AHC50122 - Diploma of Agriculture

Qualification Description
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for management job roles in agriculture, including managing livestock production, crop production and advice. Job roles vary across different industry sectors and may include:
  • Farm production manager
  • Production unit manager
  • Station/property manager
  • Pastoral operations manager
  • Agricultural service providers.
Individuals with this qualification take personal responsibility and exercise autonomy in undertaking complex work. They must analyse information and exercise judgement to complete a range of advanced skilled activities.
This qualification applies to individuals with existing agriculture industry experience and technical skills and knowledge gained through training or employment specifically in the agriculture industry.
Work must comply with health and safety and environmental regulations and legislation that apply to the workplace.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Packaging Rules
To achieve this qualification, competency must be demonstrated in:
  • 10 units of competency:
  • 2 core units plus
  • 8 elective units.
Elective units must ensure the integrity of the qualification’s Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) alignment and contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome. The electives can be chosen to provide a general qualification or a qualification with a specialisation.
For the award of the Diploma of Agriculture choose:
  • 2 units from group A
  • 4 units not already selected from groups A or B
  • the remaining 2 units must be selected from units listed in groups A or B, or any currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course.
For the award of the Diploma of Agriculture (Organic Production) choose:
  • 4 units from group A with the unit code AHCORG, one of which must be AHCORG506 Manage an agroecology production system
  • 2 unit not already selected from groups A or B
  • the remaining 2 units must be selected from electives listed in groups A or B, or any currently endorsed Training Package or accredited course.
Core Units
AHCWHS503 - Manage workplace health and safety processes
AHCWRK520 - Develop workplace policy and procedures for environment and sustainability

Elective Units
Group A
AHCAGB513 - Develop a farm plan
AHCAGB518 - Develop climate risk management strategies
AHCBAC417 - Manage agricultural crop production
AHCBAC509 - Plan and manage long-term weed, pest and disease control in crops
AHCBAC510 - Manage integrated crop and pasture production
AHCBAC511 - Plan and manage a stored grain program
AHCBAC512 - Develop production plans for crops or pastures
AHCBAC513 - Apply plant biology to agronomic practices
AHCBAC515 - Manage forage conservation
AHCBAC516 - Manage the harvest of crops
AHCBUS511 - Manage enterprise staff requirements
AHCBUS513 - Market products and services
AHCBUS514 - Negotiate and monitor contracts
AHCBUS516 - Develop and review a business plan
AHCBUS517 - Monitor and review business performance
AHCBUS518 - Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports
AHCLSK501 - Manage livestock production
AHCLSK502 - Arrange marketing of livestock
AHCLSK504 - Develop livestock health and welfare strategies
AHCLSK508 - Plan, monitor and evaluate strategies to improve livestock through genetics
AHCLSK509 - Develop and implement a breeding strategy
AHCLSK510 - Develop production plans for livestock
AHCORG509 - Prepare and manage organic or biodynamic certification
AHCORG510 - Design and document an organic farm landscape
AHCORG511 - Develop and manage a community based marketing supply chain
AHCORG512 - Develop and monitor a sustainable production plan
AHCORG513 - Manage an agroecology production system
AHCORG514 - Develop an organic or biodynamic management plan
AHCSOL505 - Monitor and manage soils for production
AHCSOL506 - Manage erosion and sediment control
AHCSOL507 - Develop and manage a plan to reclaim land affected by salinity
AHCSOL508 - Manage soils to enhance sustainability

Group B
AHCAGB512 - Plan and manage infrastructure
AHCAGB514 - Manage application of agents to crops or pastures
AHCAGB515 - Develop sustainable agricultural practices that utilise renewable energy and recycling systems
AHCAGB516 - Select and implement a GIS for sustainable agricultural systems
AHCAGB517 - Develop and manage a plan for sustainable production
AHCAGB519 - Plan and monitor production processes
AHCAGB520 - Plan production for the whole business
AHCAGB521 - Select and use agricultural technology
AHCAGB522 - Implement the introduction of biotechnology into the production system
AHCBUS408 - Operate within a budget framework
AHCBUS515 - Prepare estimates, quotes and tenders
AHCCHM405 - Plan and implement a chemical use program
AHCCHM501 - Develop and manage a chemical use strategy
AHCCOM502 - Plan and schedule compost production
AHCDRG502 - Design drainage systems
AHCECR506 - Develop and implement sustainable land use strategies
AHCLSK506 - Design livestock effluent systems
AHCMER502 - Develop a sales strategy for rural products
AHCMOM501 - Manage machinery and equipment
AHCMOM502 - Implement a machinery management system
AHCPCM513 - Conduct environment and food safety risk assessment of plant nutrition and soil fertility programs
AHCPER514 - Design an integrated permaculture system
AHCPER518 - Manage a permaculture aid and development project
AHCSHG405 - Arrange employment for shearing operations
AHCWAT503 - Manage water systems
AHCWAT505 - Purchase and sell temporary water for irrigated agriculture and horticulture
AHCWAT506 - Identify carryover water or continuous accounting
AHCWRK506 - Collect and manage data
AHCWRK513 - Write and present reports
AHCWRK514 - Manage trial and research material
AHCWRK515 - Assess new industry developments
AHCWRK516  - Implement professional practice
AHCWRK517 - Interpret legislation
AHCWRK518 - Provide specialist advice to clients
AHCWRK521 - Plan, implement and review a quality assurance program
BSBHRM525 - Manage recruitment and onboarding
BSBINS401 - Analyse and present research information
BSBOPS504 - Manage business risk
BSBPEF501 - Manage personal and professional development
BSBWHS515 - Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents
FBPFSY5001 - Develop a HACCP-based food safety plan
MSS015040 - Conduct a sustainability energy audit
TLIL5019 - Implement and monitor transport logistics
TLIR4002 - Source goods/services and evaluate contractors
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