WSQ Urban Agronomist Course
About This Course
1: Identify and Recall WSH Guideline in Agri-Tech.
2: Adhere to Administrative Controls - WSH Guidelines, Standards and Practices.
3: Utilise Last line of Defence – Personal Protective Equipment.
4: Identify plant nutritional deficiencies to appraise requirements.
5: Identify pest and diseases infestations in plants by recognising them directly or symptomatically.
6: Recognise pests, plant diseases and invasive species to determine remediation measures.
7: Implement treatment for pests, diseases and invasive species to maintain plant health.
8: Recognise Characteristics of soil and media.
9: Test and develop plans to maintain soil and media quality.
10: Implement media management plan to ensure optimal growing conditions.
11: Record and monitor amelioration activities for compliance and reporting.
12: Recognise Watering Needs of Crops.
13: Prepare and calibrate tools, equipment and irrigation systems to ensure adequate amount of water delivered.
14: Operate equipment and systems to irrigate plants, trees, palms and turf.
15: Check and perform repairs to maintain the operational capability of the irrigation systems.
16: Initiate and expedite the activities to operate an urban farm.
17: Construct a set up to maintain skyrise greenery.
What You'll Learn
2. Plant Health Management
3. Manage Soil and Media
4. Utilise technology to meet watering needs of Crops
5. Setting up and Maintaining an Urban Farm
Entry Requirements
Able to speak, listen, write, and read English with Numeracy skills at a minimum proficiency level of the Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualification i.e., Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Level (WPLN) 3.
• Communicate information and work in a team effectively.
• Apply factual knowledge and conceptual thinking.
• Apply basic cognitive and technical skills to carry out defined tasks and solve slightly challenging issues
• Physically ambulant and able to perform some lifting of light weights
Any related experience in horticulture/agriculture would greatly aid the learner in digesting the content of learning materials presented throughout the course.