Plant Production

Southwestern College (CA)

CertificateCIP: 01.0606

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Dates

Since May 2018

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Plant Production

Southwestern College (CA)

CertificateCIP: 01.0606

No description available.

Dates

Since May 2018

Skills & Competencies

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Skills

Critical ThinkingActive ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionCoordinationMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingManagement of Personnel ResourcesTime ManagementActive LearningInstructingSocial PerceptivenessOperations MonitoringOperation and ControlLearning StrategiesWritingComplex Problem Solving

Knowledge

English LanguageCustomer and Personal ServiceAdministration and ManagementProduction and ProcessingBiologyPublic Safety and SecurityMathematicsGeographyMechanicalEducation and TrainingPersonnel and Human Resources

Abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionDeductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ComprehensionNear VisionInductive ReasoningWritten ExpressionStatic StrengthMultilimb CoordinationTrunk StrengthStaminaInformation OrderingCategory FlexibilityArm-Hand SteadinessControl PrecisionManual DexterityVisualizationFlexibility of ClosureDynamic StrengthExtent FlexibilityFluency of Ideas

Tasks

Check equipment to ensure that it is operating properly.
Fight forest fires or perform prescribed burning tasks under the direction of fire suppression offic
Perform fire protection or suppression duties, such as constructing fire breaks or disposing of brus
Create field maps using geographic information systems technology.
Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarte
Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who vi
Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crop
Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.
Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated areas.
Establish driving routes for pesticide applications.
Record information about pesticide applications, such as the type used and amount applied.
Use new technology and equipment, such as drones or GPS systems, to apply pesticides more accurately and efficiently.
Gather and remove litter.
Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, c
Move furniture.
Establish and enforce operating procedures and work standards that will ensure adequate performance
Schedule work for crews, depending on work priorities, crew or equipment availability, or weather co
Tour grounds, such as parks, botanical gardens, cemeteries, or golf courses, to inspect conditions o
Repair irrigation systems.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display o
Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledg

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareSpreadsheet softwareElectronic mail softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareGeographic information systemAccounting softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareOperating system softwareInventory management softwareOffice suite softwareMap creation softwareProject management softwareComputer based training softwareWord processing softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareIndustrial control software

Tools

BackhoesBackpack sprayersBrush hogsChain sawsClaw hammersDibblersDirectional compassesDump trucksElectronic measuring devicesEpicormic knivesFire plowsFire trucksFour wheel drive 4WD vehiclesGeodetic ground global positioning system GPS receiversHand sawsAdjustable hand wrenchesAdjustable widemouth pliersAeration pumpsAir compressorsAnimal injection syringesAnimal trailersAnimal vaccination syringesArtificial insemination syringesAutomated feed batch mixersAutomatic fish feedersAutomatic watering devicesAxesBalling gunsBlast chillersAir purifying respirators

Work Values

RelationshipsIndependenceAchievementSupportWorking ConditionsRecognition

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