ACC175912 - AHCNSY308 Maintain nursery plants

Course Summary

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor and maintain the seagrass nursery environment, determine plant requirements and interventions that promote growth and complete nursery plant maintenance work. The unit applies to individuals who maintain seagrass nursery plants under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Requirements - To Be Eligible

For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.

Students must be willing to travel by ferry to attend off campus seagrass nursery sites.

There are no entry requirements for this course.

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Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations

With CQUniversity’s national leadership in seagrass research, a world-class seagrass nursery and established training capability, this course presents a unique opportunity to pioneer restoration capacity in Australia and beyond.  

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor and maintain the nursery environment, determine water requirements and plant interventions that promote plant growth, and complete nursery plant maintenance work. The unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and use discretion and judgement in the selection and use of available resources to collect seed in a marine / coastal environment. This is the first formal training course for seagrass-specific restoration techniques. Students completing this course can contribute to the restoration of seagrasses. 

These skills are increasingly sought after by:

Natural Resource Management (NRM) groups (regional NRM bodies, catchment groups)
Environmental consultancies working on coastal impact assessment, offsets and restoration projects
Port and coastal infrastructure environmental managers implementing habitat enhancement and blue carbon initiatives
Traditional Owner Sea Ranger programs involved in Sea Country monitoring and restoration
Large-scale marine restoration nurseries, which are rapidly expanding globally as governments and industry invest in seagrass, shellfish and other habitat restoration.
This course can strengthen pathways into roles such as marine / coastal field technician, restoration nursery officer, environmental project officer, Sea Ranger, and junior environmental consultant or add specialised capability for those already employed in these areas.