Description
Installs, maintains and services irrigation systems for agriculture, sports turf and horticulture.
Skill Level
3
Alternative Titles
NULL
Specializations
NULL
Skills Assessment Authority
TRA
Caveats
No caveats apply to this occupation.
Group: 3627 Landscape Gardeners and Irrigation Technicians
Description
Landscape Gardeners and Irrigation Technicians plan and construct garden landscapes, and install irrigation systems.
Tasks
- preparing plans and drawings, selecting materials and plants, and scheduling landscape construction
- setting out and installing hardscape and softscape structures
- constructing gravel and paved areas, walls, fences, trellises, pergolas, ponds, barbecues and garden furniture
- preparing seedbeds and growing sites
- planting trees, bushes, hedges, flowers and bulbs
- preparing lawn areas by spreading topsoil and planting grass, and by laying instant turf
- determining irrigation system hydraulic parameters
- installing irrigation systems including pumps and meters
- testing, maintaining, and repairing irrigation systems
Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with an AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (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.