The ANIMAL PRODUCTION (SWINE) NC II Qualification consists of competencies that a person must achieve to handle breeders, handle farrowing sows and sucklings, raise weanlings, produce finishers, maintain healthy animal environment and apply biosecurity measures.

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:

• Handle breeders
• Handle farrowing sows and sucklings
• Raise weanlings
• Produce finishers
• Maintain healthy animal environment
• Apply bio-security measures

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

• Swine Raiser/Farmer
• Swine Production Technician
• Swine Farm Specialist