The Sportsturf Management Apprenticeship provides trainees with the skills and knowledge needed to work in sports turf based businesses such as golf courses, sporting grounds, local government, turf farms and maintenance contractors.
Over the course of the apprenticeship students will learn skills in the establishment and maintenance of recreational turf, the preparation of sports playing surfaces and the management of recreational and sports turf facilities. Students will also learn about pest and disease control, plant identification, irrigation, drainage and other factors necessary to the job in greens and grounds management.
AHC20916 - Certificate II in Sports Turf Management | AHC31316 - Certificate III in Sports Turf Management | ||
Core Units | Core Units | ||
AHCCHM201 | Apply chemicals under supervision | AHCIRG331 | Install pressurised irrigation systems |
AHCIRG217 | Assist with pressurised irrigation systems | AHCMOM304 | Operate machinery and equipment |
AHCMOM203 | Operate basic machinery and equipment | AHCOHS301 | Contribute to WHS processes |
AHCPGD201 | Plant trees and shrubs | AHCPCM301 | Implement a plant nutrition program |
AHCPMG201 | Treat weeds | AHCPCM302 | Provide information on plants and their culture |
AHCPMG202 | Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders | AHCPMG301 | Control weeds |
AHCSOL202 | Asssist with soil or growing media sampling and testing | AHCPMG302 | Control plant pests, diseases and disorders |
AHCTRF202 | Prepare turf surfaces for play | AHCTRF301 | Construct turf playing surfaces |
AHCTRF204 | Support turf establishment | AHCTRF302 | Establish turf |
AHCWHS201 | Participate in work health and safety processes | AHCTRF303A | Implement a grassed area maintenance program |
AHCTRF305 | Renovate sports turf | ||
Elective Examples | |||
AHCPGD203 | Prune shrubs and small trees | Elective_Examples | |
AHCWRK204 | Work effectively in the industry | AHCDRG301 Install drainage systems | |
AHCPCM201 | Recognise plants | AHCCHM303 | Prepare and apply chemicals |
AHCSOL201 | Determine basic properties of soil and/or growing media | AHCCHM304 | Transport, handle and store chemicals |
AHCMOM204 | Undertake operational maintenance of machinery | AHCWRK309 | Apply environmentally sustainable work practices |
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