Qualification Details

This is a listing of further education and training awards made by QQI. They are at Level 1 to 6 on the NFQ. For awards in Higher Education and Training at Level 6 to 10 on the NFQ please look at the Programmes listing.

Title

Agriculture

Code

6M20486

NFQ Level

6

EQF Level

5

Award Class

Major

Field of Learning

08. Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary > 1. Agriculture > 1. Crop and livestock production

Credit Value

120

Publication Date

21-12-2016

Review Date

Deactivation Date

Status

Active

Certificate Specification

Agriculture

EUROPASS Certificate Supplements

English

Programme Validation Information

Validation

Qualification Requirements

The total credit value required for this certificate is 120. This will be achieved by completing:

Awards

Code Title NFQ Level Credit Value
All of the following component(s)

6N1947

Work Practice

6

15

6N20462

Farm Management and Business Planning

6

10

6N20463

Sustainable Farming in the Environment

6

10

6N20464

Capstone for Agriculture

6

15
A minimum credit value of 15 from the following component(s)

6N1941

Entrepreneurship

6

15

6N1948

Team Leadership

6

15

6N1949

Personal and Professional Development

6

15

6N1950

Communications

6

15

6N2104

Supervisory Skills

6

15

6N2191

Leadership

6

15
A minimum credit value of 45 from the following component(s)

6N0235

Managing Crop Nutrition

6

10

6N0305

Managing Ruminant Nutrition

6

10

6N2242

Crop Production Equipment

6

15

6N2243

Farm Equipment Fabrication

6

10

6N2252

Energy Crop Management

6

5

6N3005

Farm Performance Measurement

6

5

6N3525

Applied Livestock Breeding

6

5

6N20465

Beef Husbandry Management

6

15

6N20466

Sheep Husbandry Management

6

15

6N20467

Pig Husbandry Management

6

15

6N20468

Crop Production Management

6

10

6N20469

Crop Markets and Management

6

5

6N20470

Maintenance of Farm Machinery

6

10

6N20471

Dairy Husbandry Management

6

15

6N20472

Grassland Management

6

5

6N20473

Liquid Biofuel Marketing Management

6

5

6N20474

Electrical Principles of Vehicles

6

15

6N20475

Mechanical Maintenance of Vehicles

6

15

6N20476

Milking Process Technique

6

5

6N20477

Agricultural Land Drainage

6

10

6N20478

Managing Pig Nutrition

6

10

6N20479

Pig Equipment Management

6

10

6N20480

Applied Pig Reproduction

6

10

6N20481

Managing Poultry Nutrition

6

10

6N20482

Poultry Equipment Management

6

10

6N20483

Poultry Management

6

15

6N20484

Applied Poultry Reproduction

6

10

6N20485

Grazing Platform Designs

6

5
The remaining credit value of 10 can be obtained by using vocationally relevant component(s) from level 6. A maximum of 15 credits may be used from level 5.