Certificate III in Seafood Industry (Aquaculture)
Course No 6592 National Code: SFI 30104

Course Information

This course gives learners the skills to work on a farm at pond technician level with a full understanding of production and husbandry techniques. This course is registered for traineeships.

The Certificate II in Seafood Industry (Aquaculture) (Course No 6591) is a prerequisite for this course. The course structure given below assumes you have completed the Certificate II. The units in this course are prerequisite units for the Certificate IV and Diploma courses. You can continue straight on in to the Certificate IV course after completing the Certificate III.

Study load

Full time students will complete the Certificate III in one semester of study. Part time students will take at least one year to complete the course. It will require attendance at three workshop blocks, and home study using comprehensive course workbooks. Support is available from teaching staff on a free call number or by e-mail. Additional study materials are available on the Internet.

To complete the course in 1 semester requires study at home plus attendance at the three workshop blocks.

Course Structure and Workshop timetable

The course structure given assumes you have completed all the units in the Certificate II. The course structure in the following table is what is currently offered but is periodically updated and changed.

National Unit No	Unit Name	Hours	Workshop dates
SFIAQUA 308B	Maintain Water Quality & Environmental Monitoring	40	Workshop 1 3 days February or July
SFIAQUA 305B	Optimise Feed Uptake	35
SFIAQUA 312A	Oversee the Control of Pests, Predators and Disease	35
FDFOPTHCP 3A	Participate in a HACCP Team	50	Workshop 2 5 days May or September
SFIAQUA 310B	Oversee Emergency Procedures in an Aquaculture Enterprise	30
SFIAQUA 301B	Oversee and Undertake Effluent and Waste Treatment & Disposal	30
HLTFA1A	Apply Basic First Aid
HLTFA 1A	Senior First Aid	18
SFIAQUA 214A	Produce Algal and / or Live Feed Cultures	30	Workshop 3 6 days June or November
SFIAQUA 404B	Operate a Hatchery	50
RTE 39041A	Keep Records for a Primary Production Business	40	No workshop
0691W	Work Placement - Seafood Industry	40	Optional

NB - the Recirculation Technology Short Course is timetabled to run for 2 days following workshop 1 for the benefit of students who wish to attend both.

If you would like to enrol in this course, please complete the North Coast Institute Application Form which you can download using the link at the top right of this page, and post, fax or e-mail back to Natfish as soon as possible to secure your place in the course.

Natfish
Trenayr Campus of TAFE
Locked Bag 5
Grafton, 2460, NSW
Fax 02 6644 7767
E-mail natfish@tafensw.edu.au