Farm Workers
Description
Farm workers perform a variety of tasks, by hand and machine, to produce and harvest crops and to breed and rear cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry.
Tasks
- Carries out maintenance on farm buildings, hedges, ditches and erects and repairs fences.
- Catches, moves, and handles livestock, including in preparation for transport.
- Treats minor ailments, delivers vaccinations and other medicines under the direction of the veterinary surgeon, and assists the veterinary surgeon as required.
- Cleans barns, sheds, pens, yards, incubators and breeding units and sterilises milking and other equipment as necessary.
- Weighs and measures foodstuffs, feeds animals and checks them for any signs of disease.
- Cultivates growing crops by hoeing, spraying and thinning as necessary.
- Operates farm machinery to prepare soil, fertilise and treat crops.
Entry Requirements
Level 2 NVQ; GCSE at grades A*-C
Skills
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Science
- Writing
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension