SFI30119 Certificate III in Aquaculture
Turn the ocean into your office with a career in the aquaculture industry.
Students undertaking this qualification will learn skills to work unsupervised at an aquaculture farm, potential job roles may include leading hand or relief supervisor. You will be able to directly support junior staff to care for aquatic animals within the aquaculture sector.
Overview
Campus Broome Campus | Derby Campus
When Available all year
Study Mode Workplace
As a leading hand you may undertake a range of routine tasks such as:
- Planning and coordinating feeding activities and programs
- Planning and coordinating stock health assessments and programs
- Coordinating monitoring events for animal environments and external environments
- Coordinating general hatchery, nursery, algae production or grow-out activities
- Coordination of biosecurity processes
The skills that you will learn, will be relevant to other work environments where you may find work, including:
- Offshore and Onshore aquaculture farms
- Aquarium wholesalers and retailers
- Hatcheries and nurseries
- Live post-harvest holding facilities
All work is carried out to comply with workplace procedures, according to state/territory health and safety, food safety, biosecurity and environmental regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace.
This course is only available to learners planning to engage in a Traineeship, OR currently working in the aquaculture industry.
Throughout this course, you will gain skills in:
- Communicating in aquaculture work environments
- Occupational health and safety assessment and reporting
- Monitoring a range of Stock Handling activities
- Monitoring Stock Feeding programs and activities
- Monitoring and maintaining water quality
- Hatchery operations
- Assessment and reporting of biosecurity, predator, and pest controls
This certificate is suited to students who are planning for a traineeship or you're currently employed in the industry:
- Communicating in aquaculture work environments
- Occupational health and safety assessment and reporting
- Monitoring a range of Stock Handling activities
- Monitoring Stock Feeding programs and activities
- Monitoring and maintaining water quality
- Hatchery operations
- Assessment and reporting of biosecurity, predator, and pest controls
Training is undertaken in conjunction with Traineeship or existing work schedules.
Face to face delivery will include activities such as:
- Video Conferencing, which focusses on essential knowledge to enhance practical understanding
- Practical (hands-on) activities are undertaken in the workplace according to existing production plans
- Students needing additional support between blocks can request access to our online learning
resources.
Select your preferred campus and apply
Details
Derby Campus
Fitzroy Crossing Campus
Halls Creek Campus
Karratha Campus
Minurmarghali Mia Campus
Newman Campus
Pundulmurra Campus
Tom Price Campus
Wyndham Campus