AHC30422 Certificate III in Pork Production
Want a career in the pork industry as a piggery attendant or stock person? Start here!
Through this training, you will gain a range of skills including caring for livestock, establishing and maintaining breeding programs and livestock transportation.
Overview
Campus Merredin
When Available all year round
Study Mode Workplace
Duration 6 Months
Want a career in the pork industry as a piggery attendant or stock person? Start here!
This qualification describes the skills and knowledge required to work safely and effectively in a range of skilled roles within the pork industry, including piggery attendant and stockperson.
Individuals working in these roles undertake pork production tasks under broad direction and apply discretion and judgement when handling, housing, feeding, providing routine health care, and moving pigs. They take responsibility for their own work and are expected to complete assigned tasks, coordinate work processes, follow schedules, operate equipment, solve problems, and comply with animal welfare requirements. Work environments may include both indoor and outdoor pork production systems.
This qualification is delivered in partnership with Pork Industry Training WA (PITWA) under a Third‑Party Arrangement and is completed over four modules across a twelve‑month period.
Key features of the program include:
- Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) engaged through PITWA deliver the Units of Competency (UoC) content sessions to students.
- All delivery is mapped to the relevant Units of Competency.
- A TAFE Lecturer oversees delivery by attending all sessions, with SMEs working under the direct supervision of a qualified Trainer and Assessor.
- Face‑to‑face sessions include both knowledge-based and practical learning activities.
- Units of Competency are selected in consultation with industry, based on feedback from individual companies and guidance from the PITWA Committee, which includes industry representatives and consultants.
- Ongoing collaboration with industry ensures the qualification content remains current and relevant, supported through membership and active engagement with the PITWA Committee.
This qualification includes a mandatory workplace (employment) component. Learners must be assessed in a typical work environment as part of their training and assessment.
Students are required to be employed full‑time in a working piggery and undertake the workplace role of a stockperson for the duration of the program.
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Available all year round, 2026
Details
Course fees
Units and fees
To attain this qualification, you are required to successfully complete sixteen (16) units of competence, comprising five (5) core and eleven (11) elective units selected from the options provided below.
Core
| National ID Unit title | General | Concession | Resource |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHCBIO303 Apply biosecurity measures | $292.50 | $87.30 | $19.00 |
| AHCLSK331 Comply with industry animal welfare requirements | $65.00 | $19.40 | $19.00 |
| AHCPRK202 Move and handle pigs | $146.25 | $43.65 | $19.00 |
| AHCPRK311 Care for health and welfare of pigs | $146.25 | $43.65 | $19.00 |
| AHCWHS302 Contribute to workplace health and safety processes | $146.25 | $43.65 | $19.00 |
Elective
| National ID Unit title | General | Concession | Resource |
|---|---|---|---|
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$130.00 | $38.80 | $19.00 |
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$65.00 | $19.40 | $19.00 |
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$32.50 | $9.70 | $19.00 |
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$130.00 | $38.80 | $19.00 |
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$113.75 | $33.95 | $19.00 |
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$146.25 | $43.65 | $19.00 |
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$113.75 | $33.95 | $19.00 |
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$65.00 | $19.40 | $19.00 |
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$65.00 | $19.40 | $19.00 |
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$178.75 | $53.35 | $19.00 |
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$113.75 | $33.95 | $19.00 |
Please note: Course information and fees are subject to change without notice.
- Fees may differ between campus locations due to the difference between elective units in the course study plan or a need to adapt courses to meet local industry needs.
- Fees may also differ for individuals depending on units of study selected, prior qualifications and recognition of prior learning (RPL).
- Fees are payable at the time of enrolment.
- Total fees quoted include tuition fees and resource fees only. You may also be required to purchase text books, uniforms or other personal equipment that are not included in this fee estimate.
- For Lower Fees, Local Skills (half-price) courses please refer to additional eligibility information above.
- Concession rates: If eligible, proof of concession must be presented.
- Concessions and the secondary school age fee cap do not apply to commercial courses (short courses), or Foundation Programs (i.e ESL and General Education).
- Secondary school aged persons (in 2026, students born on or after 1 July 2008 who are at least 15 years old in 2026) undertaking training that is not part of a VET Delivered to Secondary Schools program, the maximum course (tuition) fee chargeable is $420. Additional resource fees and discretionary fees may apply.
- VET Student Loans for eligible courses and fee caps may be subject to changes implemented by the Australian Government.
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