Our Certificate IV in Irrigation Management is designed for candidates with experience in the field of Irrigation, who are looking at progressing their career in to supervision and/or management of irrigation professionals.

Core Units

• AHCWHS401 Maintain work health and safety processes
• AHCIRG435 Determine hydraulic parameters for an irrigation system
• AHCIRG436 Implement and irrigation-related environmental protection program
• AHCIRG437 Schedule irrigations
• AHCIRG438 Select and manage pumping systems for irrigation
• AHCIRG439 Interpret and apply irrigation designs
• AHCIRG442 Supervise irrigation system installation
• AHCIRG443 Supervise irrigation system maintenance

Elective Units

• AHCIRG444 Manage irrigation systems
• AHCIRG337 Measure irrigation delivery system performance
• AHCSOL406 Sample soils and interpret results
• AHCBUS407 Cost a project

Mode of Delivery

The Course will be delivered via a blend of:

• Virtual Classroom
• Face-to-Face
• Online Post-Course Assessments
• Workplace Activities

Course Program & Duration

The Course is delivered over 2 blocks within a 12 month period and must be completed within 24 months from enrolment.

• Block 1: 12 x 4 hour Virtual Sessions
• Block 2 (Part 1):Face-to-Face training
• Block 2 (Part 2): 2 x 4 hour Virtual Sessions

Virtual Classroom Sessions will be delivered in 2 or 3 consecutive sessions per week and run from 9:30am - 1:30pm AEST (Brisbane Time). The times may change depending on the location of students.

Face-to-Face Block training will run from 8:30am - 4:30pm (local time). 

Funding for our AHC41119 Certificate IV in Irrigation Management is available through Smart and Skilled Targeted Priorities Full Qualification Subsidised Program.

To be eligible for the funding you need to meet the following Smart and Skilled eligibility requirements:

• 15 years old or over, and 
• no longer at school or home-schooled students, and 
• living or working in NSW (or an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person living in specific NSW border areas), and 
• an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, humanitarian visa holder or New Zealand citizen 

For more information on Smart and Skilled eligibility, go to the Are you eligible? page on the Smart and Skilled website.

To apply for funding and enrol in our AHC41119 Certificate IV in Irrigation Management course, contact us directly on [email protected] or Ph: (07) 3517 4000.

Fees and Costs

Currently there are two key components to the subsidised funding, the State Funded amount, and a co-contribution fee payable by either the student or the student's employer.

The co-contribution fee is determined on whether you have previous completed a full Qualification, as follows:

*The co-contribution fee is payable in advance of commencement. Irrigation Australia then claims the balance of training costs directly from the New South Wales Government.