Turn a passion for growing food and plants into a career in horticulture. You can also work in parks, gardens and turf management, preparing and checking irrigation, weeding and digging, paving and even building decking. By specialising in food production, you can work in greenhouses, warehouses and nurseries to pick and pack produce, drive tractors and forklifts and even use robotics. You’ll need both a practical and creative mindset, enjoy physically demanding work and be able to use your initiative and judgment.
SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BUILD A CAREER IN Horticulture
STUDY VET WHILE YOU COMPLETE THE SACE
Senior Secondary
On-the-job training:
Start your career at school through on-the-job training in one of:
AHC20320 Certificate II in Production Horticulture
AHC20422 Certificate II in Horticulture
AHC20621 Certificate II in Parks and Gardens
AHC20720 Certificate II in Nursery Operations
AHC30620 Certificate III in Production Horticulture
AHC30722 Certificate III in Horticulture
AHC30820 Certificate III in Arboriculture
AHC31021 Certificate III in Parks and Gardens
AHC31120 Certificate III in Nursery Operations
AHC31319 Certificate III in Sports Turf Management
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Off-the-job training:
Start VET study at school through off-the-job training in:
AHC20422 Certificate II in Horticulture
Advanced Horticulture
Advanced Horticulture (Plant Propagation)
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Industry specific requirements, including:
HLTAID011 Provide First Aid
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Customised SACE subjects Pastoral care – mentoring and monitoring
THEN
WORK IN YOUR CAREER
Use your VET qualification to work as:
Florist
Park and Gardens Assistant
Garden Labourer
Horticulturalist
Parks and Gardens Tradesperson
Horticultural Nursery Assistant
Retail Nursery Tradesperson
Horticultural Crop Growers
Arborist
Vegetable Picker
Farm Worker
Irrigation Assistant
Nursery Worker
Agricultural and Horticultural Mobile Plant Operator
Gardener (General)
Farm Hand
Greenkeeper
FURTHER YOUR CAREER WITH VET
Study:
AHC40324 Certificate IV in Production Horticulture
AHC40422 Certificate IV in Horticulture
AHC40624 Certificate IV in Nursery Operations
AHC50324 Diploma of Production Horticulture
AHC50422 Diploma of Horticulture
AHC51422 Diploma of Agribusiness Management
AHC51024 Diploma of Sports Turf Management
To work as:
Mushroom Farm Supervisor
Olive Farm Supervisor
Production Nursery Supervisor
Horticulture Team Leader
Production Horticulture Farm Manager
Horticulture Manager
Horticulture Business Manager
Parks and Gardens Manager
Sports Turf Manager
Biosecurity Weeds Controller
Senior Horticulturist
Irrigation Specialist
Irrigation technician
Groundsperson
FURTHER YOUR CAREER WITH UNIVERSITY
Study at university to work in:
University study in horticulture can lead to employment in a range of industries including:
