Certificate III in Beekeeping
This qualification provides a vocational outcome in bee keeping.
Subjects
Packaging Rules
Completion of ten (10) units made up of five (5) core units and five (5) elective units.
ELECTIVE UNITS
a minimum of three (3) units must come from the elective unit list
a maximum of two (2) units must come from units aligned to Certificates II, III or IV in AHC10 or from any other currently endorsed training package or accredited course. Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in the beekeeping industry.
CORE UNITS
Occupational Health and Safety
AHCOHS301A Contribute to OHS processes
Bee keeping
AHCBEK301A Manage honey bee swarms
AHCBEK304A Remove a honey crop from a hive
AHCBEK305A Extract honey
Work
AHCWRK306A Comply with industry quality assurance requirements
ELECTIVE UNITS
Bee keeping
AHCBEK201A Support beekeeping work
AHCBEK202A Use a bee smoker
AHCBEK203A Open and reassemble a beehive
AHCBEK204A Construct and repair beehives
AHCBEK302A Manipulate honey bee brood
AHCBEK303A Re-queen a honey bee colony
AHCBEK306A Manage pests and disease within a honey bee colony
AHCBEK401A Collect and store propolis
AHCBEK402A Perform queen bee artificial insemination
AHCBEK403A Produce and harvest royal jelly
AHCBEK404A Provide bee pollination services
AHCBEK405A Select and establish an apiary site
AHCBEK406A Trap and store pollen
AHCBEK407A Rear queen bees
Food safety
FDFCORFSY2AImplement the food safety program and procedures
FDFHYCH2AOperate a creamed honey manufacture process
FDFOPTHCP3AParticipate in a HACCP team
FDFOPTISP2AImplement sampling procedures
FDFZCSCIP2AClean equipment in place
FDFZCSCS2AClean and sanitize equipment
FDFZPKPP2AOperate a packaging process
FDFCORQFS3AMonitor the implementation of quality and food safety programs
Work
AHCWRK303A Respond to emergencies
AHCWRK305A Coordinate work site activities
AHCWRK308A Handle bulk materials in storage area
Machinery operation and maintenance
TLID1007C Operate a forklift
Pathways...
Qualification pathways
Pathways into the qualification
This qualification may be accessed by direct entry.
Pathways from the qualification
Further training pathways from this qualification include, but are not limited to, Certificate IV in Agriculture.
Australian Apprenticeships
This qualification is suitable for an Australian Apprenticeship.
Job roles
Job roles and titles vary across different industry sectors. Possible job titles relevant to this qualification include:
Bee keeper
Entry Requirements
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Licensing Information
Not Applicable
Employability Skills
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY | |
Employability Skill | Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: |
Communication | Listening and understanding Reading and interpreting workplace related documentation Writing to audience needs Applying numeracy skills to workplace requirements Sharing information |
Teamwork | Working as an individual and a team member Applying knowledge of own role as a part of a team |
Problem-solving | Showing interdependence and initiative in identifying problems Solving problems individually or in teams |
Initiative and enterprise | Identifying opportunities that might not be obvious to others Generating a range of options in response to workplace matters |
Planning and organising | Collecting analysing and organising information Using basic business systems for planning and organising Being appropriately resourceful Taking initiative and making decisions within workplace role Working within or establishing clear project goals and deliverables Determining or applying required resources Adapting resource allocations to cope with contingencies |
Self-management | Taking responsibility at the appropriate level |
Learning | Accessing opportunities to develop technical and other work skills |
Technology | Using technology and related workplace equipment Using basic technology skills Applying OHS knowledge when using technology Use load shifting technology |