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Features of Employment of three primary sectors (Agriculture (Skills and…
Features of Employment of three primary sectors
Agriculture
Working hours
Early morning starts or late evenings
Flexible hours, depending on type of employment
Working eniviroment
Working with animals and machinery ourdoors, in the wind, rain or sunshine
Amount of physical activity
Work can be physically demanding so it is important for workers to be fit amd healthy
Jobs available
Business roles such as farm accountant, consultant, and rural valuer
Science roles such as vet, animal nutrionist, and soil and fertiliser
Servicing roles such as shearer, fencer, spray contractor, and farm owner
Management roles such as stock manager, operations manager, sharemilker, and farm owner
Farm worker roles such as shepherd, tractor driver and dairy farm assistant
Personal attributes
Motivated and hard working
Adapts well to change
Responsible
Willing to learn
Skills and knowledge required
Knowledge of different farming methods, including cultivation and harvesting
Skills to use and look after farming equipment and machinery
Practical skills to tasks such as fencing
Animal care and handling skills
Problem solving and organisational skills
Ability to drive motorbikes, tractors, and farm utility vechicles
Training pathways to gain the skills and knowledge required
Short courses on various agricultural topics - offered by teachers
NCEA in agricultural science offerd through some secondary schools
National certificates in agriculture - gained in in the workplace through ITO or other teachers
National diplomas in agriculture - gained in the workplace (through primary ITO) or through teachers such as lincoln uni
Tertiary degrees in agriculture - gained through Universitys
Horticulture
Working Hours
May work full time and year-round, or only during picking and/or pruning seasons
Usally work regular hours but may need to work longer hours and weekends during planting, picking and packing seaons
Fruit picking is mainly seasonal with greatest demand for workers from December to June
Fruit Pickers sometimes work up to 50 hours per week
Vegetable work is more year-round
Working Environment
Might work in warm glass houses, cold or hot pack house, outside in a variety of conditions
Amount of physical activity
Need to be reasonably fit, with strong arms and back to do physical work all day
Jobs Available
Working roles such as flower grower, grape grower, gardener, landscape,landscape architect, and nursery grower
Management roles such as orchard manager, pack house manager, vegetable farm manager, and warehouse manager
Servicing roles such as horticultural contractor, spraying contractor, grain and seed merchant, and arborist
Sciences-Horticultural Scientist, Environmental Scientist, and Soil Scientist
Business Roles-Horticultural sales and marketing, and logistics(transport and delivery)
Personal attributes
Hard working
Reliable
Observant and can concentrate for long periods of time
Gets on well with others
Follows intructions
Skills and knowledge required
Knowledge of workplace health and safety, and ability to look after both yourself and others on the job
Mathematical skills for completing calculations
Communication skills
Knowledge of growing and harvesting crops
Knowledge of crops diseases, weeds and pests, and how to control them
Knowledege of food safety, market certification and quality requiremnts
Ability to apply fertilisers and chemicals
General maintenance skills and basic mechanics
Ability to assess fruit or vegetables for ripeness, damage or size
Training pathways to gain to gain the skills and knowledge required
Shorts courses on various horticultural topics-offered buy Teachers
NCEA in Horticultural Science-Offered through some secondary schools