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Certificate in Vocational Pathways Primary Industries - Agriculture
Certificate in Vocational Pathways Primary Industries - Agriculture

Certificate in Vocational Pathways Primary Industries - Agriculture

  • ID:SIT640102
  • Level:1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements:

  • To be eligible, applicants must:
  • Be 16 years or over at the time of commencing study, or 15 years with a school leaving certificate
  • Be proficient in the English language (both written and spoken)
  • Not hold NCEA Level 2 or similar qualifications
  • Enrolment may be subject to an interview process.

English requirements:

  • Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate of at least 80 percent, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having passed an NZQA approved English Proficiency Assessment, or one of the following tests of English language competence in accordance with the NZQA rules below:
  • IELTS test - General or Academic score of 5 with no band score lower than 5
  • TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 500 (with an essay score of 4 TWE)
  • TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 35 (with a writing score of 14)
  • Cambridge English Examination –B2 First or B2 First for schools with a score of 154. No less than 154 in each skill.
  • OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
  • NZCEL - a) Expiring Level   b) Current:
  • Level 3 (Academic) b) Level 3 (Applied)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PTE (Academic) score of 36 with no band score lower than 36
  • Language Cert - B1 Communicator IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill
  • Trinity ISE - ISE I with no less than pass in any band

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Course Information

The programme is designed to provide learners with relevant skills and work ready attributes to prepare them to enter a range of industries in entry-level positions, or progress to further study, and to provide new ways for learners to achieve NCEA Level 2 and develop pathways that progress to further study, training and employment.
Areas studied include:
  • Health and Safety both on the farm and personal
  • Health and Nutrition (Personal)
  • Literacy and Numeracy for farming 
  • Two wheelers and quads
  • Animal handling and welfare
  • Livestock feed requirements 

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Pre or Co Requisite - Numeracy/Literacy Unit Standards or alternative Unit Standards to meet literacy and numeracy requirements.

  • 26622 Write to communicate ideas for a purpose and audience
  • 26623 Use number to solve problems
  • 26624 Read texts with understanding
  • 26625 Actively participate in spoken interactions
  • 26626 Interpret statistical information for a purpose
  • 26627 Use measurement to solve problems

At least 60 credits selected from the unit standards below
(Note: 20 credits must be from sector related unit standards and the remainder from recommended unit standards. Refer Vocational Pathways website)

  • 31 Connect up, and perform repairs and maintenance on an on-farm water supply system
  • 561 Install, dismantle, and store temporary electric fences
  • 19053 Ride a motorcycle on flat terrain
  • 19112 Check and report on livestock
  • 19114 Assist with handling and treatment of livestock
  • 19116 Demonstrate knowledge of livestock behaviour and animal welfare
  • 19143 Perform calculations for primary production situations
  • 19145 Describe hydration, nutrition, and sleep in relation to physical well-being of agriculture workers
  • 23540 Demonstrate knowledge of hazards, hazard control, and the consequences of injury in a rural workplace
  • 23541 Locate hazards, describe safety procedures, and demonstrate safe work practices in a rural workplace
  • 24554 Ride a quad bike on flat terrain in the workplace
  • 24555 Demonstrate knowledge of the safe operation of a motorcycle
  • 24557 Demonstrate knowledge of the safe operation of a quad bike
  • 24629 Feed livestock with supplementary feed as directed
  • 24832 Open and draw out a coil of wire, tie knots, join wire, and prepare wire for transport and storage
  • 24833 Identify and maintain fencing tools and equipment, and identify fencing construction materials and wire types
  • 24834 Replace a broken post, and repair a broken wire in fences
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Career Opportunity

Graduates will have developed the skills and knowledge to be employed under supervision in a range of entry level positions within the various industries. Further study may include progression to Level 3 New Zealand Certificates.

Within the vocational pathway programme, learners will gain knowledge and understanding upon which to base their career development decisions, whether this is gaining employment experience, tertiary study at higher levels, trade qualifications, or any combination of these.

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