The ANIMAL PRODUCTION (POULTRY-CHICKEN) NC II Qualification consists of competencies that a person must achieve to maintain poultry housing, brood and grow chicks, perform pre-lay and lay activities and trim beak. These functions are required for individual who will work in a poultry (broiler and layers).

This Qualification is packaged from the competency map of the Agri-Fishery Sector as shown in Annex A.

The units of competency comprising this qualification include the following:

BASIC COMPETENCIES:

• Participate in workplace communication
• Work in a team environment
• Practice career professionalism
• Practice occupational health and safety procedures

COMMON COMPETENCIES:

• Apply safety measures in farm operations
• Use farm tools and equipment
• Perform estimation and calculations
• Process farm wastes

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Maintain poultry house
• Brood and grow chicks
• Perform pre-lay and lay activities
• Trim beak

ELECTIVE COMPETENCY:

• Breed chicken

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

• Poultry farmer
• Broiler raiser
• Poultry farm worker
• Layer raiser
• Poultry farm assistant
• Poultry breeder
• Poultry farm caretaker
• Flock man
• Poultry service crew