National Certificate in Plant Production | NQF 3 Online Course
This course provides learners with advanced knowledge and practical skills for sustainable plant production across various agricultural environments. It focuses on improving crop yield, soil management, pest control, and the responsible use of natural resources in plant farming.
This qualification builds on foundational agricultural knowledge and introduces specialised techniques in crop production, environmental management, and farming operations. Learners will explore key areas such as plant nutrition, irrigation systems, harvesting methods, and the use of agrochemicals. It also promotes sustainable agricultural practices and entrepreneurship in the sector.
Why Take This Plant Production NQF 3 Course
Taking this course equips learners with the competencies needed to pursue supervisory roles or start their own farming enterprises. It supports career development in agriculture by enhancing understanding of plant production processes, improving productivity, and promoting environmentally friendly practices. The course also lays the foundation for further study in the agricultural field.
Who Should Enrol
- Aspiring and existing farm workers
- Agricultural extension officers
- Entrepreneurs interested in crop farming
- Individuals pursuing a career in plant production
The purpose of this qualification is to allow supervisors to progress towards a junior farm manager position with specific reference to plant production.
- Accommodate audience and contexts in oral communication
- Interpret a variety of literary texts
- Interpret and use information from texts
- Write texts for a range of communicative contexts
- Engage in sustained oral communication and evaluate spoken texts
- Read, analyse and respond to a variety of texts
- Use language and communication in occupational learning programmes
- Write for a wide range of contexts
- Apply knowledge of statistics and probability to critically interrogate and effectively communicate findings on life-related problems
- Implement a data collection plan
- Measure, estimate & calculate physical quantities & explore, critique & improve geometrical relationships in 2- and 3-dimensional space in the life and workplace of adults with increasing responsibilities
- Use mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business, national, and international issues
- Plan and maintain environmentally sound agricultural process
- Apply effective and responsible integrated pest, disease & weed control
- Develop a harvesting plan for a specific agricultural crop
- Schedule the operation and maintenance of irrigation systems
- Assume co-responsibility & participation in human resource management
- Give an overview of the industry structure
- Implement a food safety and quality management system in the agricultural supply chain
- Prepare a whole farm budget and establish a properly integrated information system for an Agri-business
- Participate in the development and management of an agricultural marketing plan
- Procure and manage agricultural input
- Implement a permaculture site design
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the physiological processes in plant growth and development
- Implement soil fertility and plant nutrition practices
- Manage plant manipulation methods of an agricultural crop
- Manage water quality parameters
- Propagate plants in a variety of situations
- Produce crop in a hydroponic system
- Duration: 12 Months
- Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
- Entry Level Requirement: Numeracy, Literacy & Communication NQF 2 Technical skills pertaining to agricultural activities NQF 2
- Farm Worker specialising in plant production (Pest controller or irrigationist)
- Farm Supervisor
- Farm Team Leader
- Farm Manager
- National Certificate: Plant Production
- Accreditation: Agri Seta
- SAQA ID: 49052
- NQF Level: 3