Career Start (General Training)

This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for a range of entry level horticulture job roles. Individuals with this qualification carry out routine tasks under supervision where the work is predictable and structured with limited judgement requirements. The qualification is suited to VET programs delivered to secondary school students or learners with no previous connection to the horticulture industry or relevant employment history. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include Horticulture worker or Horticulture assistant.

This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for general vocational job roles in the amenity horticulture industry. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include: Horticulturalist and Gardener.

Individuals with this qualification perform tasks under broad supervision involving a broad range of skills that are applied in a wide variety of contexts. Discretion and judgement in selecting and operating equipment, coordinating resources and applying contingency measures during work.

This qualification describes the skills and knowledge for trade level roles in the parks and gardens industry including gardener, greenkeeper and groundsperson.

This qualification provides an introduction to the construction industry, its culture, occupations, job roles and workplace expectations. The units of competency cover essential work health and safety requirements, the industrial and work organisation structure, communication skills, work planning, and basic use of tools and materials. The qualification is built around a basic construction project unit that integrates the skills and embeds the facets of employability skills in context.

This qualification provides an introduction to the construction industry, its culture, occupations, job roles and workplace expectations. The units of competency cover essential work health and safety requirements, the industrial and work organisation structure, communication skills, work planning, and basic use of tools and materials. The qualification is built around a basic construction project unit that integrates the skills and embeds the facets of employability skills in context.

This qualification is designed to meet the needs of concreters working in concreting operations on residential and commercial projects. This qualification is suitable for an Australian Traineeship.

This qualification provides a trade outcome in rigging in the construction industry. Rigging is the art of using cranes and other mechanical or manual load shifting equipment and gear to assemble/disassemble steel structures, move and place precast concrete items, move and place plant and equipment, and set up or dismantle cranes and hoists.

Scaffolding is the temporary framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures. It is usually a modular system of metal pipes or formed steel. A scaffolder should be able to plan and prepare for work, erect scaffolding/equipment safely, inspect/repair/alter scaffolding/equipment, and dismantle scaffolding/equipment safely.

This qualification provides a trade outcome in steelfixing in the construction industry. Steelfixers fit and secure the steel bars and mesh used to reinforce concrete on construction and engineering sites. They work on a wide variety of jobs including commercial and industrial developments, multi-storey housing, and civil engineering projects (e.g. road works, tunnels and bridges).

This qualification is designed for individuals who need skills to prepare for a vocational pathway qualification or further foundation skills development.

This qualification reflects the roles of individuals working in the resources and infrastructure industries who perform mainly routine tasks and procedures, using limited practical skills and fundamental operational knowledge, and taking some responsibility for the quality of the work outcomes.