About Us

If your goal is to have a career that allows you to work outdoors, then ARO College is here to teach the skills you need.

With industry-experienced trainers and flexible delivery options, ARO College will equip you with practical knowledge and skills that will set you up for a career in landscaping, production horticulture, sports turf management or horticulture.

OUR VALUES

Quality

Student Focused

Value For Money

OUR MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

ARO College’s mission is to:

Deliver relevant and flexible vocational training assessment that meets the needs of Students and the industries we deliver training and assessment services to.
To empower Students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in their chosen careers through high-quality vocational education and training programs.
Be the leading provider of vocational education and training (VET) programs to the Agriculture, Horticulture and Landscape Construction industries (AHC). This includes subsectors such as Sports Turf, Landscape Design, Landscape Construction Management, Production Horticulture .
Make a difference to the lives of our Students, clients and their families.
Have a positive impact on, and advocate for the AHC industries across Australia.

In recognition of this mission, our objectives are:

We strive to attract, recruit and retain talented, competent and committed trainers. We promote excellent performance through leadership and professional development.
Safety & equality. We are committed to providing an environment which is safe, equitable and which promotes a confident and productive training and assessment environment.
Integrity & ethics. We conduct ourselves in accordance with shared and agreed standards of behaviour which holds ethical conduct and integrity as our highest priorities.
Quality committed. We aspire to deliver consistent, high quality services and apply quality systems which support training and assessment excellence.
Student Focused. We thrive on providing training and assessment that is Student focused and which supports lifelong learning. We respect our Students and strive to attract them time after time through high quality training and assessment experiences.
Industry engagement. We recognise the value of industry engagement as the driving force in shaping our training and assessment strategies. We deliver training and assessment services which are founded on industry needs and expectations.

WHAT CAN ARO COLLEGE OFFER YOU?

Continuing growth of your knowledge and capabilities:

ARO College has courses that will help you achieve nationally-recognised qualifications at Certificate II, III, IV and Diploma levels. In other words, ARO College can help you continue building your knowledge as you build your career.

Valuable, practical assessments:

ARO College courses are not just text-book theory – there’s plenty of practical assessments and our trainers will visit you 1:1 at your worksite to support and assess you. You’ll get to put into practice what you learn!

Access to real-world Trainers and knowledgeable Support Team members:

ARO College’s Trainers have decades of combined practical experience – and they really enjoy passing on the knowledge they’ve gained from that experience. Our Support Team members have the knowledge to answer questions that relate to our courses.

Fitting learning around you:

ARO College’s blend of face-to-face and self-paced study is designed to give you the convenience to learn at your own pace, and our Study Coaches are just a phonecall away.

WHY CHOOSE ARO COLLEGE?

We care:

As a privately owned Registered Training Organisation, ARO College cares about the success of every Student. We demonstrate this by offering you flexible training options along with Trainers and Support Staff who will support you from your enrolment day to when you attain your nationally-recognised qualifications.

The ARO College Team are highly experienced:

ARO College’s Training Team have decades of industry experience and all of them are accredited Trainers and Assessors. Our Support Staff are very experienced in the vocational training industry and have the vision and capability to ensure your course content and learning-tools will always be relevant and the best available.

ARO College is Australian owned and operated:

ARO has been operating for over 20 years in South Australia, with our head office in the Adelaide Hills region. We have trained thousands of students in landscaping, horticulture, sports turf management, conservation and in park & garden maintenance.

ARO College is proud to be an Australian owned, staffed and operated company. We prefer to use Australian suppliers and products in our business dealings whenever practicable.