Diploma of Irrigation Management
The Diploma of Irrigation Management reflects the role of an irrigation business manager.
The Diploma of Irrigation Management reflects the role of an irrigation business manager.
Packaging Rules
Completion of eleven (11) units made up of six (6) core units and five (5) elective units.
ELECTIVE UNITS
a minimum of three (3) units must come from the elective units list
a maximum of two (2) units may be selected from the elective units or from units aligned to Certificate IV or above in AHC10 or from any other currently endorsed training package or accredited course. Selected units must be relevant to job outcomes in the irrigation industry.
CORE UNITS
Irrigation
Unit code | Unit title |
Determine hydraulic parameters for an irrigation system | |
Audit irrigation systems | |
Design irrigation system maintenance and monitoring programs | |
Design irrigation, drainage and water treatment systems | |
Develop an irrigation and drainage management plan |
Soils and media
Unit code | Unit title |
Monitor and manage soils for production |
ELECTIVE UNITS
Irrigation
Unit code | Unit title |
Establish and maintain an irrigation-related environmental protection program |
Merchandising and sales
Unit code | Unit title |
Manage quality customer service | |
SIRXCLM402 | Manage store facilities |
Control inventory | |
Manage merchandise and store presentation | |
SIRXRSK404 | Control store security |
SIRXSLS406 | Manage sales and service delivery |
Business
Unit code | Unit title |
Manage staff | |
Market products and services | |
Negotiate and monitor contracts | |
Prepare estimates, quotes and tenders | |
Develop a marketing plan | |
Develop and review a business plan | |
Monitor and review business performance | |
Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports | |
Manage budgets and financial plans | |
Manage recruitment selection and induction processes | |
Analyse and present research information | |
Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability | |
Source goods/services and evaluate contractors |
Drainage
Unit code | Unit title |
Design drainage systems |
Work
Unit code | Unit title |
Collect and manage data | |
Prepare reports | |
Implement professional practice | |
Provide specialist advice to clients | |
Audit site operations | |
Manage complex projects | |
Close complex projects |
Occupational Health and Safety
Unit code | Unit title |
Manage Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) processes |
Qualification pathways
Pathways into the qualification
This qualification may be accessed by direct entry or by completion of the Irrigation Industry Agronomist Skill Set.
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:
Irrigation business manager
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Not Applicable
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY | |
Employability Skill | Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: |
Communication | Reading and interpreting workplace related documentation Writing to audience needs Interpreting the needs of internal/external customers Applying numeracy skills to workplace requirements |
Teamwork | Working as an individual and a team member Working with diverse individuals and groups Applying knowledge of own role as a part of a team Applying teamwork skills to a range of situations Identifying and using the strengths of other team members |
Problem-solving | Developing practical and creative solutions to workplace problems Showing interdependence and initiative in identifying problems Solving problems individually or in teams Applying a range of strategies in problem solving Using numeracy skills to solve problems Testing assumptions and taking context into account |
Initiative and enterprise | Adapting to new situations Identifying opportunities that might not be obvious to others Generating a range of options in response to workplace matters Translating ideas into actions |
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 |
Self-management | Allocating people and other resources to tasks and workplace requirements Managing time and priorities Adapting resource allocations to cope with contingencies |
Learning | Taking responsibility at the appropriate level |
Technology | Using technology and related workplace equipment Using basic technology skills Using technology to organise data Applying OHS knowledge when using technology Applying technology as a management tool |