COURSES OFFERED
LANDBASED TRAINING PROGRAM
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION NC I
302 HOURS
This course consists of competencies that a student must achieve in the production of crops such as rice, vegetables, fruits, and nuts as well as many others. Workers operating at this level and using these competencies will be working with or without previous experience in this industry sector. They will be undertaking a small range of skills and they will be under constant supervision or working alongside a more competent worker with some supervisory skills. They will be undertaking basic crop husbandry and work orientation skills.
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION NC II
336 HOURS
This course consists of competencies that a person must achieve to produce various agricultural crops which include performing nursery operations, planting, caring and maintaining of crops and carrying-out harvest and postharvest operations. They will be undertaking a small range of skills and they will be under constant supervision or working alongside a more competent worker with some supervisory skills. They will be undertaking basic crop husbandry and work orientation skills.
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION NC III
445 HOURS
This course consists of competencies that a person must achieve in managing a small farm. Specifically, it involves competencies in making decisions and carrying out competencies in relation to the establishment, maintenance, and harvesting of agronomic crops. Workers at this level would be working autonomously and likely to own a small enterprise or work within a cooperative structure.
AGROENTREPRENEURSHIP NC II
239 HOURS
This course consists of competencies that a person must achieve to assess market opportunities, establish farm production plan, handle finances, and market produce.
GRAINS PRODUCTION NC
423 HOURS
consists of competencies that a Rice/Corn farmer and Rice/Corn grower must achieve to conduct variety and seed selection, perform land preparation, carry-out crop establishment, manage crop and conduct harvest and post-harvest operations. It also includes performing manual land preparation.
FARMERS FIELD SCHOOLR
96 HOURS (14 DAYS – CONDUCTED FOR 3-4 MONTHS)
It is a training which focuses primarily on Palay Production, following the Play Key checks and teaches them how to produce their own certified seeds. Also, it gives them hands-on experience on the Rice Farm machinery involved from Land preparation, Seed preparation, Transplanting, harvesting until post-harvest operations. The Training consists of 14 days broken down to 3 - 4 months.