The Diploma of Sports Turf Management provides you with the skills and knowledge you need to work as an assistant or manager in turf-related businesses or local council settings.

The Diploma of Sports Turf Management is recommended for those who have considerable turf industry experience and are looking to further their career.  The programme should only be undertaken by those currently employed in Turf Management and have completed the Certificate III in Sports Turf Management or Horticulture (Turf).

 

Specifically designed for professionals aiming to further their career, the program will develop your ability to not only manage a golf course or sportsturf facility, but also to manage individuals in the workplace and to develop or review management practices. Assessment tasks that incorporate on-site relevant projects that combine work and study result in skills and knowledge that are immediately transferable to the workplace.

 

AHC40812 - Certificate IV in Sports Turf Management       completion of 5 core units and 7 elective units		AHC51010 - Diploma of Sports Turf Management   completion of 4 core units and 6 elective units
Core		Core
AHCPCM402A	Develop a soil health and plant nutrition program	AHCCHM501A	Develop and manage a chemical use strategy
AHCIRG408A	Schedule irrigations	AHCPCM501A	Diagnose plant health problems
ACHTRF401A	Develop a sports turf maintenance program	AHCSOL501A	Monitor and manage soils for production
AHCTRF402A	Plan and implement sports turf renovation	AHCTRF501A	Plan the establishment of sports turf playing surfaces
AHCWRK511A	Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability
a minimum of 5 units must come from the below electives list		a minimum of 4 units must come from the below electives list
Elective		Elective
AHCBUS402A	Cost a project	AHCBUS501A	Manage staff
AHCCHM401A	Minimise risks in the use of chemicals	AHCBUS508A	Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports
AHCCHM402A	Plan and implement a chemical use program	AHCDRG501A	Design drainage systems
AHCIRG407A	Supervise on-site irrigation installation and construction work	AHCIRG502A	Design irrigation system maintenance and monitoring programs
AHCMOM402A	Supervise maintenance of property machinery and equipment	AHCLSC502A	Manage landscape projects
AHCOHS401A	Maintain Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) processes	AHCMOM501A	Manage machinery and equipment
AHCPMG408A	Assess and monitor weed, pest and/or disease control programs	AHCOHS501A	Manage Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) processes
AHCPCM401A	Recommend plants and cultural practices	AHCPMG504A	Develop a system for monitoring the pest management strategy
AHCSOL401A	Sample soils and interpret results	AHCPCM601A	Develop and implement a plant health management strategy
AHCWRK403A	Supervise work routines and staff performance	AHCTRF502A	Manage sports turf renovation programs
		AHCTRF503A	Develop sports turf management programs
		AHCTRF504A	Manage sports turf facilities
		AHCWRK505A	Manage trial and/or research material
		BSBHRM506A	Manage recruitment, selection and induction processes
		SRXGOV004B	Work effectively with the Board of an organisation