Certificate IV in Seafood Industry (Aquaculture)
Course No 6593 National Code: SFI 40104
Course Information
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This course is designed for people wanting to manage a farm. It includes a range of aquaculture management level modules plus a selection of business modules to give students the skills to successfully run an aquaculture enterprise. |
The Certificate III in Seafood Industry (Aquaculture) (Course No 6591) is a prerequisite for this course. The course structure given below assumes you have completed all the units in the Certificate III. The units in this course are prerequisite modules for the Diploma course. You can continue straight on in to the Diploma course after completing the Certificate IV.
Study load
This course will be run full time over one year and meets Austudy requirements for a full time course. Part time students will take 11/2 to 2 years to do the course. It will require attendance at one workshop block, 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 year (2 semesters) requires study at home plus attendance at one workshop block.
The Certificate IV level course relies on students doing considerable research for the units. Students need internet access and assignments are to be presented in a professional manner. This includes correct usage and spelling of technical terms and referencing information sources.
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Course structure and workshop timetable
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 |
| SFIAQUA 407B | Coordinate sustainable aquaculture practices | 45 | 7 days July only |
| SFIAQUA 504B | Plan ecologically sustainable aquaculture practices | 50 | |
| BSBCMN 405A | Analyse & present research information | 30 | |
| SILEAD401A | Develop & promote knowledge of the industry sector | 50 | |
| SFIAQUA 408B | Supervise harvest & post harvest activities | 50 | |
| SFIAQUA 309B | Oversee harvest & post harvest activities | 30 | |
| RTC 4306A | Supervise maintenance of machinery & equipment | 50 | |
| RTE5303A | Manage Machinery and Equipment | 100 | |
| SFIAQUA 401B | Develop and implement a stock health program | 50 | No Workshop |
| SFIAQUA505B | Plan stock health management | 50 | |
| SFIAQUA 405A | Develop emergency procedures for an aquaculture enterprise | 50 | No Workshop |
| SFIAQUA 409A | Implement, monitor & review stock production | 45 | No Workshop |
| SFIAQUA509A | Develop a stock production plan | 50 | |
| BSBSBM 405A | Monitor & manage business operations | 40 | No Workshop |
| BSBSBM 403A | Promote the business | 50 | No Workshop |
| BSBSBM 301A | Research business opportunities | 30 | |
| 0691W | Work placement | 40 | Optional |
Please note you need to have access to a farm or business with machinery and equipment for the modules Supervise maintenance of machinery and equipment & Implement a machinery management system.
If you would like to enrol in this course, please complete the North Coast Institute Application From, which can be dowloaded 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
Download the North Coast Institute Application Form 
