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Certificate II in Aquaculture

  • Certificate

Pursue your passion for the aquatic life in the care and maintenance of fish stocks with this qualification.You will learn skills in food handling, controlling pests, predators and diseases, handling and harvesting stock, maintaining and manipulating the water environment and applying chemicals and...

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Course Code
SFI20119, 0100606
Study Mode
In person
Domestic Fees
$6,240 per year / $6,635 total
International Fees
$6,240 per year / $6,635 total

About this course

Pursue your passion for the aquatic life in the care and maintenance of fish stocks with this qualification.

You will learn skills in food handling, controlling pests, predators and diseases, handling and harvesting stock, maintaining and manipulating the water environment and applying chemicals and biological agents. It will provide you with the skills and knowledge to work as a field hand in an aquaculture operation such as a hatchery, sea cage or pond facility.

You can continue your interest in this field by enrolling into the SFI30119 Certificate III in Aquaculture.

Entry requirements

  • An IELTS score (academic) of 6.0 with no band score less than 5.0 or equivalent.

  • Completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 10.

Please view Admission requirements for your country of origin.

Study locations

Geraldton

Career pathways

Career opportunities
  • Aquaculture Farm Attendant
  • Pond Worker
Career opportunities
  • Aquaculture Farm Attendant
  • Pond Worker
  • Aquaculture Farm Attendant
  • Pond Worker
  • Course structure

    To achieve this qualification, students must demonstrate competency in 12 units. These 12 are comprised of 5 core units and 7 elective units. Elective units listed below have been selected in consultation with industry.

    Students who enrol into this qualification will be eligible for credit transfer of the units that they have already achieved. Fees paid by international students are set on a commercial basis and are paid as a whole of course fee - no refund will apply to credit transfers. Please refer to your letter of Offer for detailed duration and costings for your enrolment.

    Core units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • SFIAQU202
      Handle stock
    • SFIBIO201
      Inspect and clean aquatic work equipment
    • SFIWHS201
      Meet workplace health and safety requirements
    • SFIXSI102
      Communicate in the seafood industry
    • SFIXSI201
      Work effectively in the seafood industry
    Elective units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • MARC037
      Operate inboard and outboard motors
    • SFIAQU204
      Undertake routine maintenance of water supply and disposal systems and structures
    • SFIAQU205
      Monitor water quality
    • SFIAQU208
      Produce algal or live-feed cultures
    • SFIAQU210
      Harvest cultured or held stock
    • SFIPRO101 Clean fish
    • SFISTR204 Prepare, pack and dispatch stock for live transport