New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Operational Skills with optional strands (Level 3)

Summary

About the programme

You study full time with lots of practical experience on Tai Poutini Polytechnic's own Reefton farm. You will learn about tractors, quad bikes, and LUVs as well as farm machinery and turn your hand to fencing. Health and Safety is hugely important in farming operations and you gain experience in assessing hazards and will have logged hours using farm vehicles.

Core elements

As a graduate of this programme you will be able to:

• Identify risks that can affect personal wellbeing and describe and apply wellbeing management strategies for operational activities
• Identify and discuss factors that can contribute to primary industry workplace risk
• Describe primary industry workplace strategies to eliminate or minimise risks
• Explain compliance requirements and environmental implications for safe and effective operation of specific primary industry vehicles
• Explain the purpose, functions, components, maintenance, and environmental implications for operating specific primary industry vehicles
• Safely operate specific primary industry vehicles
• Explain the purpose, functions, components, maintenance and environmental implications of specific primary industry machinery
• Safely operate small, powered machinery and equipment for specific primary industry purposes

If you complete the specialist equipment (optional strand) you will be able to:

• Explain the purpose, functions, components and maintenance requirements of specific primary industry specialist equipment
• Safely operate specialist equipment for specific primary industry operations

If you complete the infrastructure (optional strand) you will be able to:

• Explain the purpose, functions and components for safe and effective activities and maintenance of specific primary industry infrastructure
• Safely maintain primary industry infrastructure for a specific operation

Further study options

This qualification may build on the New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Skills (Level 2) and may lead to study in one or more level three qualifications in a specific primary industry context.

Career opportunities

Graduates of this programme will be able to be employed in a range of farming situations, including as a;

• General Hand
• Junior Shepherd
• Farm Assistant
• Harvester
• Assistant Beekeeper
• Stable Assistant
• Nursery worker or in other similar roles in primary industry workplaces.