Irrigation Technicians install, maintain and service irrigation systems for agriculture, sports turf and horticulture
Occupation description
Irrigation Technicians install, maintain and service irrigation systems for agriculture, sports turf and horticulture
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Irrigation planner
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Landscape Gardener
- Landscape Architect
Irrigation Technician is a VETASSESS Group D occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate III or higher. Applicants can fulfil the assessment criteria for this occupation in four different ways.
* Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week)
Pathways 1–3
minimum years of post-qualification employment highly relevant to the nominated occupation, completed at an appropriate skill level in the five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment.
Pathway 4
minimum 4 years of relevant employment required – Three years of relevant employment (can be outside the last 5-year period) in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment within the last five years before applying.
A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.
Qualification & employment criteria
AQF Certificate IV
Focus areas include:
- Irrigation technology
- Horticulture
- Production Horticulture
Employment
Highly relevant tasks include:
- determining irrigation system hydraulic parameters
- installing irrigation systems including pumps and meters
- testing, maintaining, and repairing irrigation systems
Employment Information
An Irrigation Technician installs, maintains and services irrigation systems for agriculture, sports turf and horticulture.
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