Course Overview
This qualification provides learners with the opportunity to obtain competence in broad macadamia production and de-husking processes and practices, namely harvesting of macadamias, fertilisation and irrigation of orchards, scouting of macadamia orchards, and de-husking of macadamia nuts. This will provide the learner with opportunities to grow within any of these fields.
Module 1: Mathematical Literacy
▼
- Apply basic knowledge of statistics and probability to influence the use of data and procedures in order to investigate life-related problems
- Demonstrate understanding of rational and irrational numbers and the number system
- Identify, describe, compare, classify, explore shape and motion in 2-and 3-dimensional shapes in different contexts
- Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal and community life
- Work with a range of patterns and functions and solve problems
Module 2: Communication
▼
- Accommodate audience and context needs in oral communication
- Interpret and use information from texts
- Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes
- Write texts for a range of communicative contexts
Module 3: Macadamia Production
▼
- Control pests and weeds in tea fields
- Fertilise macadamia orchard
- Hole plant stations for planting macadamia trees
- Irrigate macadamia orchards
- Plant macadamia trees
- Prune macadamia trees
- Peg plant stations for macadamia orchards
- Scout macadamia orchards
- Train or selectively prune macadamia trees
Module 4: Macadamia Harvesting
▼
- Harvest macadamia nuts in husk
- Dehusk macadamia nuts in the husk
- Take in nuts in the husk
- Dispatch kernel
Module 5: Electives
▼
- Perform basic life support and/or first aid procedures in emergencies
- Operate in a team
- Plan and manage time in the workplace
- Maintain occupational health, safety, and general housekeeping
- Duration: 12 Months
- Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
- Entry Level Requirement: Numeracy, Literacy & Communication NQF 1
- Technical skills pertaining to agricultural activities NQF 1
- Farm Worker specialising in Animal Production
- Farm Supervisor
- Farm Team Leader
- National Certificate Mixed Farming Systems
- Accreditation: Agri Seta
- SAQA ID: 48977
- NQF Level: 2
- Credits: 120
