An Apprenticeship in Sports Turf Management 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.

Units contained in each of the Certificate II and III are below:

 

AHC20919 - Certificate II in Sports Turf  Management		AHC31319 - Certificate III in Sports Turf Management
Total number of units required to achieve the qualification is 8		Total number of units required to achieve the qualification is 23
Core Units		Core Units
AHCIRG221	Assist with pressurised irrigation operations	AHCPMG302	Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
AHCTRF208	Support turf establishment	AHCSOL304	Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas
AHCTRF205	Assist in the preparation of turf surfaces for play	AHCTRF310	Monitor turf health
AHCTRF207	Renovate grassed areas	AHCCHM307	Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
AHCMOM203	Operate basic machinery and equipment	AHCCHM304	Transport and store chemicals
		AHCMOM304	Operate machinery and equipment
		AHCIRG347	Maintain pressurised irrigation systems
Elective Examples		AHCIRG345	Install pressurised irrigation systems
AHCPCM204	Recognise plants	AHCWHS301	Contribute to work health and safety processes
AHCWRK209	Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices	AHCPMG301	Control weeds
AHCSOL203	Assist with soil or growing media sampling and testing	AHCTRF311	Renovate sports turf
AHCPMG201	Treat weeds	AHCDRG305	Install drainage systems
AHCTRF206	Assist with turf construction	AHCTRF308	Establish turf
AHCMOM204	Undertake operational maintenance of machinery	AHCWRK309	Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
AHCINF203	Maintain properties and structures	AHCTRF307	Construct turf playing surfaces
AHCWHS201	Participate in work health and safety processes	AHCIRG346	Operate pressurised irrigation systems
AHCCHM201	Apply chemicals under supervision	AHCTRF306	Prepare sports turf surfaces for play
AHCPMG202	Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders	AHCPCM301	Implement a plant nutrition program
		Elective Examples
		AHCMOM310	Operate land-forming machinery and equipment
		RIIMPO335E	Conduct skid steer loader operations without attachments
		AHCMOM202	Operate tractors
		AHCWRK305	Coordinate work site activities
		AHCMOM213	Operate and maintain chainsaws
		AHCPCM303	Identify plant specimens
		AHCMOM301	Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair

 

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