
Honey Bee Biosecurity - online
This course is currently in development, and will be available in 2020. The course will align with three units of competency from the new AHC31818 Certificate III in Beekeeping.
Be recognised for your skills with a nationally-recognised qualification. Tocal’s Certificate III in Beekeeping will raise your skill levels in an important agricultural industry.
This course enables students to gain nationally accredited training and qualifications in beekeeping, amounting to the AHC31818 Certificate III in Beekeeping.
Location: | Online or Blended Delivery |
Course duration: | Maximum of two (2) years |
Start date: | Intake 6 commencement postponed until after October 2020 |
Number of units: | 18 |
Indicative fees: | $5,900 |
The qualification consists of 18 units of competency in total, delivered through a combination of face-to-face training, online training & workplace assessment (for trainees only). You can expect to attend 14-16 days of face-to-face training held in 4-day blocks here at Tocal College in Paterson, NSW.
Mor information is available in the Student Handbook for this course.
Some of the electives on offer at Tocal College are:
Possible job roles for this qualification include:
Due to the demand for this qualification, Tocal College has a staged application and selection process. This is a trade level qualification, and priority will be given to beekeepers currently working in the bee industry, new full-time trainees of commercial beekeepers, and beekeepers seeking to diversify and/or scale up their beekeeping business operations.
For beekeepers not requiring the full qualification but wanting to increase their skills, Tocal College offers accredited industry short course training in bees.
Up to two (2) years.
Assessment methods may include:
The principles of assessment will be followed and all assessments will be valid, reliable, flexible and fair and carried out by qualified assessors. Students will be advised of the assessment requirements prior to the assessment taking place.
Support is available via:
The Smart & Skilled course fee is considered a student contribution to the full cost of training, the difference being subsidised by the State Government. The fee payable depends upon eligibility and access to concessions or exemptions. Currently, students can expect to pay:
For more information visit the Smart & Skilled website.
Download the Student Handbook for this course here.
For information on students rights and responsibilities, and the Tocal College Code of Practice, see Industry qualification student policies.
Student may decide to progress to further study within the College. Tocal also has articulation (credit for study at Tocal) arrangements in place with a number of Australian universities.
Honey Bee Biosecurity - online
This course is currently in development, and will be available in 2020. The course will align with three units of competency from the new AHC31818 Certificate III in Beekeeping.
Quality Assurance for Honey Extraction
This online course teaches the skills and knowledge required to operate honey extraction equipment safely and to extract honey fit for human consumption.
Bee Traineeship
Gain a nationally-accredited beekeeping qualification while you earn money keeping bees. A blend of face-to-face and online learning, Tocal’s beekeeping traineeship is the qualification to get you recognised.
Beginning in bees
Get a basic knowledge of beekeeping in this two-day introductory course run by Tocal College. It’s the ideal start to help you manipulate bee hives, carry out general management, and understand how a bee colony works.
Honey bee biosecurity
This two day course provides beekeepers with the skills to recognise, monitor and manage the impact of pests and diseases on honey bee colonies.
Artificial insemination of bees
For experienced bee breeders and researchers, this two-day course will help raise your skill level both in collecting semen and artificially inseminating queen bees.
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