Description

INSTITUTION

SpotED

STUDY METHOD

Online

START DATE

Enrol Anytime

COURSE OVERVIEW

Improve your capacity to more effectively manage a farm or agricultural enterprise which services farms. Farming is just as much about management as it is about animal or crop production. Through this course, learn to analyse, diagnose and make decisions related to the management of a farm business. The course relates to managing all resources, including; production, staff, physical resources, and natural resources. You learn strategic planning, whole farm planning, and how to prepare a business plan.

COURSE FEATURES

Fast track your career potential and knowledge in the field of Farm Management and do so, at your own pace.

Interact with and learn from senior professionals in the Farm Management industry who have helped develop the course, meaning you’ll have the inside secrets on how to become a pro.

With our training and certification, set yourself apart from other candidates when applying for roles or display within your own business to provide clients confidence in your abilities. Accredited through the International Approval and Registration Centre (IARC), be certain of learning skills directly relevant to job outcomes within the Farm Management field.

SUBJECTS

Strategic Planning

- Planning procedures
- Policy formulation approach
- Strategic management approach
- Initial strategy approach
- Farm business structures
- Management plans
- Financial terminology and the money market
- Finding finance; rural finance sources
- Financial terminology and record keeping
- Contract law
- Elements of a simple contract
- Offers, acceptance, consideration
- Strategic plans
- Trusts

Business Plans

- Farm planning
- Quality management systems
- Whole farm planning
- Preparing a business plan
- Integrated production plans

Business Assessment

- Business goals
- Factors involved in business assessment
- Considering factors affecting your business
- Drawing conclusions

Viability Analysis

- Assessing profit
- Risk analysis and managing risk
- Standards; cost efficiency
- Cost of production
- Quality and quantity standards
- Financial records
- The bookkeeping process
- End of period accounting
- Cash flow
- Example of budget
- Sensitivity analysis

Management Strategies

- Organising the workplace
- Scheduling; production systems
- System variables
- Animal production systems
- Lot feeding
- Cropping systems
- Polyculture
- Office systems
- Computers
- Business diversification
- Value adding

Human Resources

- Supervision
- Oganisational structures
- Leadership
- Workplace changes
- Interviewing, recruitment and staff induction
- Giving instructions
- Managing human resources
- Work scheduling
- Occupational Health and safety
- Duty of care
- Protective equipment
- Dealing with chemicals
- Handling tools and equipment
- Safety auditing

Physical Resources

- Managing equipment
- Machinery and building
- Managing physical resources
- Engineering efficiency
- Animal structures

Natural Resources

- - Regulations and legislation
  - Land care programs
  - Rehabilitation
  - Trees; erosion control
  - Soil degradation
  - Salinity
  - Soil acidification
  - Compaction
  - Chemical residues
  - Water management
  - Water quality
  - Irrigation and watering systems

JOB OUTCOMES

This course is particularly useful for people working in, or aspiring to work in:

Welfare Officers
Youth workers
Counsellors
Psychologists
Support Workers
Legal employees
Law Enforcement
Prison Guards
Rehabilitation Officers

ASSESSMENT

Complete assignments and receive regular feedback from your tutors.

DELIVERY

Online.

ACCESS TIME

6 Months.

COURSE DURATION

100 hours

PAYMENT OPTIONS

Take advantage of our INTEREST FREE payment plans.

Certificate in Farm Management