CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL

DEVELOPMENT
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ORIENTATION PROGRAM

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WE OFFER HORTICULTURE NC II

The
HORTICULTURE
NC
II
Qualification consists of competencies
that a person must achieve in farm
operations,
produce
vegetables,
produce fruit bearing crops, perform
post harvest operations of major
tropical fruits and perform post
harvest operations of major lowland
and semi-temperate vegetable crops.
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BASIC COMPETENCIES
Code

BASIC COMPETENCIES

500311105

Participate in workplace
communication

500311104

Work in a team environment

500311107

Practice career professionalism

500311108

Practice occupational health and

safety procedures

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COMMON COMPETENCIES

Code

COMMON COMPETENCIES

AGR321201

Apply safety measures in farm operations

AGR321202

Use farm tools and equipment

AGR321203

Perform estimation and calculations

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CORE COMPETENCIES
Code
AGR611101
AGR611102

CORE COMPETENCIES
Conduct pre-horticultural farm
operations
Produce vegetables

AGR611103

Produce fruit bearing crops

AGR611104

Perform post harvest operations

of major tropical fruits
Perform post harvest operations
of major lowland and semitemperate vegetable crops.

AGR611105

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 A person who has achieved this

Qualification is competent to be
Horticultural Farm Aide
Horticultural Farm
Caretaker
Coffee Farmer
Fruit Tree Farmer
Cacao Farmer
Vegetable Farmer
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What is Competency Based

Training?
Emphasizes on what the learner can
actually do
Focuses on outcomes rather than the
learning process within specified time
Concerned
with
attainment
and
application of knowledge, skills and
attitude to the specific level of
competency

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1st principle

The training is based on

curriculum developed from
the competency standard

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2nd principle

Learning is modular in its

structure

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3rd principle

Training Delivery is learnercentered and should

accommodate
individualized and selfpaced learning strategies

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4th principle

Training is based on work

that must be performed

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5th principle

Training materials are

directly related to the
competency standards and
the curriculum modules

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6th principle

Assessment is based in the

collection of evidence of the
performance of work to the
industry required standard

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7th

principle

Training is based both on

and off the job
components

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8th Principle

Training program allows

Recognition of Prior
Learning (RPL) or current
competencies

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9th Principle

Training allows for

multiple entry and exit

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10th Principle

Training program are

registered with UTPRAS

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CBT Process Flow

Trainee enters
program
Administer RPL
Orientation
Role of trainer/trainee

Review learning
package
View multimedia
materials

YES
Trainer
observes

Trainer
Rates

performance

performance

Use manuals

Trainee selects
competency
and receive
instructions
Administer Learning Contract
Organize learning strategy
Provide materials
Introduce CBLM materials
Introduce the Use of
Achievement Progress
Report

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Observe
demonstration

NO
Have completed
all the
competencies?

Trainee
practices task

Trainee
Rates own
performance

Practice skills in
workshop
Receive
assistance and
advise

Satisfactorily
Performed
Competency?

Trainee exits
program
Trainee exits
program

NO

Have enough
Competency/ies
been
achieved?

NO
YES

Undergo Natl
Assessment

YES

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Role and Responsibility of the

Trainer
Teacher

Negotiator

Facilitator

Coordinator

Counselor

Session
Planner

Instructional
Material
Developer

Curriculum
Developer

Actor

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Role and Responsibility of the

Trainees
Decide on when is
ready to
demonstrate

Work and ask

help with others

Compete against
industry
standards

Evaluate own
performance

Progress at
own rate
Select on what
competency to
start

Request to receive
credits on what
they know
Move freely in
the workshop

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ROLE OF THE TRAINER

1. Serves as a team member to determine what is to be

learned
2. Stimulates trainees motivation
3. Manages learning
4. Diagnose and solves learning problems
5. Evaluates student achievement
6. Assist learner to obtain individualized rewards
7. Assist each trainee in designing a personalized plan of
study
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Role of trainee
1. Trainees may select what they want to learn and
when they want to learn it, within reason.
2. Trainees learn at their own rate within program
guidelines
3. Trainees may request to receive credit for what
they already know
4. Trainees may choose how they want to learnindividually
5. Trainees decide when they are ready to perform
each task or demonstrate mastery of learning
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Role of trainee
6. Trainees compete against prescribed
job standards
7. Trainees evaluate their own progress
8. Trainees move freely in the workshop,
9. Trainees know they will be rated
mainly on performance

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