3627 Landscape Gardeners and Irrigation Technicians

Most occupations in this minor group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

In Australia:

• AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

In New Zealand:

• NZQF Level 4 qualification (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.

• 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

• 362711 Landscape Gardener
• 362712 Irrigation Technician

Plans and constructs garden landscapes.

Skill Level: 3

Installs, maintains and services irrigation systems for agriculture, sports turf and horticulture.

Skill Level: 3