New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Dairy Farming) (Level 4)

Western Institute of Technology

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
• a dairy livestock breeding plan
• a dairy livestock feeding plan