OSTC Primary Industries (Level 2)

Location: Cromwell

This course will not be offered in 2020

If you love the natural environment and like the idea of working outdoors with plants, animals and machinery, then primary industries could be your dream career.

For more information about OSTC, visit www.op.ac.nz/ostc

What will I do?

Gain experience in the primary industries, including:

Orcharding
Viticulture
Agricultural service industry
Learn about operating and maintaining agricultural equipment
Livestock farming
Turf culture
Stonemasonry

What could I do next?

Study the New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Level 3) (Farming Systems) and New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Level 3) (Vehicles, Machinery and Infrastructure)
Get a job as a trainee in the rural sector

Where could this take me?

Farmer
Shepherd
Labourer/Farmhand
Orchardist
Viticulturist
Agricultural Technologist

Unit standards covered in this course

Unit Standard	Course Title	Credit	Level	Ver.
4	Maintain hand tools and service small engines used in horticulture	5	2	5
19138	Monitor and interpret weather information	4	2	2
21219	Operate and maintain orchard hand pruning equipment and ladders or stools	5	2	3
23542	Identify factors, and describe how to manage factors, that contribute to injury in a rural workplace	4	3	1
23783	Grow and maintain plants in containers from seed	5	1	1
24833	Identify and maintain fencing tools and equipment, and identify fencing construction materials and wire types.	3	2	1

Disclaimer

While every effort is made to ensure that this sheet is accurate, Otago Polytechnic reserves the right to amend, alter or withdraw any of the contained information. The fees shown in this document are indicative ONLY. Both domestic and international fees are subject to change and are dependent on the development and implementation of Government policies. Please note that additional fees may from time to time be required for external examination, NZQA fees and/or additional material fees.