Gardener (General)
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 3
- Major group
- Technicians and Trades Workers
Classification
- Major group
- 3Technicians and Trades Workers
- Sub-major group
- 36Skilled Animal, Agricultural and Horticultural Workers
- Minor group
- 362Horticultural Trades Workers
- Unit group
- 3626Gardeners (General)
Description
Plants, cultivates and maintains parks and gardens.
Unit group
3626 · Gardeners (General)Description
Gardeners (General) plant, cultivate and maintain parks and gardens.
Skill level
Occupation skill level 3
Australia
AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
New Zealand
NZQF Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Tasks
Tasks include
- preparing and maintaining seedbeds and growing sites
- propagating and planting trees, bushes, hedges, flowers, and bulbs
- preparing lawn areas by spreading topsoil and planting grass, and by laying instant turf
- maintaining planted and grassed areas by weeding, trimming, fertilising, watering and mowing
- pruning trees and hedges, and installing plant support and protection devices
- spraying and dusting plants and trees to control insects and disease
Occupations in this unit group
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