The Faculty of Earth Sciences offers a wide range of short courses. Existing courses may contain the solution to your training needs or we can tailor a course to fit your requirements. All courses are accredited via the NMIT accreditation process, which meets national accreditation standards. Our procedures are ISO9001 quality accredited, ensuring courses are properly delivered and subject to ongoing review and improvement procedures.
Horticulture Department
We provide training and consultancy services to companies, corporations and individuals in the horticultural industry.
Sectors of the industry include:
- Arboriculture
- Landscape industry
- Turf management
- Gardening
- Nursery / Floristry
- Industrial skills
Courses and Services:
- Certificate I - VI Horticulture
- Chain Saw Competency
- Customised Programs for Industry Requirements
- Fumigation Licensing Courses
- GIS surveys
- Irrigation Certificate III
- Irrigation Design
- OH&S
- Pest Control Licencing courses
- Site surveys
- Tree surveys
- Vermin Control Licensing Courses
- Weed Control Licensing Courses
Staff Assessment Services (RCC)
- Audit
- RPL
- Training
- Planning staff development and training programs
Additional Services
- Soil testing
- Surveying
- Design & construct
- Maintenance contracts
Education Resources
- Publishing
- Assessment tools
- Learning guides
Contact Horticulture Department:
Phone: (03) 9269 8914
Facsimile: (03) 9388 8912
Email: training@nmit.vic.edu.au
Department of Agriculture and Animal Science
We provide training and consultancy services to individuals in the agriculture and animal sciences industries.
Sectors of the industry include -
- Horse studies
- Thoroughbred racing
- Agriculture practices
- Farriery
- Production horticulture - herbs/olives
- Local government - animal management
- Environmental management
- Transport and distribution
- Civil construction
- Animal technology
- Aquaculture
We provide training and consultancy services for all sectors of the wine industry.
- Viticulture and wine making
- Wine marketing
Contact Agriculture & Animal Science Department:
Phone: (03) 9269 1042
Facsimile: (03) 9269 1046
Email: agriculture@nmit.vic.edu.au
Occupational Health and Safety
NMIT can provide your company with the commercial advice and practical skills to meet your OH&S obligations.
- Is your workplace safe?
- Are you aware of your commercial obligations?
- Do you have a workplace safety management system?
- Do you have a staff training program?
If not, NMIT has the expertise and industrial experience to assist your company with all your OH&S issues by delivering a comprehensive range of consultancy services and training programs to enable you to provide a safe and productive workplace.
This comprehensive list of programs is currently available through NMIT:
- Risk assessment
- Hazard identification and risk control
- Safety management safety systems
- Plant/equipment training and certification
- Fork lift operator - assessment and licencing
- OH&S management and supervisory training
- Emergency preparedness/evacuation training
- First aid levels 1,2,3
- Manual handling
- Confined spaces training
- Fatigue management
- Fire warden training
Prior to any program delivery NMIT staff meet with your company representative to ensure all programs are site specific.
ContactOccupational Health and Safety:
Phone: (03) 9269 8911
Facsimile: (03) 9388 8912
Email: training@nmit.vic.edu.au
