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362411 · ANZSCO 2022

Nurseryperson

Classification
Occupation
Skill level
3
Assessing authority
TRA

Classification

Description

Propagates and cultivates trees, shrubs, and ornamental and flowering plants in a plant or forestry nursery.

Specialisations

  • Forest Nursery Production Operator
  • Plant Propagator

Unit group

3624 · Nurserypersons

Description

Nurserypersons propagate and cultivate trees, shrubs, and ornamental and flowering plants in a plant or forestry nursery.

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 potting media and containers before planting
  • selecting seeds, bulbs and cuttings, and planting them in beds, lawn areas and tubs
  • budding and grafting vegetative material onto root stock
  • watering plants manually and controlling automatic watering operations
  • applying pesticides to control pests, diseases, weeds, and nutritional and environmental plant disorders
  • keeping records of soil mixtures, plantings, treatments, losses and yields
  • selecting plants and packaging them for presentation and delivery
  • advising customers on plant care and appropriate plants for local conditions
  • may plan sales area layouts and visual merchandise presentation

Occupations in this unit group

  • 362411NurserypersonCurrent occupation

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