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VET Certificate II Permaculture

The Certificate II in Permaculture provides an introduction to a wide range of vocations in the sustainability, horticulture and community services sectors. It provides foundational knowledge in sustainability and environmental issues. Students use that knowledge base to build hands-on practical skills which they can use to address environmental problems across a wide range of workplaces. This is a two-year course

As a VET subject, Curriculum is indicated by Units of Competency: 

  • AHCPER224     Work effectively in permaculture

  • AHCPER216     Harvest, treat and store seed

  • AHCPER219     Plant and maintain crops in a permaculture system

  • AHCECR203     Perform basic ecological restoration works

  • AHCPER222     Use and maintain basic hand tools and equipment for garden and farm

  • AHCPER223     Produce new plants for a permaculture garden system

  • AHCWRK210   Participate in workplace health and safety processes

  • AHCINF207      Maintain properties and structures

  • AHCPER217     Report information about the local bioregion

  • AHCWRK211   Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

  • AHCPER218     Prepare and store products from a permaculture system

  • AHCPER220     Harvest crops in a permaculture system

  • AHCPER221     Recognise characteristics of integrated plant and animal systems

  • AHCPER225     Assist with garden soil health and plant nutrition