Sports Turf Manager – ANZSCO 362312

Sports Turf Managers manage fine turf sporting facilities and supervises and coordinates the activities of sports turf tradespersons and maintenance staff.
Skill Level: 2

Alternative Titles

Sportsground Manager

Specialisations

Golf Course Superintendent
Head Curator (Sportsground)

Potential Visa Pathways for Sports Turf Manager

Important: This occupation was released on 21 November 2021. The Department of Home Affairs is yet to announce the eligible visa pathways for this occupation. This page will be updated once more information is released.

Group: 3623 Sports Turf Managers and Trades Workers

Description

Sports Turf Managers and Trades Workers establish and maintain fine turf, grassed areas and synthetic surfaces used for sporting events.

Tasks

Preparing seedbeds for new turf
Establishing and maintaining turf by watering, over sowing or over seeding, and repairing green damage
Mowing, rolling and levelling turf
Pegging and marking out lines and logos, installing nets, posts and stumps, and placing other sports equipment on playing areas
Operating and maintaining hand and power-driven equipment such as mowers, aerators, cultivators, corers and line marking equipment
Constructing cricket wickets, tennis courts, and bowling, croquet, and golf greens
Replanting, repairing, aerating, fertilising and topdressing lawns
Diagnosing, treating, and preventing turf pests and diseases
Installing and maintaining synthetic surfaces
May maintain buildings, fences, and surrounding gardens
May oversee and coordinate workers maintaining sports turf facilities

Skill Level

In Australia:

AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 2); or
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.

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