Horticulture Technology Project

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This project is formed as part of two skills priorities that were identified in the 2018-2021 Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management IRC Skills Forecast and Proposed Schedule of Work (see pages 95 and 97).

Protected horticulture
Irrigation technology, design and processes

In addressing these skills needs, this project will identify and fill gaps in current qualifications and units of competency from the AHC Agriculture, Horticulture, Conservation and Land Management Training Package to address skills needs for protected horticulture and irrigation technologies.Skills Impact and the Agriculture and Production Horticulture Industry Reference Committee (IRC) will take this project through a process that adheres to the 2012 Standards for Training Package Development.

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Project Scope

This project will review and develop qualifications and units of competency to address the skills and knowledge requirements for protected horticulture activities and irrigation technologies.Protected Horticulture Protected horticulture refers to the management of closed cropping systems, and covers areas such as: nutrient film techniques, flooding and draining, aeroponics, growth media, setup and maintenance of protected cropping irrigation systems, setup of trellis systems, operation of automated controls and climate control technologies. The Australian protected cropping industry is growing fast and changing with technology, as a result more skilled labour is required to fill skills gaps and meet the demand from retailers. This project will look at the skills and knowledge requirements of this sector to update and develop relevant qualifications and units.Irrigation technologies Ongoing implementation of new processes and technologies in irrigation has facilitated the need for flexibility in irrigation specialities. An example of new technology is mobile apps designed to help guide irrigation decisions. IRC feedback has identified existing units need to be reviewed and updated to ensure different types of irrigation (broadacre, gravity fed, pressurised, domestic/urban irrigation) are covered in the range of units and can be delivered separately based on specific job roles.Scroll down to view the qualifications, skill sets and units that will be reviewed in this project. They will be incorporated in the AHC Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package.

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Relevant Occupations

Protected Horticulture – picker, packer, nursery technician, nursery assistant, crop workers, crop care technician, senior supervisor, grower, integrated pest manager and quality assurance manager.Irrigation – irrigation installation site worker, irrigation installation site manager, work with irrigation systems, manager of irrigation systems, irrigation business manager and irrigation service worker.

Key Deliverables

Review and development of qualifications, skill sets and related units of competency related to protected horticulture activities and irrigation technologies.

Timeline

September – October 2018 Initial scopingOctober 2018 – January 2019 Development of draft qualifications, skill sets and unitsJanuary 2019 – February 2019 Drafts available for broader consultationMarch 2019 Validation of final draftsApril 2019 Finalisation of Training Package componentsMay – June 2019 Independent Quality Assurance, and Edit and Equity review of Training Package componentsAugust 2019 IRC consideration for sign-off and submission for endorsement

Project Team

William Henderson	Industry Skills Standards Specialist [email protected]
Andrew Horgan	National Industry Engagement Manager, Skills Impact [email protected]
Peter Miller	Industry Skills Standards Contractor

Qualifications, skill sets and units

Below is a list of current qualifications and units proposed for revision and development as part of this project.In preparation for the review of these components, we invite you to provide your input on the current qualifications and units. We would like to know what changes or updates should be made to the components so that they meet the skills needs of the industry. Use the links below to view the current components on training.gov.au.Your feedback will help us in drafting the revised qualifications and units.To provide feedback, please use our feedback form. Alternatively, you can email William Henderson [email protected].

Qualifications

Qualifications that may be reviewed as part of this project include (but are not limited to):

Units

Units of competency that may be reviewed as part of this project include (but are not limited to):

Subject Matter Experts

Subject Matter Experts will be drawn on throughout this project to help review and draft the revised units, skill sets and qualifications.If you are interested in applying to be a subject matter expert and are able to volunteer your time to this project, please email details of your expertise to [email protected].

Stakeholder Consultation Process

A list of key stakeholder organisations is being developed for this project. Skills Impact will ensure contact is made with each of these organisations during the development of this project to seek their involvement and their views on the draft qualifications, skill sets and units.If you are aware of an organisation that you think should be involved, please contact the project team to ensure they are contacted by us.Of course, all and any interested industry participants are encouraged to engage in the consultation of this project, when the draft qualifications, skill sets and units are available for feedback via this webpage and workshops that take place around Australia. Consultation is not limited to the organisations on this list. This list simply helps us to identify those organisations that, because of their industry role, size or specialty, are likely to have a key interest in the development and outcomes of this project.

Opportunities for stakeholder input

Stakeholder input is appreciated throughout the duration of this project. The documents will be drafted in consultation with Subject Matter Experts and their networks. Opportunities to provide targeted feedback will occur when the draft materials are made available, which is expected to be January 2019 – February 2019, and again for validation of final drafts in March 2019. However, your feedback is welcomed at any time, and will help us in drafting the qualifications, skill sets and units. It is important that training provides a skilled and flexible workforce for the future. The qualifications, skill sets and units need to reflect real work experience. So if you work in the sector, Skills Impact would appreciate your input and help. Please feel free to register your interest for project updates and consultation opportunities by following the newsletter subscription link below. Alternatively, please feel free to contact the project manager, William on 03 9321 3526 or [email protected]. The Agriculture and Production Horticulture Industry Reference Committee (IRC) will oversee this project, as part of their responsibility to support engagement with the sector, and to ensure the project meets industry stakeholder needs.

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Work commenced in September 2018 to review and potentially develop new units and/ or qualifications for Protected Horticulture and Irrigation in the AHC Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package.Protected Horticulture –Three new qualifications have been proposed, the Certificates II, III and IV in Protected Horticulture, as well as six potential new units. This work has been assisted by input from a broad range of stakeholders and representatives of the viticulture industry who have been brought together as a Subject Matter Expert Working Group.

Irrigation – A review is being undertaken for the Certificates II, III, IV and Diploma of Irrigation, as well as the potential creation of four new skill sets. This work has been assisted by input from a broad range of stakeholders and representatives of the viticulture industry who have been brought together as a Subject Matter Expert Working Group.

Consultation Workshops – Registrations Open!

Thank you to those stakeholders who have provided feedback and advice so far. The revised draft qualifications and units will be made available on this webpage for public consideration and feedback from January 2019, under the ‘Drafts Available’ menu above. Face-to-face consultation workshops will also take place, across states and territories, with a webinar planned for those unable to attend in person. Registrations for these workshops are now open. Please feel free to register for a workshop near you by clicking the corresponding link.

Protected HorticultureTues 22 Jan 19, 12:00pm to 2:00pm – Adelaide – Register hereWed 23 Jan 19, 12:00pm to 2:00pm – Perth – Register hereFri 25 Jan 19, 9:30am to 11:30am – Launceston – Register hereTues 29 Jan 19, 12:00pm to 2:00pm – Sydney – Register hereWed 30 Jan 19, 12:00pm to 2:00pm – Brisbane – Register hereThurs 31 Jan 19, 12:00pm to 2:00pm – Melbourne – Register hereFri 1 Feb 2019, 1:30pm to 3:30pm AEDT – Webinar – Register hereMon 4 Feb 2019, 9:30pm to 11:30am AEDT – Webinar – Register here

IrrigationTues 22 Jan 19, 9:30am to 11:30am – Adelaide – Register hereWed 23 Jan 19, 9:30am to 11:30am – Perth – Register hereTues 29 Jan 19, 9:30am to 11:30am – Sydney – Register hereWed 30 Jan 19, 9:30am to 11:30am – Brisbane – Register hereThurs 31 Jan 19, 9:30am to 11:30am – Melbourne – Register hereFri 1 Feb 2019, 9:30pm to 11:30am AEDT – Webinar – Register hereMon 4 Feb 2019, 1:30pm to 3:30pm AEDT – Webinar – Register here

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Thank you to all those who provided feedback on the draft documents for this project, including qualifications, skill sets and units of competency in both Protected Horticulture and Irrigation. They were made available on this webpage for feedback until from 16 January – 15 February 2019.Feedback was sought on whether the draft qualifications, skill sets and units reflect the current skills standards and practices of industry, and whether job functions are accurately described. Feedback will inform the work on the final drafts which will be available for industry validation in March 2019.Protected Horticulture – Three new qualifications and six new units have been drafted to address knowledge and skills gaps that currently exist within in the training package. One unit has been reviewed, with the aim of broadening its scope to make it relevant to Protected Horticulture and Production Horticulture.

Irrigation – Four qualifications, 45 units and four skill sets have been reviewed to address skills and knowledge related to irrigation and drainage. These qualifications, units and skill sets have been drafted to clarify job tasks and assessment requirements (including the volume and frequency of performance for assessment).

Summary of consultation to date

Feedback on the draft documents was collected via the online feedback hub, face-to-face consultation workshops and webinars. To view the draft documents, including comments that were made on them from people using the feedback hub, please click on the expandable document menus below.The documents were drafted in consultation with subject matter experts who work directly in the protected horticulture and irrigation industries. The information gathered helped to identify training gaps in these sectors, and guided the review and development of the qualifications, skill sets and units of competency. To view the draft documents, please click on the expandable document menus below.

Protected Horticulture

New Qualifications

AHC2XX19 Certificate II in Protected Horticulture	View qualification
AHC3XX19 Certificate III in Protected Horticulture	View qualification
AHC4XX19 Certificate IV in Protected Horticulture	View qualification

The draft documents can be downloaded in Microsoft Word format by clicking here.

New units

AHCXXX2XX Assist with protected cropping water sampling and testing	View unit
AHCXXX2XX Maintain crop	View unit
AHCXXX2XX Perform manual pollination of crops	View unit
AHCXXX2XX Perform plant blocking on	View unit
AHCXXX3XX Install and maintain hanging trellis	View unit
AHCXXX4XX Establish and monitor hydroponic crops	View unit

The draft documents can be downloaded in Microsoft Word format by clicking here.

Revised units

Unit code and title	Proposed changes	Link
AHCSOL301 Prepare growing media	Minor changes to application and performance criteria 2.1, 3.2, 3.6 and 3.7. Inclusion of foundation skills. Assessment Requirements revised to include the volume and frequency of performance for assessment.	View unit
AHCPHT203 Support horticultural crop harvesting	Minor changes to application and performance criteria 2.4 and 3.4. Inclusion of foundation skills. Assessment Requirements revised to include the volume and frequency of performance for assessment.	View unit

The draft documents can be downloaded in Microsoft Word format by clicking here.

Irrigation

Revised Qualifications

Unit code and title	Proposed changes	Link
AHC21116 Certificate II in Irrigation Technology	Qualification Description updated, minor edits to packaging rules.	View qualification
AHC3XX19 Certificate III in Irrigation	Qualification Description updated, packaging rules changed from 14 units (2 core and 12 electives) to 22 units (10 core and 12 electives).	View qualification
AHC4XX19 Certificate IV in Irrigation Management	Qualification Description updated, packaging rules changed from 12 units (1 core and 11 electives) to 12 units (8 core and 4 electives).	View qualification
AHC5XX19 Diploma of Irrigation Design	Qualification Description updated, minor edits to packaging rules. 1 core unit removed and replace with new imported unit. 4 elective units removed and 4 new imported units added to elective units list.	View qualification

The draft documents can be downloaded in Microsoft Word format by clicking here.

Revised and new skill sets

AHCSS000XX Irrigation Retail Sales Skill Set	View skill set
AHCSS000XX Irrigation Retail Skill Set	View skill set
AHCSS000XX Irrigation Systems Assessment Skill Set	View skill set
AHCSS000XX Irrigation Systems Efficiency Skill Set	View skill set

The draft documents can be downloaded in Microsoft Word format by clicking here.

Revised units

Proposed changes to the following units include:

Inclusion of foundation skills.
Assessment Requirements updated to include the frequency to performance evidence. Specific conditions provided within the assessment conditions.
Minor changes to application.
Minor edits to elements in some units and various changes and edits to Performance Criteria (PC). Details about which elements and PCs have been edited or changed is summarised in the table below.

Unit code and title	Proposed changes	Link
AHCIRG101 Support irrigation work	Minor changes performance criteria 1.1, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3. Split performance criteria 1.2 into two (1.2 and 1.5). Renumbered, reordered and minor edits to performance criteria 1.3, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.7. Renumbered, reordered and minor edits to performance criteria 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4.	View unit
AHCIRG215 Assist with low volume irrigation operations	Minor changes to performance criteria 1.3, 2.5 and 3.1. Combined performance criteria 1.1 and 1.4. Renumbered performance criteria 1.5 to 1.4.	View unit
AHCIRG216 Assist with surface irrigation operations	Minor edit to performance criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 5.2. Replaced performance criteria 1.4.	View unit
AHCIRG217 Assist with pressurised irrigation operations	Minor edit to performance criteria 1.1, 1.3 and 3.3. Removed performance criteria 1.4. Renumbered performance criteria 1.5.	View unit
AHCIRG218 Assist with pump and flow control device operations	Minor edit to performance criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 3.1. Removed performance criteria 1.4.	View unit
AHCIRG303 Measure irrigation delivery system performance	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.2, 1.3, and 2.2. New performance criteria 1.5 and 3.5.	View unit
AHCIRG306 Troubleshoot irrigation systems	Reordered performance criteria 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7. Minor edits to performance criteria 2.1 and 3.2. Deleted performance criteria 3.4. New performance criteria 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5.	View unit
AHCIRG331 Install pressurised irrigation systems	Reordered and minor edits to performance criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5. Minor edits to performance criteria 4.2 and 5.2.	View unit
AHCIRG332 Operate pressurised irrigation systems	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.1, 1.3, 2.4 and 4.1.	View unit
AHCIRG333 Maintain pressurised irrigation systems	Minor edits to element 1, performance criteria 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.3 and 4.4.	View unit
AHCIRG334 Operate and maintain gravity fed irrigation systems	Minor edits to performance criteria 2.5 and 6.5. Minor edit and renumbered performance criteria 1.3. New performance criteria 1.2, 1.5, 6.6 and 6.7. Renumbered performance criteria 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, and 1.9.	View unit
AHCIRG335 Operate and maintain moving irrigation system	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.1, 3.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.5 and 6.3. New performance criteria 1.2 and 1.3. Renumbered performance criteria 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7.	View unit
AHCIRG422 Manage a moving sprinkler irrigation system	Minor edits to Element 2, performance criteria 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 4.7 and 5.5.	View unit
AHCIRG431 Supervise irrigation system installation	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.4, 1.6, 3.1, 3.4 and 6.3. New performance criteria 6.4, and renumber performance criteria 6.5.	View unit
AHCIRG433 Manage irrigation systems	Minor edits to element 2 and performance criteria 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.7 and 5.5.	View unit
AHCIRG501 Audit irrigation systems	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 4.1. New performance criteria 1.8 and 4.2.	View unit
AHCIRG503 Design irrigation, drainage and water treatment systems	Reordering and minor edits to performance criteria 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7. New performance criteria 1.9, 3.8, 4.8, 5.5 and 6.2. Minor edits to performance criteria 4.6 and 6.1. Renumbering and minor edit to performance criteria 5.6.	View unit
AHCIRG505 Establish and maintain an irrigation-related environmental protection program	Minor edits to elements 2, 3, 4 and 5. Minor edits to performance criteria 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 5.2 and 5.3. New performance criteria 2.3 and 2.4.	View unit
AHCIRG308 Monitor soils under irrigation	Removed element 4, renumbered element 5 and performance criteria 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 to element 4 and performance criteria 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4. Replaced performance criteria 4.1, minor edit to performance criteria 4.4. Within Assessment Requirements, removed performance evidence "assessed the health of an irrigated soil", and minor edits and addition of frequency to performance evidence. Removed knowledge evidence "soil biology", and minor edits to knowledge evidence.	View unit
AHCIRG309 Install irrigation pumps	Minor edit to performance criteria 1.3.	View unit
AHCIRG310 Operate and maintain irrigation pumping systems	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 6.1.	View unit
AHCIRG315 Interpret irrigation plans and drawings	Minor changes to application and inclusion of foundation skills. Addition of frequency to performance evidence within Assessment Requirements, and specific conditions provided within the assessment conditions.	View unit
AHCIRG325 Operate irrigation technology	Reordered performance criteria 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4. Minor edits to performance criteria 1.1 and 1.3. New performance criteria 2.1.	View unit
AHCIRG326 Operate irrigation injection equipment	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 3.3, and 4.2.	View unit
AHCIRG327 Implement an irrigation schedule	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.4 and 4.7. Performance criteria 2.4 minor edits and split into two (performance criteria 2.4 and 2.5), with previous performance criteria 2.5 renumbered to 2.6.	View unit
AHCIRG402 Determine hydraulic parameters for an irrigation system	Minor edit to performance criteria 4.1 and 4.2.	View unit
AHCIRG404 Implement an irrigation-related environmental protection program	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1 and 4.1.	View unit
AHCIRG408 Schedule irrigations	Minor edits to performance criteria 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1 and 5.2.	View unit
AHCIRG410 Select and manage pumping systems for irrigation	Minor edits to performance criteria 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 4.4 and 5.4.	View unit
AHCIRG415 Interpret and apply irrigation designs	Minor edits to performance criteria 2.5, 3.3, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3. New performance criteria 3.4. Minor edits and renumbered performance criteria 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7.	View unit
AHCIRG426 Evaluate water supply for irrigation	Minor edits to performance criteria 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3.	View unit
AHCIRG432 Supervise irrigation system maintenance	Minor edit to performance criteria 1.1, 4.5, 5.1 and 5.2. Deleted previous performance criteria 1.2, renumbered and minor edits to performance criteria 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6.	View unit
AHCIRG434 Manage surface irrigation systems	Minor edit to performance criteria 2.1, 3.1, 4.5 and 4.6. Combined performance criteria 3.2 and 3.3, renumbered and minor edits to performance criteria 3.3, 3.4 and 3.5 split, renumbered and minor edits to performance criteria 3.6 and 3.7.	View unit
AHCIRG502 Design irrigation system maintenance and monitoring programs	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.3 and 2.4. New performance criteria 1.9 and 2.5.	View unit
AHCIRG504 Develop an irrigation and drainage management plan	Minor edits to element 4, performance criteria 2.4 and 6.5. New performance criteria 6.8.	View unit
AHCDRG201 Maintain drainage systems	Minor edit to performance criteria 1.2. Combined performance criteria 1.1 and 1.3, renumbered performance criteria 1.4 to 1.3.	View unit
AHCDRG301 Install drainage systems	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5. Minor edits to performance criteria 2.2, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2 and 5.4.	View unit
AHCDRG302 Measure drainage system performance	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.4 and 1.5. New performance criteria 2.5 and 3.4.	View unit
AHCDRG303 Troubleshoot drainage systems	Reordered and minor edits to performance criteria 1.5, 1.7, and 1.8. Minor edits to performance criteria 2.1 and 3.5. New performance criteria 1.6 and 4.3.	View unit
AHCDRG304 Maintain and repair irrigation drainage systems	Reordered and minor edits to performance criteria 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, and 1.8. Minor edit to performance criteria 5.3. New performance criteria 1.9.	View unit
AHCDRG401 Coordinate and supervise installation of an irrigation drainage system	Minor edits to performance criteria 1.4, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 3.3, 5.6, 5.7, 6.1, 6.3 and 7.3.	View unit
AHCDRG402 Monitor and control irrigation drainage systems	Minor edit to performance criteria 2.1. Element 4 split into two elements (4 and 5), new performance criteria 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, minor edits and renumbered performance criteria 4.4 and 4.5. Renumbered and minor edits to performance criteria 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3.	View unit
AHCDRG501 Design drainage systems	Split performance criteria 1.5 into two separate performance criteria (1.5 and 1.6). New performance criteria 2.8, 3.5, and 4.3. Renumbered performance criteria 1.7 and 1.8. Minor edits to performance criteria 2.4, 2.5, 2.7. Renumbered and minor edits to performance criteria 1.9. 1.10, 1.11, 2.9 and 3.6.	View unit
AHCIRG505 Establish and maintain an irrigation-related environmental protection program	Minor edits to elements 2, 3, 4 and 5. Minor edits to performance criteria 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 5.2 and 5.3. New performance criteria 2.3 and 2.4.	View unit

The draft documents can be downloaded in Microsoft Word format by clicking here.

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Thank you to those who participated in the validation process for the final draft units of competency relating to protected horticulture and irrigation. The documents were made available on this webpage for comment for two weeks, closing on 29 March 2019.The final drafts will shortly progress through to the Finalisation stage of the project which includes quality assurance of the documents and review and feedback from the State/Territory Training Authorities. They will then be forwarded to the Agriculture and Production Horticulture Industry Reference Committee for consideration and sign off, before being submitted to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) to consider and approve for publication on training.gov.au.Validation means checking and confirming that the documents are logical and factually accurate.

Summary of consultation to date

Validation and comment was collected via online surveys, email and face to face. Prior to the Validation period the draft qualifications, skill sets and units of competency were made available from 16 January – 15 February 2019, under the ‘Drafts Available’ stage. During this time, feedback was collected via the online feedback hub, national face-to-face consultation workshops and webinars, and via phone call and email. The units were drafted with guidance from a Subject Matter Expert Working Group, made up of workplace experts and industry.A description of how feedback has been considered and applied in the final drafts can be downloaded by clicking on the link to 'Download the Summary of Feedback, Responses and Actions'.

Protected Horticulture

The new protected horticulture qualifications and units address the knowledge and skills gaps in an increasingly important and expanding field of agriculture. Industry have focused on the skill requirements for pickers, packers, nursery, crop work and general or non-specific protected horticultural workers. The Certificate II and Certificate III have been developed to reflect the skill standards and needs of the sector, and the the packaging rules in the Certificate II have been strengthened. AHCXXX3XX Install and maintain vertical hanging trellis has been renamed, with the addition of the word ‘hanging’ to the title. Download the Summary of Feedback, Responses and Actions for a full description of how feedback has been considered and applied in the final drafts.

Irrigation

The new and revised qualifications, skill sets and units for irrigation underwent changes following the 'Drafts Available' round of feedback. An additional 8 new skill sets were developed, following feedback that this was required to adequately address the different roles completed by industry workers. While industry had previously considered deleting the Certificate II, feedback indicated that it should be retained for promotion in schools. An additional core unit was added to the Certificate III with the intention of making the qualification appropriate as a trade qualification in future. All drainage units were removed from the core list of units for all reviewed qualifications, as a result of feedback that they are not relevant for all industry workers. The unit AHCIRG3XX Operate irrigation technology underwent large scale changes, with the aim of providing more detail relating to controller and sensor related irrigation technologies. Download the Summary of Feedback, Responses and Actions for a full description of how feedback has been considered and applied in the final drafts.