Forestry and Garden Workers
Minor Group
ANZSCO CODE - 843

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

In Australia:

• AQF Certificate II or III, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4); or
• AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:

• NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4); or
• NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. In the case of some Skill Level 5 occupations, a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification, or no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

• collecting seeds, and cultivating, planting and propagating trees, seeds, seedlings and bulbs
• monitoring trees and plants for healthy growth and potential weed, insect, disease, and fertiliser problems
• killing weeds, felling and de-barking non-productive trees and thinning young forestry plantations
• cultivating and maintaining natural and plantation forests and felling trees
• loading, unloading and moving garden and nursery supplies and equipment
• assisting with planting potting-up and transplanting flowers, shrubs, and trees
• maintaining gardens by watering, weeding, pruning, mulching and fertilising, and operating and adjusting irrigation systems
• managing and controlling pests and weeds species by applying chemicals and trapping and shooting animals