Primary Industries (Horticulture) Certificate II

This course is for HSC students who want to study horticulture at TAFE NSW under the TVET program as part of their HSC. The purpose of this horticultural training course is to help students learn the skills and knowledge required for entry level employment in a primary industries environment and a future horticulture career involving work with plants or in the garden industry. Students in these Hunter TAFE horticulture classes will attempt mandatory competencies and additional elective competencies with a horticulture focus contributing towards a Certificate II in Amenity Horticulture. Students may attempt the 120 hours or 240 hours horticultural course. Only students who have completed the 240 indicative hours of horticulture training will be eligible to sit for the Higher School Certificate (HSC) examination. Students undertaking further horticultural studies in the Extension courses are able to undertake additional competencies at Certificate III level. Students achieving units of competency in this course can apply to have those units recognised in other Rural Production Training Package Qualifications (eg, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management).