The ANIMAL PRODUCTION (RUMINANTS) NC II Qualification consists of competencies that a person must achieve to raise ruminants for production of milk, meat and breeder. It comprises of maintenance of housing, farm implements and surrounding area, providing forage, performing breeding of ruminants, raising of dairy animals and raising of meat-type animals. The ruminants include both the large (cattle and buffalo) and small (goat and sheep) ruminants.

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 includes 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 housing, farm implements and surrounding area
• Provide forage
• Perform breeding of ruminants
• Raise dairy animals
• Raise meat-type animals

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

• Livestock Raiser/Farmer
• Cattle Farm Worker (Specialist)
• Goat raiser/farmer
• Dairy Raiser/Farmer