Get your first job at a nursery with the AHC20720 Certificate II in Nursery Operations. This nationally recognised qualification will teach you how to recognise and care for nursery plants, as well as stay safe during your daily work activities. The course has scope for a wide range of competencies including specialisations in nursery production (potting up plants, weed control, assisting with plant propagation, soil sampling) and retail nursery (maintaining indoor plants, preparing plant displays, selling plants to customers). Enquire now for the list of available specialisation units and enrolment centres near you.
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The Certificate II in Nursery Operations will prepare you for the following roles.
A Nursery Hand works on the daily tasks needed to successfully run a plant nursery. Your role might require you to help propagate or cultivate plan...
A Nurseryperson propagates and cultivates plants for sale to the public or to a wholesale market. You’ll liaise with customers and tend to plants a...
A Landscape Labourer helps with the creation of green spaces such as parks, public areas or private residential gardens. You might prepare a site f...
A Garden Labourer assists with the care of gardens, parks and landscaped areas. You might prepare areas for planting, including levelling sites and...
Irrigation Assistants install and maintain irrigation systems in a range of settings. You might specialise in agricultural irrigation or work on sy...
A Plant Propagator is responsible for growing new plants from seeds, cuttings, grafting, or other methods to produce stock for nurseries, gardens,...
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