The ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION NC II Qualification consists of competencies that a person must achieve to produce organic farm products such as chicken and vegetables including producing of organic supplements such as fertilizer, concoctions  and extracts. It has two (2) elective competencies  which are on raising organic hogs and raising organic small ruminants.

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
Develop and update industry knowledge
Perform record keeping

CORE COMPETENCIES
Raise organic chicken
Produce organic vegetables
Produce organic fertilizer
Produce organic concoctions and extracts

ELECTIVE COMPETENCIES
Raise organic hogs
Raise organic small ruminants

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

  • Organic Agriculture Farmer
  • Organic Chicken Raiser
  • Organic Hogs Raiser
  • Organic Small Ruminants Raiser
  • Organic Vegetables Farmer
  • Organic Concoctions and Extracts Producer
  • Organic Fertilizer Producer