Education

National Working Group

CERT II Horticulture Delivery and Assessment Guides (PDF Download)

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The National Turf Education Working Group was formed following the National Turf Education Forum held during the 19th Australian Turfgrass Conference in Adelaide.

The groups major focus is to monitor the educational pathway within the turf industry and make recommendations to Agrifoods by means of AGCSA representation on the national amenity/horticulture advisory committee on all issues affecting the pathway.

It is hoped the committee will increase communication between all parties and work towards creating a degree of national consistency. To date The National Education Working Group has produced Delivery and Assessment Guides to aid RTOs deliver the Turf Apprenticeship to a National Minimum endorsed by Industry Associations across Australia.

We are constantly looking for suggestions and issues regarding education that the industry in general feels needs to be addressed. The group is scheduled to meet quarterly and is happy to address any issues or concerns brought to it.

The following representatives make up the National Education Working Group.

• Adam Robertson (Kew Golf Club)
• Wade Turner (Queanbeyan B.C.)
• Phil Ford (NMIT)
• Frank Dempsey (Ryde TAFE)
• John Forrest (Challenger TAFE)
• Peter Le Riche (TAFE SA)
• Tony Apthorpe (Edgeworth B.C.)
• Neil Jones (TAFE NSW)
• Brian Dale (QLD TAFE)
• Bruce Davies (C.I.T. ACT)
• Daryl Sellar (AGCSA/Glenelg Golf Club)
• Shaun Probert (Ryde Parramatta G.C.)

For further information about the National Turf Education Working Group, contact AGCSA Education Officer Simone Staples on (03) 9548 8600 or simone@agcsa.com.au