This Graduate Certificate aims to provide mid and upper level land managers with the skills to identify pest animal problems and to develop and implement effective pest management strategies that are part of a strategic approach to sustainable resource management. Land managers will then have the capacity to identify and manage their pest problems including having the ability to adapt and respond to changing land use practices.

Graduates from this course can expect to gain employment with public and private environmental and/or land management agencies dealing with the management of invasive pests. The course will give graduates the skill to identify and manage the damage being done by invasive pests rather than focus solely on the number of pests present.

Employers who take on graduates from this course can expect to have graduates with the skills and abilities to look beyond the number of pests present and who can develop innovative and effective pest damage management strategies based on best available practices. Additionally these graduates will have the skills and capacity to adaptively manage pest programs to ensure that the stakeholder goals are fulfilled.

The course is being run through the University of Canberra on-line learning system called Moodle. Students can complete the course in a single semester as a full time workload or over a year as a part time workload. As the course is delivered on-line, students do not have to attend Canberra and can study and submit assessments wherever they can access the internet. The course costs $7 500.00 and enrolled students may be eligible for fee-help (Contact the University of Canberra Student Administration centre to see if you are eligible)

More information and downloads:

• Post Graduate Courses in Wildlife and Natural Resource Management (Focusing on Invasive Species Management)
• Invasive Species Management Courses, University of Canberra: FAQ [320 kb PDF]
• http://www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/science/environmental/courses

 

For land managers wishing to extend their qualifications in wildlife or pest management past the graduate certificate stage, the University of Canberra is developing graduate diploma and Masters level courses. These higher level qualifications will be designed following input from industry and should be able to be tailored to the individual needs of students.