Whether you're interested in landscaping and horticulture, farming or animal care or conservation and land management, these courses and qualifications can set you up for an exciting, challenging and rewarding career.
These industry areas cover a range of occupations including veterinary nurse, equine (horse) care, landscape designer or horticulturist, farm worker, laboratory technician and viticulture. There's even a course that could lead you to a career inspecting, documenting and maintaining Aboriginal cultural and heritage sites across Australia.
Included in this group are environmental pursuits such as impact assessments, land management or the conservation of ecosystems in our rivers, forests and oceans.
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Muresk Institute is Western Australia's skills hub for modern agriculture – offering a wide range of nationally accredited courses, as well as workshops and professional development, hand-picked from leading training providers and industry experts across the country.
Please note: Not all courses at Muresk are subsidised through Jobs and Skills WA.
industry course list: Agriculture, Animals, Science and the Environment
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The vocational education and training (VET) courses delivered in Western Australia on this course list are funded through the Department of Training and Workforce Development; these are referred to as publicly funded training. A range of qualifications and courses for priority industry areas and occupations are subsidised under Jobs and Skills WA, to reduce the cost of training in priority skill areas. To find out more about which courses are subsidised, please take a look at the information available on the main Training page.
The Certificate III in Horticulture is an excellent start for a career in landscaping, gardening or nursery work. It's also perfect as a pathway on to further study, if you want to specialise in a particular field within the industry.
Laboratory technicians assist chemists, scientists and other laboratory staff by collecting samples and conducting laboratory tests on a broad range of chemicals, and recording the results for further analysis.
Whether it's for urban areas, residential developments or commercial areas — landscape design and construction is an important part of the overall look and feel of our spaces.
With Australians eating around 25kg of beef per person in 2018–19 (MLA State of the Industry Report — 2020), the meat industry makes a significant contribution to the Australian economy. This means secure work and in demand skills for those looking for a career in this sector!
The Australian meat industry is worth billions to the Australian economy each year, which means secure work and in demand skills for those seeking a career in this sector!
This qualification offers a range of knowledge and skills to select and apply a specialised range of tools, materials and information to work in the meat processing industry.
Through this course, you'll gain the knowledge and skills to work effectively in the meat retail industry and learn how to prepare different types of meat cuts, including sausages, poultry, value-added items and cured meat.
The Certificate III in Meat Processing (Slaughtering) is for individuals who want to work in the meat industry, in the slaughtering and dressing of animals in an abattoir.