Landscape Gardeners and Irrigation Technicians

Landscape Gardeners and Irrigation Technicians plan and construct garden landscapes, and install irrigation systems.

**Indicative skill level:**

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)

#### In New Zealand:

- NZQF Level 4 qualification (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.

**Tasks include:**

- 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