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.
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:
AHC20422 Certificate II in Horticulture
AHC20320 Certificate II in Production Horticulture
AHC20621 Certificate II in Parks and Gardens
AHC20720 Certificate II in Nursery Operations
AHC30620 Certificate III in Production Horticulture
AHC30716 Certificate III in 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
SFL20115 Certificate II in Floristry (Assistant)
SFL30115 Certificate III in Floristry
OR
Off-the-job training:
Start VET study at school through off-the-job training in:
AHC20422 Certificate II in Horticulture
Advanced Horticulture (Plant Propagation)
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Customised SACE subjects Pastoral care - mentoring and monitoring
THEN
WORK IN YOUR CAREER
Use your VET qualification to work as:
Horticulturalist
Horticultural Plant Operator
Picker/Packer
Crop Farm Worker
Parks and Gardens Tradesperson
Nursery Worker
Farm Hand (Mushrooms)
Farm Hand (Production Horticulture)
Farm Hand (Viticulture)
Orchard Hand
Production Nursery Assistant
Horticulture Assistant
Park and Gardens Assistant
Greenkeeper
Gardener (General)
Parks and Gardens Tradesperson
Retail Nursery Tradesperson
Floriculture Tradesperson
Florist
Indigenous Lands Worker
Sales Assistant
Arborist
Irrigation Assistant
FURTHER YOUR CAREER WITH VET
Study:
AHC40320 Certificate IV in Production Horticulture
AHC40422 Certificate IV in Horticulture
AHC40620 Certificate IV in Nursery Operations
AHC50320 Diploma of Production Horticulture
AHC50416 Diploma of Horticulture
AHC51422 Diploma of Agribusiness Management
AHC51019 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:
Agricultural Scientist
Primary Products Inspector
Environmental Scientist
Head Gardener
Biomedical Biotechnology
Landscape Architecture
Medical Diagnostics and Vaccine Discovery
Development of Genetically Modified Organisms
Ethics and Regulatory Organisations
Innovative and Laboratory Research Science
Management of Biotechnology Industries and Enterprises
Patent Law (with appropriate qualifications)
Pharmaceutical Industries
Plant and Animal Breeding and Improvement
What do I need to do?
Bachelor of Science (Biodiversity and Conservation)
