Horticultural Nursery Assistants

Horticultural Nursery Assistants perform a variety of routine tasks in propagating, cultivating and maintaining plants in horticultural nurseries.

**Indicative skill level:**

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

#### In Australia:

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

#### In New Zealand:

NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

**Tasks include:**

- loading, unloading and moving nursery supplies and equipment - assisting with potting-up and transplanting flowers, shrubs, and trees - assisting with propagating, planting and potting seeds, seedlings and rooted cuttings - monitoring plants for healthy growth and potential weed, insect, disease, and fertiliser problems - tending plants by watering and weeding - adjusting mist irrigation systems, shade and ventilation - harvesting and packaging plants for sale and transport