The Agricultural Crops Production NC I consists of competencies that a person must achieve in the production of crops such as rice, vegetables, fruits and nuts as well as many others. Workers operating at this level and using these competencies would be working without previous experience in this industry sector. They would be undertaking a small range of skills and they would be under constant supervision or working alongside a more competent worker with some supervisory skills. They would be undertaking basic crop husbandry and work orientation skills.

This Qualification is packaged from the competency map of the Agriculture and Fishery, Processed Food and Beverages Sector as shown in Annex A. This units of competency comprising this qualification include the following:

BASIC COMPETENCIES:

• Receive and respond to workplace communication
• Work with others
• Demonstrate work values
• Practice basic housekeeping procedures

COMMON COMPETENCIES:

• Apply safety measures in farm operations
• Use farm tools and equipment
• Perform estimation and calculations
• Apply basic first aid

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Support horticultural crop work
• Support nursery work
• Support agronomic crop work
• Support irrigation work

A person who has achieved this Qualification is competent to be:

• Farm Laborer