CPI202 – Introduction to Primary Industries
Module code
CPI202
Module title
Introduction to Primary Industries
Prescription
The aim of this course is to provide learners with introductory skills and experience for a primary industry context.
Programmes
- NZ2218
- WB2218
NZQA Level
Level 2
NZQA Credits
30
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 300
Resources required
- Content
- - Discovering Primary Industries
- Crop & pasture production
- Agri vehicles
- Fencing
- Maintenance
- Machinery
- Tools and equipment
- Plant pest and diseases
- Plant maintenance
- Propagation
- Crop harvesting
- Stock handling
- Plant production
- Agrichemical application
- Agriculture
- Apiculture
- Aquaculture
- Silviculture
- Viticulture
- Horticulture
- Forestry
- Rural infrastructure
- Weather and climate monitoring
- Rural driving
- Rural innovation and technologies
- Workplace standards and requirements
- Workplace policies and procedures
- Job descriptions and employment contracts
- Employment skills
- Rural workplace values
- Communication skills
- Teamwork skills
- Problem solving skills
- Complying with instructions - Learning Outcomes
- 1. Identify a range of practical production tasks and processes
2. Demonstrate primary production tasks and processes
3. Explain and comply with a range of workplace standards and requirements
4. Demonstrate effective communication, teamwork, problem solving and self management skills - Assessment Criteria
- In order to pass this course, learners must:
- Complete 100% of scheduled workplace hours
- Meet all learning outcomes
- Pass all summative assessments - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- - Classroom activity
- Online activity
- Field trips
- Practical demonstrations
- Workplace learning
- Tutorials
- Guided independent learning
- Group/collaborative projects
- Discussions and debates - Learning and Teaching Resource
- - Course handbook, handouts
- Tutor
- Tutorial assistant
- Classrooms equipped with computer and data projector
- NMIT Moodle
- Library including online resources
- Computer labs
