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NCLCA Principles of Livestock Selection & Evaluation Certification

National Collegiate Livestock Coaches' Association

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The National Collegiate Livestock Coaches' Association (NCLCA) Principles of Livestock Selection & Evaluation Certification verifies individuals have acquired the specialized skills necessary to excel in the livestock industry. The certification validates the foundational competencies needed to begin animal science careers, specifically those related to the selection and evaluation of breeding and market animals. Those who earn the certification are more qualified and prepared to enter a variety of roles within the industry.

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  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Critical ThinkingMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionOperations MonitoringOperation and ControlTroubleshootingActive LearningWritingInstructing

Knowledge

BiologyMechanicalProduction and ProcessingAdministration and ManagementEnglish LanguageFood ProductionChemistryMathematics

Abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningNear VisionInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingControl PrecisionArm-Hand SteadinessTrunk StrengthManual DexterityOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionCategory Flexibility

Tasks

  • Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies.
  • Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures.
  • Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such a
  • Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by plowing, discing, leveling, or contouri
  • Operate farm machinery, including tractors, plows, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving e
  • Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareWord processing softwareInternet browser softwareDesktop publishing softwareElectronic mail softwareGeographic information systemMobile location based services software

Tools

All terrain vehicles ATVAnimal hair clippersAnimal hair trimmersAnimal trailersAnimal vaccination syringesAutomated feed batch mixersAutomatic milking parlorsAutomatic watering devicesBackhoesBalling gunsBlood drawing syringesCastration equipmentCattle chutesCattle prodsClaw hammersAerosol foggersAerosol generatorsAgricultural tractorsAir compressorsAir samplersAnimal chutesAnimal head-locksAnimal measuring sticksAnimal tatooersArtificial insemination syringesBalersBed shapersBenchtop centrifugesBlood collection syringesCallicrate banding systems

Work Values

SupportRelationshipsIndependenceWorking ConditionsAchievementRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals45-2093.00
  • Agricultural Technicians19-4012.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

  • Routine herd or flock health programs — execute under the veterinarian's standing orders.
  • Calving, farrowing, lambing, or hatching support — provide independently in routine cases.
  • Routine repairs (gates, fences, water systems, ventilation) — perform with documented checklists.
  • Milking-parlor operations (or aquaculture harvest, or poultry catching) — lead a shift in production.
  • Animal-welfare standards (industry program, FARM, NCC, GAA-BAP) — apply per the operation's certifications.
  • Junior workers and new hires — train on safety, biosecurity, and animal handling.
  • Routine inventory (semen, vaccines, feed additives) — manage at task level under a herd manager.
  • Standard records (DHIA, PigCHAMP, individual ID systems) — maintain accurately.
  • Cross-task flexibility (calving, processing, equipment maintenance) — adapt with rapid retraining.
  • Crew safety and near-miss reporting — own at the field level.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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