AHC50116
Diploma of Agriculture

Course Description

This qualification reflects the role of personnel working on farms and stations who manage enterprise production units and employees and sole operators of agribusinesses who provide crop production advice and services to production enterprises.

Industry expects individuals with this qualification will take personal responsibility and exercise autonomy in undertaking complex work. They must analyse information and exercise judgement to complete a range of advanced skilled activities.

CRICOS Course Code 108773B

Course Duration

Duration: 52 weeks, including 40 teaching weeks and 12 weeks of holidays.

Term Dates: Refer to the Institute’s academic Calendar.

Study Mode:

Classroom based – face to face

Location:

Level 1, 93 Edward Street, Brisbane City, QLD 4000

Entry Requirements

Aventia Institute has the following entry requirements:

International students must:

  • Be at least 18 years of age and have completed Year 12 or equivalent.
  • Participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs.
  • Have an IELTS Overall score of 5.5 with no less than 5 sub score or equivalent English proficiency as determined by Aventia Institute (Test results must be no more than 2 years old). OR
  • (IELTS) Overall band score 5 or equivalent, if packaged with at least 10 weeks’ ELICOS; OR
  • (IELTS) Overall band score of 4.5 or equivalent, if packaged with at least 20 weeks’ ELICOS
  • English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:
      • the student was educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country.
      • the student has successfully completed a foundation course in Australia
      • the student has successfully completed the College English Placement Test.
      • An applicant, who, in the 2 years before applying for the course as holder of a student visa, has successfully completed a substantial component (More than 50% of the course) of a course leading to a qualification from the Australian Qualifications Framework at the Certificate IV level or higher that was conducted in Australia and in English, while the applicant was holding a student visa OR
      • Where a student cannot provide evidence of English language proficiency as above, they will be required to complete the Versant Placement Test. The Versant Placement Test includes a score mapping to the CEFR which in turn maps back to IELTS. Therefore, the student’s results from this test will be mapped back to the IELTS entry requirements indicated above to check they have met requirements.

*Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted.  Students are required to provide their results so that it can be confirmed they are equivalent to IELTS 5.5.

Qualification Requirements

Students must complete a total of 10 elective units.

Elective

  • BSBOPS504 Manage business risk
  • AHCBUS516 Develop and review a business plan
  • AHCBUS517 Monitor and review business performance
  • AHCBUS518 Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports
  • AHCAGB518 Develop climate risk management strategies
  • AHCECR506 Develop and implement sustainable land use strategies
  • AHCAGB513 Develop a farm plan
  • AHCSOL505 Monitor and manage soils for production
  • AHCBUS511 Manage enterprise staff requirements
  • AHCAGB519 Plan and monitor production processes

Pathways

Study Pathway

Students who complete this course may wish to continue their education into the further studies in the Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package.

Employment Pathways

Potential employment options are:

  • Farm production manager
  • Production unit manager
  • Agronomist
  • Station/property manager

RTO No. 41418 | CRICOS CODE 03473J

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