WEEK | Module | Method of Delivery | Outcome |
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1 | Unit 101: Skills audit for all participants. Unit 102: Introduction to workplace environment Unit 103:Understand cultural diversity, inclusion and equity Unit 104: Establish and maintain effective workplace communication and interpersonal skills Unit 105: Maintain and develop Understand workplace soft skills (Team work, work efficiency) | Workplace and Training Centre | Manual Handling Certificate |
2 | Unit 201: Understand and perform workplace health and safety and farm safety activities. Unit 202: Identify and use personal protective equipment Unit 203: Perform farm bio security and greenhouse hygiene activities – foot baths, Unit 204: Understand and perform basic First aid (one day training) | Workplace and Training Centre | First Aid Certificate |
3 | Unit 301: Identify greenhouse basic infrastructure and perform manual climate control. Unit 302: Identify and use greenhouse tools and equipment, clean and maintain them. Unit 303: Identify common greenhouse crop types Unit 304: Prepare growing media/substrate (placement, water hydration, make drainage slits). Unit 305: Carry out pre-seedling root drenching and transplant seedlings into growing blocks. Unit 306: Sample irrigation water from borehole, dam and reverse osmosis for submission for water quality testing. Unit 307: Operate basic farm machinery and equipment such as forklift (one day training) | Workplace and Training Centre | Forklift Licence |
4 | Unit 401: Understand fresh produce market specifications and carry out grading relating to specifications Unit 402: Install vertical hanging trellis on high wire. Unit 403: Perform crop cultural management – fruit cleaning, de-leafing, leaf pruning, stem clipping, twisting, layering. Unit 404: Undertake fruit picking, grading and packing Unit 405: Identify common pest and diseases in greenhouses Unit 406: Perform safe chemical use, handling and spraying under supervision (one-day training) | Workplace and Training Centre | Chemical Handling Certificate |
5 | Unit 501: Perform crop cultural management – fruit cleaning, de-leafing, leaf pruning, stem clipping, twisting, layering. Unit 502: Undertake fruit picking, grading and packing Unit 503: Understand basic common fertilisers Unit 504: Identify common plant nutrition deficiencies | Workplace and Training Centre | |
6 | Unit 601: Perform crop cultural management – fruit cleaning, de-leafing, leaf pruning, stem clipping, twisting, layering. Unit 602: Undertake fruit picking, grading and packing Unit 603: Understand basic common fertilisers Unit 604: Identify common plant nutrition deficiencies | Workplace and Training Centre | |
7 | Unit 701: Post program skills audit and assessment Unit 702: Resume writing Unit 703: Job interview preparation Unit 704: Work-placement | Workplace and Training Centre |