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Horse Health Foundation

AHC21216 Certificate II in Rural Operations – Equine
(Australian Qualifications)

Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VETiS)
Gain QCE Points
&
Tertiary entry for Certificate IV Vet Nursing

(conditions apply)

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Would you like to work in the horse industry and are looking for a qualification to get you started? You may already have your own horse or ride regularly. This qualification fills in the gaps you need to gain employment in the horse industry. This is an entry level Australian Qualification. Learn about the care, health and welfare of horses including a higher level of handling horses and working effectively in the horse industry. You can take more responsibility for your working environment within the horse industry and use innovation to improve safety and efficiency with your horse related tasks.

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Horse Health Foundation Course Summary

AHC21216 Certificate II in Rural Operations
(funded by the Queensland State Government – Vocational Education and Training in Schools – VETiS funding)
Tertiary entry for Certificate IV Vet Nursing (conditions apply)
This course is approved a valid pathway for entry into ACM40418 Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing with UQ Skills (University of Queensland)

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What units of competency are included?
How long will my course take?
Where and how will my course be delivered?
Who will supervise my assessments?

Will I be accepted into this course?
What do I need to supply for my course?
What further study opportunities are available on completion of my course?
Why should I study at International Horse College?

What Units of Competency are Included?

In your Horse Husbandry Assistant course (AHC21216 Certificate II in Rural Operations), the following units of competency are included:

Core (3)

AHCWHS201 Participate in work health and safety processes
AHCWRK204 Work effectively in the industry
AHCWRK209 Participate in environmentally sustainable work

Electives (12)

ACMEQU212 Handle horses safely
ACMEQU214 Prepare to work safely around horses
ACMEQU216* Check and treat horses
ACMEQU213* Follow safe work practices in equine industries
BSBOPS203 Deliver service to customers
AHCLSK211 Provide feed for livestock
AHCWRK213 – Participate in workplace communications
AHCWRK216 – Provide information on products and services
AHCWRK210 – Observe and report on weather
BSBINS201 Process and maintain workplace information
BSBTEC201 Use business software applications
BSBTEC202 Use digital technologies to communicate in a work environment

An asterisk (*) next to the unit code indicates that there are prerequisite unit requirements.

How Long Will My Course Take?

This course for your Horse Husbandry Assistant qualifications has been designed for study, over 40 weeks (48 weeks including holidays).

However, it could take less time if you already have previous knowledge and experience with horses.

You can study your course at any time as long as you have your laptop/computer and internet access.

Where and how will my course be delivered?

Theory assessments are completed online by students and results are submitted through the Student Portal.

The Practical and Third Party Report components within the course are to be assessed at one of our state wide workshops with our qualified assessors.

Workshops are held on weekends and during school holidays where possible so a student’s school attendance is not impacted. We have qualified assessors in different locations throughout Queensland.

Who will assess my Practical & Third Party Report Assessments?

There is a Practical component to the course that is mandatory and must be completed at one of our state wide workshops with our qualified assessors. These workshops are held on weekends and during school holidays so as not to interfere with the students’ school week. We have a travelling assessor who travels throughout Queensland to run some workshops and qualified assessors in different locations throughout Queensland.

Notification of workshop locations and dates are issued regularly by email from Student Support.

Practical and Third Party assessments within the course require an average of four to five days at Practical Workshops (for the duration of the course) to complete all components. All theory in a unit must be complete prior to attending a workshop for the assessment of the Practical and Third Party Reports.

Will I be Accepted into this Course?

Are you eligible:

Australian or New Zealand Citizen
Queensland Resident
Currently enrolled in a Queensland school in Year 10, 11, or 12
Have not previously completed or are not currently enrolled in a VETiS funded course of study

What Do I need to Supply for this Course?

For you to study this course, you will need to supply

A computer with internet access
Microsoft Office suite

Printer and scanner
Ability to travel to, and attend workshops for your practical assessments

What further study opportunities are available on completion of my course?

When you have completed the ‘Horse Husbandry Assistant’ course, you can enrol in our ‘Equine Industry Professional’, ‘Equestrian Horse Riding Instructor’ School Based Traineeships.

Your Horse Husbandry Assistant course meets the entry requirement for a certificate III level course to advance your equine career pathway and goals to gain employment.

The ‘Horse Husbandry Assistant’ qualification is recognized as a professional horse industry qualification. Some of this course can also be credited towards further courses of study.

Why should I study at International Horse College?

Flexible online courses
Equine career pathway
Approachable, friendly staff
Australian qualifications
Current industry standard course content

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What Students Say

The course has been very educational and informative … worded so that it is easily read, with all the relevant information … very well put together.

- Lisa H

The course has been good. I don’t have a clear career I wish to go into with horses, as I’m currently focusing on other areas as well while I study this course but I think it has all been good and relevant.

- Lara S

I´m enjoying the format. Good information as always … Very nice to see correctly fitting hanoverian – one of the few! I found the gait info really helpful as this is what I’m working on with my youngster at the moment and it really helped to reinforce what I need to be doing.

- Amanda E

I have found that the videos are useful but i do not learn that way so i have found the power points and the notes more useful

- Wang L

I am aiming towards giving riding lessons to beginners, and one target area I have is mature-aged beginner riders. The sequences give me some good ideas on how to introduce new systems to people that haven’t been doing this all their lives.

- Belinda S

Both questions and answers are written in simple and easy to understand language and also consistent with the workbook.

- Nicole E