National Vocational Certificate in Farm Machinery and Infrastructure
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National Vocational Certificate in Farm Machinery and Infrastructure

National Vocational Certificate in Farm Machinery and Infrastructure (Level 3)

Compulsory
All the unit standards listed below are required.

Unit No. Unit Standard Title Level Credits
Unit ID: 1390 Fabricate metal structures using arc and oxy- acetylene welding 3 4
Unit ID: 1391 Maintain workshop equipment 3 2
Unit ID: 1392 Carry out repairs and maintenance of complex farm machinery 3 4
Unit ID: 1382 Operate and maintain complex farm machinery and equipment 3 5
Unit ID: 1343 Coordinate construction, repair and maintenance tasks for farm fences, crush pens and kraals 3 5
Unit ID: 1344 Coordinate construction and maintenance tasks for farm roads and firebreaks 3 4
Unit ID: 1338 Coordinate construction and maintenance tasks for farm buildings 3 4
Unit ID: 1315 Coordinate application of soil and crop fertility amendments and practices 3 4
Unit ID: 1329 Demonstrate knowledge of the livestock industry in Namibia 3 3
Unit ID: 1335 Maintain agricultural records 3 4
Unit ID: 1332 Coordinate workforce deployment in agriculture 3 4
Unit ID: 1333 Use workplace English in agricultural production 3 2
Unit ID: 1328 Demonstrate an understanding of farm enterprise planning 3 5

 

Electives
A minimum of 30 credits is required from the following unit standards.

Unit No. Unit Standard Title Level Credits
Unit ID: 1383 Operate automated irrigation systems 3 4
Unit ID: 1389 Carry out repair and maintenance of automated irrigation systems 3 4
Unit ID: 1339 Carry out repairs and maintenance of basic energy structures on the farm 3 2
Unit ID: 1371 Select and train draught animals 3 2
Unit ID: 1347 Repair wind, solar and diesel pumps 3 5
Unit ID: 1305 Apply pest, disease, disorder and weed management measures in sustainable, ecological and organic crop production 2 4
Unit ID: 1306 Apply pest, disease, disorder and weed treatments 2 4
Unit ID: 1307 Apply soil sampling techniques and soil fertility and conditioning amendments and practices 2 2
Unit ID: 1317 Coordinate pest, disease, disorder and weed control tasks in conventional crop production 3 4
Unit ID: 1318 Coordinate pest, disease, disorder and weed management tasks in sustainable, ecological and organic crop production 3 4
Unit ID: 1316 Coordinate crop production tasks 3 4
Unit ID: 1319 Coordinate sustainable, ecological and organic crop production tasks 3 4
Unit ID: 1308 Demonstrate introductory knowledge of soil, water, nutrient and plant interactions 2 2
Unit ID: 1309 Demonstrate knowledge of crop agriculture in Namibia 2 2
Unit ID: 1322 Demonstrate knowledge of the structure, functions and nutrition of crop plants 3 3
Unit ID: 1313 Propagate plants 2 3
Unit ID: 1314 Report pests, diseases, disorders and weeds in crops 2 3
Unit ID: 1293 Establish field crops 2 4
Unit ID: 1294 Establish field crops in sustainable, ecological and organic agriculture 2 4
Unit ID: 1295 Harvest field crops 2 2
Unit ID: 1302 Coordinate greenhouse crop production tasks 3 5
Unit ID: 1299 Establish vegetable crops 2 4
Unit ID: 1300 Establish vegetable crops in sustainable, ecological and organic agriculture 2 4
Unit ID: 1301 Harvest fruit and vegetable crops 2 3
Unit ID: 1325 Coordinate tasks for storage and handling of
horticultural products		 3 4
Unit ID: 1304 Coordinate tasks for irrigation of crops 3 3
Unit ID: 1367  Milk dairy animals 2 3
Unit ID: 1394 Prevent and respond to wildfire 3 4

 

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