Gain highly sought after specialised skills and knowledge by completing the Diploma of Agriculture.
You will learn about different farming practices, why pasture and soil health is vital for livestock production, and develop the skills to improve farming efficiency.
Budgeting, production planning, climate risk strategies, animal husbandry and long-term crop management are a sample of the vital agriculture skills you will gain in this comprehensive course.
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Do you have a great love of nature and want to dedicate your career to the care and cultivation of plants? Build your future as a manager in the horticulture industry with this nationally recognised qualification.
Be guided by our expert lecturers who are industry professionals, as you are equipped with a specialised skillset and trained in producing horticultural production plans, preparing landscape designs, collecting and classifying plants, along with gaining a solid understanding of plant health. You'll learn to design and manage horticultural operations and also develop the skills you need to manage parks and reserves. This course will also provide you with expertise in leading projects and people, team routines and performance, whilst you begin to form your management style and techniques. You'll develop business skills such as how to prepare estimates and quotes, manage budgets and offer specialist advice to clients.
Gain higher level skills, take steps to more senior roles and watch your employment prospects thrive; you might work in local or state government, at a nursery or a resort, in floriculture or in the gardening and landscape industry. You'll be job ready for roles such as Horticultural Manager, Nursery Manager, Parks and Garden Manager or Landscape Designer.
Develop these skills:
• create a management plan for a designated area • develop a pest management plan • prepare a landscape design • manage parks and reserves • oversee landscape projects • manage budgets and financial plans • prepare estimates, quotes and tenders • design irrigation system maintenance program
Study in specialised facilities:
Our dedicated Murdoch Student Garden Centre(opens in a new tab) is pivotal to the learning experience for students and teaches excellence in service delivery. Facilities include extensive garden spaces for design practice, computer labs with contemporary software and dedicated sheltered nursery areas. Students can learn through application of hands-on skills in an environment that reflects current industry practices and simulates a real-life workplace experience.
As part of their Murdoch campus studies, students propagate natives, herbs and some exotic plants suitable to WA's climate. These plants are then prepared at the on-campus nursery and greenhouse for retail sales at the Student Garden Centre Plant Sale which is open to the general public for a short time each May and November, giving students the ability to satisfy the retail skill building requirements of their horticulture course.
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