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
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
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- 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
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- Farm planning
- Quality management systems
- Whole farm planning
- Preparing a business plan
- Integrated production plans
Business Assessment
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- Business goals
- Factors involved in business assessment
- Considering factors affecting your business
- Drawing conclusions
Viability Analysis
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Managing equipment
- Machinery and building
- Managing physical resources
- Engineering efficiency
- Animal structures
Natural Resources
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- 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
HOW THIS COURSE CAN HELP YOU
- Operating your own farm
- Working as a farm manager
- Managing a farm supply, service or marketing business
SUMMARY
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
NIL
DELIVERY
Fully Online, at your own pace.
COURSE DURATION
100 hours
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Pay Upfront and receive a discount on the total course cost OR Take Advantage of our Interest Free Payment Plans
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