The purpose of this qualification is to allow new entrants access to the primary agricultural sector with specific reference to plant production. The contextualised purpose and usage of the qualification is as follows: A learner assessed against this qualification will have the necessary competence to participate as part of a working team, performing the agricultural processes as applicable to plant production in a closely defined context and under close supervision.

Course Overview

PURPOSE

The purpose of this qualification is to allow new entrants access to the primary agricultural sector with specific reference to plant production. The contextualised purpose and usage of the qualification is as follows:

A learner assessed against this qualification will have the necessary competence to participate as part of a working team, performing the agricultural processes as applicable to plant production in a closely defined context and under close supervision.

COURSE CONTENT

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Module 1: Mathematical Literacy ▼

Working with numbers in various contexts
Officially analyse how mathematics is used in social, political, and economic relations
Collect, analyse, use and communicate numerical data
Demonstrate an understanding and use of the numbering system
Describe and represent objects and the environment in terms of shape, space, and time
Analyse cultural products as representations of shape, space, and time

Module 2: Communication ▼

Use maps to access and communicate information concerning routes, locations and directions
Engage in a range of speaking and listening interactions for a variety of purposes
Read and respond to a range of text types
Write for a variety of different purposes
Explore and use a variety of strategies to learn (revised)

Module 3: Agricultural Business ▼

Apply basic agricultural enterprise selection principles
Identify the need for capital and understand the need for the recording of income and different costs in an agri-business
Apply basic human resource management principles and practices applicable in an agricultural environment
Handle inputs and stock in agri-business
Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of marketing
Define production and understand the basic activities of production and conversion in the agri-business environment

Module 4: General Agricultural Practices ▼

Collect agricultural data
Apply basic food safety practices
Maintain basic water quality
Select, use and care for hand tools, basic equipment and infrastructure
Operate and maintain irrigation systems

Module 5: Plant Production ▼

Demonstrate a basic understanding of the structure and function of a plant in relation to its environment
Plant the crop under supervision
Harvest agricultural crops
Recognise pests, diseases, and weeds on crops
Propagate plants
Fertilise the soil and attend to basic plant nutrition

Module 6: Animal Production ▼

Natural Resource Management

Module 7: Agricultural Business ▼

Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts of sustainable farming systems
Understand how sustainable farming systems conserve natural resources
Apply elementary farm layout and infrastructure
Demonstrate an understanding of agricultural / ecotourism as a system at the micro-level
Identify and explain permaculture principles