deliver training sessions           
ICAITS203A  Choose a web hosting service   
ICAITU204A Locate and evaluate on-line information          
ICAITU211A Operate accounting applications           
LGACOM401A         Administer contracts     
PMLSAMP400B        Obtain representative samples in accordance with a sampling plan     
PMLTEST400A          Perform instrumental tests/procedures              
PRWMW04B Develop waste management strategies             
PSPGOV417A           Identify and treat risks             
PSPPM405A   Administer simple projects       
PUAFIR407A            Conduct prescribed burning     
PUAOPE001A           Supervise response        
TDTR298B     Source goods/services and evaluate contractors           
WRRI1B         Perform stock control procedures         
WRRI4B         Buy merchandise          
WRRI5A        Maintain and order stock          
WRRO1B       Manage merchandise and store presentation    
WRRO5B       Control inventory          
WRRO4B       Control store loss/security         

GROUP C         

This group includes other units of competency from

RTD02 Conservation and Land Management,
RTE03 Rural Production,
RTF03 Amenity Horticulture and/or other endorsed Training Packages.

Units selected must be aligned to Certificate III, IV or Diploma outcomes. These units must be relevant to work undertaken in the rural sector.              

QUALIFICATION RULES    

For a Certificate IV in Agriculture at least ten of the units of competency presented for this qualification must relate to agricultural procedures, activities or contexts. In addition, at least ten of the units selected to make up this qualification must be aligned clearly to Certificate IV outcomes.
Last Updated: May 23, 2011

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