New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture with strand in Dairy Farming, Breeding Livestock Farming and Non-Breeding Livestock Farming (Level 4)

Gain the skills and knowledge to take responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of a pastoral farming production system. This qualification is targeted at people who are experienced workers in the agriculture industry and are looking to move into, or are at, a management level position in an agricultural production enterprise.

Graduates will be able to:
coordinate agribusiness activities using appropriate technology and a range of effective communication and interpersonal skills
benchmark a farm’s physical performance against data from industry high performers to identify strategies for improving farm physical and financial performance
produce routine management reports to inform decision making for a farm production system
take responsibility for routine maintenance of vehicles, plant, machinery, and equipment
implement and monitor a farm environmental plan
Graduates of the Dairy Farming strand will also be able to implement and monitor:
milk harvesting and milk quality plans
a dairy livestock health plan
implement and monitor a dairy livestock breeding plan
a dairy livestock feeding plan.