National Vocational Certificate in Livestock Production (Level 3) |
All the unit standards listed below are required.
Unit No. | Unit Standard Title | Level | Credits |
Unit ID: 1361 | Appraise livestock | 3 | 3 |
Unit ID: 1362 | Coordinate feed and supplement provision for livestock | 3 | 3 |
Unit ID: 1363 | Coordinate livestock husbandry | 3 | 4 |
Unit ID: 1364 | Coordinate movement of livestock | 3 | 4 |
Unit ID: 1366 | Maintain livestock health | 3 | 5 |
Unit ID: 1394 | Prevent and respond to wildfire | 3 | 4 |
Unit ID: 1309 | Demonstrate knowledge of crop agriculture in Namibia | 2 | 2 |
Unit ID: 1378 | Operate farm vehicles, tractors and stationary engines | 2 | 4 |
Unit ID: 1391 | Maintain Workshop equipment | 3 | 2 |
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: 1328 | Demonstrate an understanding of farm enterprise planning | 3 | 5 |
Unit ID: 1332 | Coordinate workforce deployment in agriculture | 3 | 4 |
Unit ID: 1333 | Use workplace English in agricultural production | 3 | 2 |
Unit ID: 1335 | Maintain agricultural records | 3 | 4 |
Unit ID: 1334 | Sell farm produce | 3 | 2 |
Unit ID 1158 | Apply basic entrepreneurship skills | 1 | 5 |
Unit ID: 1329 | Demonstrate knowledge of the livestock industry in Namibia | 3 | 3 |
Unit ID: 1395 | Coordinate tasks to reduce problem animals in farming | 3 | 4 |
Unit ID: 1397 | Coordinate tasks to manage undesirable plant encroachment in rangeland | 3 | 3 |
Unit ID: 1398 | Coordinate tasks for optimum utilisation of rangeland | 3 | 8 |
A minimum of 20 credits is required from the following unit standards.
Unit No. | Unit Standard Title | Level | Credits |
Unit ID: 1365 | Maintain farm animal housing environment | 3 | 3 |
Unit ID: 1376 | Demonstrate knowledge of Swakara pelt traits for marketing | 3 | 5 |
Unit ID: 1377 | Describe Swakara | 3 | 4 |
Unit ID: 1368 | Manage lactation cycles in dairy animals | 3 | 2 |
Unit ID: 1306 | Apply pest, disease, disorder and weed treatments | 2 | 4 |
Unit ID: 1322 | Demonstrate knowledge of the structure, functions and nutrition of crop plants | 3 | 3 |
Unit ID: 1314 | Report pests, diseases, disorders and weeds in crops | 2 | 3 |
Unit ID: 1380 | Operate simple irrigation systems | 2 | 3 |
Unit ID:1342 | Maintain farm roads | 2 | 2 |
Unit ID: 1339 | Carry out repairs and maintenance of basic energy structures on the farm | 3 | 2 |
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