New Zealand Certificate in Organic Primary Production

Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Subject area

Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies

Qualification

Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.

Entry requirements

None.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to provide the organic primary industry sector with graduates who have the skills and knowledge to implement and monitor a production plan relevant to either crop production or livestock production activities in an organic primary production operation.

This qualification is ideally suited to learners who are experienced workers in the organic primary industry sector.

Learners will benefit by having an organic production qualification within a training pathway that recognises progression through the primary industry, as well as increased skills and knowledge acquisition to enable improved employment performance.

The organic primary industry sectors will benefit by having staff with the skills and knowledge to contribute to more efficient and effective operations.

Graduates will be able to work in a self-managed capacity and may have some responsibility for the performance of others.