Vocational Education and Training
Begin and exciting career in apiculture or start your own bee colony at home with the AHC31818 Certificate III in Beekeeping. This 2 year course will teach you how to establish an apiary site, assemble and maintain a beehive, extract honey, safely use smokers and beekeeping equipment, re-queen a bee colony, manage honey bee swarms, and safely transport bee hives to a new site. The course also covers essential aspects of workplace safety and quality assurance. Enquire now for the list of study units and available training dates near you.
Learn moreGet qualified as a farm hand (without a work placement) by enrolling in the AHC20122 Certificate II in Agriculture. This nationally recognised training course will teach you how to work safely on a farm — operating a range of machinery (motorbikes, tractors) and carrying out standard jobs (mustering, marking livestock, fencing, weed control). The course takes 9 months to complete and is delivered via a mix of online components, face-to-face, and practical sessions. Enquire now for the next batch intake dates and your eligibility for government funded training.
Learn moreThe AHCBEK313 Manage Pests and Disease within a Honey Bee Colony unit equips beekeepers with the skills to identify, monitor, and manage pests and diseases affecting honey bee colonies. It satisfies the biosecurity training requirements under the Australian Honey Bee Industry Biosecurity Code of Practice. This unit is suited to beekeepers who work independently, using discretion and judgement in their tasks while ensuring the effective management of colony health and compliance with biosecurity obligations. Enquire now for a full list of entry requirements and available enrolment dates.
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