New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Level 4)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 4 |
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About the course
Overview
*Subject to NZQA approval.
Take responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of livestock and crop farms.
Do you have experience in the agriculture industry and looking to move into management?
This qualification will give you the skills and knowledge to take responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of a pastoral or arable farming production systems.
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- Coordinate agribusiness activities using appropriate technology and a range of effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Benchmark a farm's physical performance against data from industry high performers to identify strategies for improving farm physical and financial performance.
- Produce routine management reports to inform decision making for a farm production system.
- Take responsibility for routine maintenance of vehicles, plant, machinery, and equipment.
- Implement and monitor a farm environmental plan.
About the provider
NorthTec is part of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (Te Pūkenga). Te Pūkenga brings the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) and the arranging training activities of certain Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) together to create a national network.
As one national network, Te Pūkenga will provide flexible, career-focused learning that fits around your life – on-the-job, on campus and online. Helping our people, our communities and our workforces grow and thrive together.
NorthTec has campuses and learning centres in Whangarei, Ngāwhā/Kaikohe, Kerikeri, Dargaville and Kaitaia.
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