Industry Placement
Description
Students are required to carry out a placement in order to gain suitable industry work experience. The professional practice should develop the learner's professional competence, increase their self awareness and help inform decisions concerning their career path.
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate ability to research and plan for industry placement.
Demonstrate specialised knowledge of operating a farm or an agribusiness, procedures involved in the farm or agribusiness management, and an understanding of how a farm or agribusiness operates.
Participate in the planning and management of a farm or an agribusiness.
Behave professionally in the planning, operation and management of an agribusiness or a farm.
Have sufficient knowledge of agribusiness or farm work experience to manage an agribusiness or farm under direction.
Reflect on their individual performance at work, respond appropriately to employment appraisals and maintain an employment diary which records and analysts critical incidents that have occurred during placemnt.