New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Level 4)

at Universal College of Learning

Compulsory Core Courses

Vehicles, Plant, Machinery and Equipment (10 Credits)

Students will learn about routine maintenance of vehicles, plant, machinery, and equipment. After this course, you will be able to:

• Develop a routine maintenance schedule for vehicles, plant, machinery, and equipment.

• Design workplace maintenance procedures to meet health and safety, recording, and reporting requirements.

Benchmarking Performance (10 Credits)

Students will learn to benchmark a farm’s physical performance against industry high performers' data and identify strategies to improve a farm’s physical and financial performance. After this course, you will be able to:

• Analyse physical and financial performance data.

• Benchmark performance against industry targets.

• Develop a range of strategies to improve production and financial performance.

Environmental Impacts (10 Credits)

Students will learn to implement and monitor a farm‘s environmental plan. After this course, you will be able to:

• Identify and explain relevant environmental legislation and compliance requirements for an agricultural enterprise.

• Describe the impact of nutrient cycles on soil and water quality.

• Implement, monitor, and report on a farm’s environmental plan.

Technology, Communications, Data, and Reports (15 Credits)

Students will learn effective interpersonal skills, using appropriate technology to coordinate agribusiness activity and to produce informative management reports. After this course, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate effective data collection and reporting methods to produce evidence-based production recommendations.

• Demonstrate effective communication skills and strategies.

• Investigate and report on the current use of agricultural production technologies

Domestic Entry Requirements

New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Farming Systems) (Level 3) 

OR

New Zealand Certificate in Primary Operational Skills (Level 3) 

OR

New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Level 3) with strands in Dairy Farming, and Meat and/or Fibre 

OR

demonstrate equivalent primary industry experience

OR

on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Executive Dean/ Deputy Director, Wairarapa.

Applicant must be at least 16 years old at the time the programme commences.

If English is not your first language, you must also demonstrate English language skills equivalent to an IELTS overall band score (academic) of 5.5 issued within the last two years (or equivalent including TOEFL). UCOL is a TOEFL testing centre.

International Entry Requirements

In addition to the above criteria, applicants whose first language is not English should have an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall Academic score of at least 5.5 issued within the last two years (or equivalent).  IELTS scores used must be taken from a single IELTS Test Report Form (ie combining scores from more than one test is not permissible).

UCOL is an iBT testing centre.

Domestic Fees: *
$6198.98

International Fees:*
$21,353.65

By completing this programme, you will be able to carry out a range of farming work with limited supervision, including general farm operations, harvesting, dairy works, and livestock management in a rural workplace.