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)

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

• 362213 Landscape Gardener

Plans and constructs garden landscapes.

Skill Level: 3