Course description
The Diploma of Agriculture contains 5 groups of units.
Group 1 contains units addressing the key technical, managerial and
planning functions that have been designated for the Agriculture
specialisation at AQF Diploma level. These units directly align to the
units of competency in Group B in the Training Package. Learners must
complete at least eight but no more than ten units from this group.
Group 2 contains units addressing relevant units of competency at AQF
levels 3, 4, Diploma or Advanced Diploma levels from the Conservation and
Land Management Training Package (RTD02), the Rural Production Training
Package (RTE03), the Amenity Horticulture Training Package (RTF03) and/or
any other endorsed Training Packages. These units directly align to the
units of competency in Group C in the Training Package. Learners may
complete a maximum of two units from this group.
However learners should remember that to receive the Diploma of
Agriculture, 10 units must be completed and at least 8 of the units
presented for this qualification must relate to agriculture work
procedures, activities or contexts. In addition, at least 8 of the units
selected to make up this qualification must be aligned clearly to units of
outcomes. Elective units should be selected in accordance with local work
undertaken and local industry advice.
Groups 1 and 2 contain units that directly align with the respective units
competency. To complete these units, learners must be able to present
evidence to prove they can achieve the unit of competency. The course
completion requirements specify the unit modules that must be completed
for the learner to achieve the qualification.
Group 777 is an enrichment group that contains 'shell' units which allow
students to complete NSW developed chemical units. These units do not
count towards course completion.
Group 778 is an enrichment group that contains 'shell' units which allow
students to complete NSW developed salinity units. These units do not
count towards course completion.
Group 887 contains enrichment modules/units which do not count towards
course completion.
Learner Support
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Learners requiring additional/tutorial support should be co-enrolled in the
fee-exempt Learner Support course 9999. This course provides up to 36
actual hours of support across all AQF levels.
The nominal duration of each unit is indicative only and is based on
face-to-face delivery mode with time allocated to evaluate the evidence
presented by the learner.
Course Elective Completion:
At least 10 elective modules/units must be completed. These may be chosen from groups 1, 2
Group 1
At least 8 and no more than 10 module/units must be completed
Modules/Units Name Hrs
BSBADM504A Plan or review administration systems 50
BSBADM506A Manage business document design and development 40
BSBFLM507A Manage quality customer service 40
BSBFLM509A Promote continuous improvement 40
BSBFLM511A Develop a workplace learning environment 40
BSBMGT507A Manage environmental performance 40
BSBSBM405A Monitor and manage business operations 40
RTC5701A Establish and maintain the enterprise OHS program 50
RTC5702A Develop and manage a chemical use strategy 50
RTC5801A Provide specialist advice to clients 150
RTC5908A Prepare estimates, quotes and tenders 80
RTC5913A Collect and manage data 50
RTC5914A Prepare reports 40
RTD5402A Develop a strategy for the management of target pests 120
RTE4104A Develop livestock feeding plans 40
RTE5002A Manage integrated crop and pasture production 100
RTE5006A Plan and manage long-term weed, pest and/or disease control in crops 100
RTE5007A Plan and manage stored grain program 100
RTE5014A Manage agricultural crop production 100
RTE5015A Manage the harvest of agricultural and horticultural crops 100
RTE5016A Develop production plans for crops 100
RTE5101A Develop and implement a breeding strategy 100
RTE5103A Manage livestock production 100
RTE5104A Develop livestock health and welfare strategies 100
RTE5106A Develop production plans for livestock 100
RTE5107A Select animals for breeding 100
RTE5205A Plan and manage infrastructure requirements 100
RTE5301A Design livestock effluent systems 100
RTE5304A Implement a machinery management system 100
RTE5515A Manage natural areas on a rural property 100
RTE5516A Develop a whole farm plan 100
RTE5523A Develop climatic risk management strategies 100
RTE5524A Develop and implement sustainable land use strategies 100
RTE5525A Manage trial and/or research material 100
RTE5601A Audit irrigation systems 100
RTE5602A Design irrigation system maintenance and monitoring programs 100
RTE5603A Design irrigation, drainage and water treatment systems 100
RTE5604A Develop an irrigation and drainage management plan 100
RTE5605A Establish and maintain an irrigation-related environmental protection programs 100
RTE5606A Manage water systems 100
RTE5607A Design drainage systems 100
RTE5608A Design water treatment systems 100
RTE5807A Manage staff 100
RTE5901A Develop a marketing plan 100
RTE5902A Develop and review a business plan 100
RTE5903A Plan, implement and review a quality assurance program 100
RTE5906A Monitor and review business performance 100
RTE5909A Develop a sales strategy for rural products 100
RTE5912A Plan and monitor production processes 100
RTE5916A Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports 100
RTE5917A Arrange livestock purchases 100
RTE5918A Arrange marketing of livestock 100
RTE5920A Negotiate and monitor contracts/commercial agreements 100
RTE5921A Market products and services 100
RTE5922A Plan production for the whole farm/land based business 100
RTE6905A Manage price risk through trading strategy 140
RTF5005A Manage plant health 160
RTF5521A Monitor and manage soils 140
WRRO1B Manage merchandise and store presentation 30
Group 2
No more than 2 module/units may be completed
Modules/Units Name Hrs
BSBCMN404A Develop teams and individuals 40
BSBEBUS506A Plan and develop a business website 40
BSBFLM403B Implement effective workplace relationships 40
BSBFLM412A Promote team effectiveness 40
BSBMGT609A Manage risk 40
BSBSBM402A Undertake financial planning 40
BSBSBM406A Manage finances 40
HLTFA301B Apply first aid 15
RTC3209A Plan and construct conventional fencing 30
RTC3213A Implement property improvement, construction and repair 40
RTC4701A Implement and monitor the enterprise OHS program 15
RTC4702A Minimise risks in the use of chemicals 25
RTC4703A Plan and implement a chemical use program 25
RTC4905A Cost a project 40
RTC4911A Operate within a budget framework 40
RTD4507A Produce maps for land management purposes 120
RTE3003A Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting 30
RTE3006A Establish pastures and crops for livestock production 30
RTE3008A Handle bulk materials in storage area 30
RTE3009A Undertake agricultural crop harvesting activities 30
RTE3013A Implement a postharvest program 30
RTE3022A Undertake agricultural crop maintenance activities 30
RTE3024A Undertake preparation of land for agricultural crop production 30
RTE3029A Establish agricultural crops 30
RTE3030A Harvest horticultural crops mechanically 30
RTE3037A Save, prepare and store agricultural seed 30
RTE3101A Artificially inseminate livestock 30
RTE3102A Educate, ride and care for horses 30
RTE3103A Apply quality assurance procedures in wool preparation 30
RTE3104A Carry out basic dentition care procedures on horses 30
RTE3105A Carry out feedlot operations 30
RTE3106A Carry out mare mating procedures 30
RTE3107A Carry out post-shearing procedures 30
RTE3108A Class wool 60
RTE3109A Class goat fibre 30
RTE3110A Coordinate and monitor intensive production performance 30
RTE3111A Appraise wool using industry descriptions 30
RTE3112A Handle and care for stallions 30
RTE3113A Identify and draft livestock 30
RTE3114A Implement feeding plans for livestock 30
RTE3115B Implement livestock husbandry practices 30
RTE3116A Mate and monitor animals 30
RTE3117A Coordinate milking operations 30
RTE3118A Implement feeding plans for intensive production 30
RTE3119A Euthanase animals 30
RTE3120A Prepare facilities for shearing and crutching 30
RTE3121B Prepare animals for parturition 30
RTE3122A Prepare livestock for shearing 30
RTE3123A Pregnancy test pigs 30
RTE3124B Rear newborn and young livestock 30
RTE3126A Remove and facilitate reuse of effluent and manure from an intensive productions system 30
RTE3127A Treat rectal prolapse in pigs 30
RTE3128A Collect, store and administer colostrum 30
RTE3129A Shear sheep to professional level 100
RTE3130A Supervise clip preparation 30
RTE3131A Transport livestock 30
RTE3133B Prepare livestock for competition 30
RTE3134A Slaughter livestock 30
RTE3135A Artificially inseminate birds 30
RTE3136A Comply with industry animal welfare requirements 30
RTE3137A Carry out basic hoof care procedures 30
RTE3138B Determine wool characteristics 30
RTE3139A Maintain consistent shearing performance 40
RTE3140A Carry out post-mortem examination of livestock 30
RTE3141A Prepare fleece wool for classing 30
RTE3142A Prepare skirtings and oddments 40
RTE3143A Monitor intensive livestock production growing environments 30
RTE3144A Prevent and treat equine injury and disease 30
RTE3145A Press wool 30
RTE3146A Process and store semen 30
RTE3147A Prepare for and implement natural mating of livestock 30
RTE3148A Assess conformation of horses 30
RTE3149A Supervise free-range poultry operations 30
RTE3210A Plan and construct an electric fence 30
RTE3301A Operate a cane harvester 30
RTE3302A Carry out minor service of milking equipment 30
RTE3304A Maintain and service shearing handpieces 30
RTE3305A Install and terminate extra low voltage wiring systems 30
RTE3307A Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair 30
RTE3308A Operate a dairy recycling system 30
RTE3309A Operate machinery in adverse conditions 30
RTE3312A Service and repair bores and windmills 30
RTE3313A Monitor and provide advice on cleaning milking machines 30
RTE3314A Transport farm produce or bulk materials 30
RTE3316A Disconnect/ reconnect fixed wired equipment 30
RTE3317A Carry out minor service of milking equipment 30
RTE3318A Prepare combs and cutters for machine shearing 30
RTE3402A Implement animal health control programs 30
RTE3406A Implement vertebrate pest control program 30
RTE3504B Collect samples for rural production or horticulture monitoring program 30
RTE3506A Monitor weather conditions 30
RTE3601A Install irrigation systems 30
RTE3603A Install drainage systems 30
RTE3604A Troubleshoot drainage systems 30
RTE3605A Troubleshoot irrigation systems 30
RTE3606A Measure drainage system performance 30
RTE3607A Measure irrigation delivery system performance 30
RTE3608A Monitor and operate water treatment processes 30
RTE3609A Operate fertigation equipment 30
RTE3610A Operate gravity fed irrigation systems 30
RTE3611A Operate pressurised irrigation systems 30
RTE3612A Implement a maintenance program for an irrigation system 30
RTE3708A Clean and fumigate intensive production sheds 30
RTE3712A Administer medication to animals 30
RTE3713A Carry out workplace OHS procedures 30
RTE3714A Maintain and monitor environmental work practices 30
RTE3801A Provide on-job training support 30
RTE3806A Provide advice and sell farm chemicals 30
RTE3807A Provide advice and sell machinery 30
RTE3808A Provide advice on agronomic products 30
RTE3809A Provide advice on hardware products 30
RTE3810A Provide advice on livestock products 30
RTE3819A Process customer complaints 30
RTE3901A Comply with industry quality assurance requirements 30
RTE3902A Document a wool clip 30
RTE3904A Keep records for a primary production business 40
RTE3905A Sell products and services 30
RTE3907A Use hand-held e-business tools 40
RTE3908A Maintain and monitor feed stocks 30
RTE4002A Develop a crop regulation program 40
RTE4008A Maintain grain quality in storage 40
RTE4009A Plan a pasture establishment program 40
RTE4010A Supervise agricultural crop maintenance 40
RTE4011A Manage pastures for livestock production 40
RTE4012A Supervise horticultural crop harvesting 40
RTE4018A Supervise agricultural crop establishment 40
RTE4026A Supervise agricultural crop harvesting 40
RTE4101A Carry out stud stable management duties 60
RTE4102A Supervise feedlot operations 40
RTE4103A Determine wool classing strategies 40
RTE4105A Escort animals during export 40
RTE4106A Supervise raising young horses 60
RTE4107A Supervise artificial breeding and/or embryo transfer programs 40
RTE4108A Manage horses for stockwork 40
RTE4109A Oversee animal marking operations 40
RTE4110A Supervise natural mating of livestock 40
RTE4111A Manage shearing and crutching operations 30
RTE4112A Manage milking shed routines 40
RTE4114A Plan and monitor intensive production systems 40
RTE4115A Plan to exhibit livestock or fleece 40
RTE4116A Implement a feeding strategy for pig production 40
RTE4117A Implement intensive production systems 40
RTE4118A Develop feeding plans for an intensive production system 40
RTE4119A Supervise animal health programs 40
RTE4120A Implement and monitor animal welfare programs 40
RTE4123A Use individual fleece measurements to prepare wool for sale 30
RTE4124A Pregnancy test animals 40
RTE4125A Supervise nutrition and feeding in an intensive production system 40
RTE4127A Class wool for special markets 30
RTE4129A Apply advanced shearing techniques 80
RTE4202A Design livestock handling/accommodation facilities 40
RTE4203A Implement and monitor a property improvement plan 60
RTE4301A Conduct major repair and overhaul of machinery and equipment 40
RTE4302A Design and fabricate milking equipment installations 40
RTE4304A Install milking equipment 40
RTE4305A Performance test milking machines 40
RTE4307A Carry out cleaning-time tests of milking machines 40
RTE4309A Design and install on-farm milk cooling and storage 40
RTE4310A Conduct equipment experting for machine shearing 40
RTE4401A Control weeds, pests and/or diseases in crops 40
RTE4511A Develop a soil use map for a property 40
RTE4601A Acquire resources for irrigation installation and construction 40
RTE4602A Determine hydraulic parameters for an irrigation system 40
RTE4603A Implement an irrigation-related environmental protection program 40
RTE4604A Determine seasonal irrigation scheduling tasks 40
RTE4605A Schedule irrigations 40
RTE4606A Supervise on-site irrigation and construction work 40
RTE4607A Plan on site irrigation system installation and construction work 40
RTE4608A Plan and co ordinate gravity-fed irrigation systems 40
RTE4609A Implement, monitor and adjust irrigation schedules 40
RTE4801A Provide advice on marketing the clip 30
RTE4812A Coordinate customer service and network activities 40
RTE4813A Provide information and advice on wool preparation 30
RTE4901A Administer finance, insurance and legal requirements 60
RTE4902A Support and review business structures and relationships 50
RTE4903A Arrange transport for grain or livestock 40
RTE4904A Arrange employment for shearing operations 20
RTE4913A Analyse and interpret production data 40
RTE4914A Participate in an e-business supply chain 40
RTE4915A Implement and monitor quality assurance procedures 30
RTE4917A Account for shearing shed supplies 20
RTE5106A Develop production plans for livestock 100
RTE6301A Analyse machinery options 120
RTE6501A Manage the production system 120
RTE6503A Design and conduct a field-based research trial 120
RTE6802A Lead and manage industry based organizations 140
RTE6803A Manage human resources 140
RTE6901A Analyse business performance 140
RTE6903A Develop and review a strategic plan 140
RTE6904A Manage business capital 140
RTE6906A Develop export markets for produce 140
RTE6907A Manage capital works 140
RTE6908A Design and manage the enterprise quality management system 140
RTE6909A Manage estate planning 140
RTF4004A Develop a plant nutrition program 40
WRRS4B Build relationships with customers 20
Group 777 ENRICHMENT
You may choose modules/units from this group but they do not count towards course completion
Modules/Units Name Hrs
NSWTHAZ406A Manage persistent chemicals 15
Group 778 ENRICHMENT
You may choose modules/units from this group but they do not count towards course completion
Modules/Units Name Hrs
NSWTSAL201A Report on incidences of salinity 15
NSWTSAL301A Seek salinity advice 25
NSWTSAL302A Implement practices for managing salinity 25
NSWTSAL401A Determine modifications to agricultural production systems 25
NSWTSAL402A Assess salinity impacts and investigate management options 25
NSWTSAL501A Develop strategies for managing salinity in a catchment 25
NSWTSAL502A Facilitate salinity extension programs 25
Group 887 ENRICHMENT
You may choose modules/units from this group but they do not count towards course completion
Modules/Units Name Hrs
FPIC2007A Maintain chainsaws 10
FPIC2011A Cross-cut materials with a hand held chainsaw 20
FPICOT2204A Maintain chainsaws 16
FPICOT2206A Cross cut materials with a hand-held chainsaw 30
FPICOT2221A Trim and cross cut felled trees 40
FPIFGM069A Trim and cross-cut felled trees (non-commercial / non-production) 20
ICAU1128A Operate a personal computer 15
ICAU1211A Operate accounting applications 30
ICAU2231A Use computer operating system 20
MEM5.12C Perform routine manual metal arc welding 18
MEM5.50B Perform routine gas metal arc welding 18
MEM5.7C Perform manual heating and thermal cutting 18
NSWTHAZ301A Manage residues in product 20
RTC2005A Fell small trees 20
RTC2304A Operate and maintain chainsaws 30
RTC2309A Operate tractors 30
RTC2701A Follow OHS procedures 15
RTC3704A Prepare and apply chemicals 15
RTC3705A Transport, handle and store chemicals 15
RTE2106A Care for and train working dogs 20
RTE2308A Operate ride-on vehicles 20
