New Zealand Certificate in Agrichemical Application with strands in Aquatic, Broadacre, Tree & Vine Horticulture, Targeted Weed Contorl, and Total Vegetation Control (Level 4)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 4 |
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About the course
Gain an industry-endorsed
qualification with up to date
skills and knowledge to apply
agrichemicals. Get recognised
as an agrichemical operator
and contractor.
This qualification is suitable if you are working in the in the agrichemical application industry looking to be qualified as an agrichemical applicator in Aquatic, Broadacre, Tree and Vine Horticultural, Targeted Weed Control, or Total Vegetation Control.
Learn best practice in transporting agrichemical concentrates by road and develop an emergency procedure guide. Learn health and safety requirements and risk assessment. General knowledge of agrichemicals, and the environmental aspects of agrichemical use.
Credits: 60-70
Entry requirements
It is recommended that you complete an introductory
applicator training prior to enrolment and have
experience in agrichemical application. You must be
employed in the agrichemical application industry.
About the provider
Connexis arranges, delivers, supports, and assesses work-based learning for the infrastructure industries of Civil, Energy, Telecommunications, and Water. That means we help up skill the infrastructure workforce. We set programmes, evaluate assessments, and support employers and learners to obtain nationally-recognised micro-credentials and qualifications through apprenticeships and traineeships.
We are passionate about creating a sustainable infrastructure workforce for Aotearoa, which responds to the needs of industry, both now and in the future. This includes improving access to training and encouraging diversity to reach underrepresented groups such as women, Māori, and Pasifika.
We are the infrastructure business division of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. Te Pūkenga is the new Crown entity established to unite Institutes of Technology, Polytechnics (ITPs) and Industry Training Organisations around the country into a unified national network as part of the Government’s Reform of Vocational Education. It is creating a network of on-job, online and on-campus learning to give learners more flexibility in what, where and how they learn.