Certificate IV in Organic Farming - AHC41616
TAFE NSW
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS: 00591E
This qualification allows individuals to develop skills and knowledge within the organic farming and general agriculture industry. It is designed to meet the needs of supervisors or team leaders working in the organic agriculture industry.This qualification is suitable for people currently working or who wish to find employment on an organic farming enterprise.Job roles and titles will vary. Possible job titles relevant to this Qualification include:Organic farm team leaderOrganic farm supervisorOrganic farmer.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Structure
- 12 units: 1 core
- 11 elective
Subjects
- Plan and implement a chemical use program
- Manage honey bee swarms
- Develop a soil use map for a property
- Manage organic livestock production
- Supervise natural mating of livestock
- Determine hydraulic parameters for an irrigation system
- Manage small business finances
- Implement an irrigation-related environmental protection program
- Arrange livestock purchases
- Identify and select animals for breeding
- Implement the pest monitoring and evaluation plan
- Implement and monitor quality assurance procedures
- Supervise agricultural crop establishment
- Plan and implement property improvement
- Manage on farm composting
- Implement sustainable practices in the organic farm based business
- Operate within a budget framework
- Manage organic soil improvement
- Plan a pasture establishment program
- Administer finance, insurance and legal requirements
- Manage a landless organic production system
- Oversee animal marking operations
- Develop livestock feeding plans
- Plan and monitor intensive production systems
- Analyse and interpret production data
- Manage pastures for livestock production
- Identify risk and apply risk management processes
- Schedule irrigations
- Sample soils and interpret results
- Participate in an e-business supply chain
- Implement and monitor animal welfare programs
- Develop a crop regulation program
- Plan and implement agricultural crop maintenance
- Monitor and manage small business operations
- Oversee compliance with an organic certification scheme
- Plan a propagation program
- Cost a project
- Supervise work routines and staff performance
- Implement intensive production systems
- Manage pests and disease within a honey bee colony
- Supervise animal health programs
- Supervise agricultural crop harvesting
- Plan and implement a farm or enterprise biosecurity plan
- Implement and monitor a horticultural crop harvesting program
- Arrange selling through community based marketing
- Maintain work health and safety processes
- Arrange transport for farm produce or livestock
- Manage biodynamic production
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