COMPETENCY-BASED

CURRICULUM

Sector :
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES
Qualification :
HORTICULTURE NC III

GHRACE JHOY TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL INC.

2ND FLOOR PNB BUILDING, ZONE II, SOGOD, SOUTHERN LEYTE
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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A. Course Design.................................................................................................1-6

B. Modules of Instruction...................................................................................7-67

 BASIC COMPETENCIES
o Lead workplace communication
o Lead small teams
 COMMON COMPETENCIES
o Apply safety measures in farm operations
o Use farm tools and equipment
o Perform estimation and calculations
 CORE COMPETENCIES
o Prepare land for agricultural crop production
o Implement post-harvest program
o Implement plant nutrition program
o Control weeds
o Prepare and apply chemicals
o Establish horticultural crops
o Coordinate horticultural maintenance program
o Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting
o Undertake field budding and grafting
o Undertake propagation activities

 ELECTIVE COMPETENCIES

o Follow site quarantine procedures

o Collect samples for a rural production or
horticultural monitoring program
o Handle bulk materials in storage area
o Prepare grain storage
o Comply with industry quality assurance requirements
o Maintain and monitor environmental work practices
o Keep records for farm business
o Perform specialized machinery maintenance
o Install irrigation systems

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 COURSE DESIGN

COURSE TITLE : HORTICULTURE NC III

NOMINAL DURATION : 445 Hours

COURSE DESCRIPTION :

This course is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and attitude of an individual in
the field of horticulture in accordance with industry standards. In general, it covers core
competencies on undertaking preparation of land for agricultural crop production, implementing
a post-harvest program, implementing a plant nutrition program, controlling weeds and
preparing and applying chemicals. In horticulture, it covers core competencies on establishing
horticultural crops, coordinating a horticultural maintenance program, coordinating horticultural
crop harvesting, undertaking field budding and grafting and undertaking propagation activities.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS :
Candidate/trainee must reach/poses any of the following qualification:
 Can Communicate Either Oral And
Written Physically And Mentally Fit
 With Good Moral Character
 Can Perform Basic Mathematical
Computation

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 COURSE STRUCTURE:

BASIC COMPETENCIES
(18 hours)

UNIT OF NOMINAL
MODULE TITLE LEARNING OUTCOMES
COMPETENCY DURATION
1. Lead 1.1 Leading 1.1.1 Communicate
workplace workplace information about
communicat communicatio workplace processes
ion. n. 1.1.2 Lead workplace
discussions
1.1.3 Identify and
communicate issues
arising in the workplace
2. Lead small 1.2 1. Leading small 2.1.1 Provide team leadership
teams. teams. 2.1.2 Assign responsibilities
among members
2.1.3 Set performance
expectation for team
members
2.1.4 Supervise team
performance
3. Develop 3.1 Developing 3.1.1 Identify relevant
and practice and information in planning
Negotiation practicing negotiations
skills negotiation 3.1.2 Participate in negotiations
skills
3.1.3 Document areas for
agreement
4. Solve 4.1 Solving 4.1.1 Explain the analytical
problems problems techniques
related to related to 4.1.2 Identify the problem
work work
activities activities 4.1.3 Determine the possible
cause/s of the problem
5. Use 5.1 1. Use 5.1.1 Identify mathematical
mathematic mathematical tools and techniques to
al concepts concepts and solve problem
and techniques 5.1.2 Apply mathematical
techniques procedures/solution
5.1.3 Analyze results
6. Use 6.1 Using 6.1.1 Identify appropriate
relevant relevant technology
technologie technologies 6.1.2 Apply relevant technology
s
6.1.3 Maintain/enhance
relevant technology

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 COMMON COMPETENCIES
(14 hours)

UNIT OF NOMINAL
MODULE TITLE LEARNING OUTCOMES
COMPETENCY DURATION
1. Apply safety 1.1 Applying safety 1.1.1 Determine areas of
measures in measures in concern for safety
farm farm operations measures
operations 1.1.2 Apply appropriate safety
Measures
1.1.3 Safekeep/maintain/
dispose tools, materials
and outfit.
2. Use farm 2.1 Using farm tools 2.1.1 Prepare and use
tools and and equipment farm tools
equipment 2.1.2 Prepare and operate
farm equipment
2.1.3 Perform preventive
maintenance
procedures/practices
3. Perform 3.1 Performing 3.1.1 Perform estimation
estimation estimation and 3.1.2 Perform basic
and basic basic calculation workplace calculation
calculation
3.1.3 Apply corrective
measures as
necessary

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 CORE COMPETENCIES
(413 hours)

UNIT OF NOMINAL
MODULE TITLE LEARNING OUTCOMES
COMPETENCY DURATION
1. Undertake 1.1 Undertaking 1.1.1 Prepare for cultivation
preparation preparation of 1.1.2 Prepare the cultivating
of land for equipment
land for agricultural crop 1.1.3 Cultivate soil
agricultural production 1.1.4 Prepare site for
crop planting
production 1.1.5 Complete land
preparation operations
2. Implement a 2.1 Implementing a 2.1.1 Prepare for
post-harvest post-harvest implementation of
program program post-harvest operations
2.1.2 Coordinate post-harvest
Work
2.1.3 Implement post-harvest
treatments
2.1.4 Implement hazardous
waste disposal guidelines
2.1.5 Implement packaging
requirements of produce
2.1.6 Implement storage
requirements of produce

3. Implement a 3.1 Implementing a 3.1.1 Prepare for

Plant plant nutrition implementation of the
nutrition program plant nutrition program
program 3.1.2 Monitor soil pH
3.1.3 Determine nutritional
problems in plants
3.1.4 Prepare to use fertilizers
3.1.5 Prepare application
equipment
3.1.6 Apply specific products
at appropriate rates
4. Control 4.1 Controlling 4.1.1 Assess weed
weeds weeds infestation
4.1.2 Plan the
implementation of
control measures
4.1.3 Implement control
measures
4.1.4 Monitor control
weeds
5. Prepare and 5.1 Preparing and 5.1.1 Determine the need for
apply applying chemicals chemical use
chemicals 5.1.2 Prepare appropriate
chemical
5.1.3 Prepare to use
chemicals according to

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 the label and MSDS
5.1.4 Apply chemicals
5.1.5 Clean up following
chemical application
5.1.6 Record application
details
6. Establish 6.1 1. Establishing 6.1.1 Prepare machinery and
horticultural horticultural equipment for use
crops crops 6.1.2 Prepare for horticultural
crop establishment
6.1.3 Sow the crop
6.1.4 Complete seeding
operations
6.1.5 Exercise all required
safety, environmental
and hazard control
precautions and
procedures.
7. Coordinate a 7.1 Coordinating a 7.1.1 Prepare for the crop
horticultural horticultural crop maintenance program
crop maintenance 7.1.2 Prepare crop
maintenance program maintenance materials,
program tools and equipment
7.1.3 Implement the crop
maintenance program
7.1.4 Complete crop
maintenance activities.
8. Coordinate 8.1 Coordinate 8.1.1 Prepare for crop
horticultural horticultural crop harvesting
crop harvesting 8.1.2 Coordinate harvesting
harvesting activities
8.1.3 Maintain harvest
requirements
8.1.4 Monitor crop quality
throughout harvest
8.1.5 Deliver crop to specified
destination
9. Undertake 9.1 Undertake field 9.1.1 Prepare parent
field budding budding and material for budding
and grafting and grafting
grafting 9.1.2 Prepare budding
and grafting
materials
9.1.3 Bud/graft scion
9.1.4 Complete budding/
grafting activities
10. Undertake 10.1.1 Undertake 10.1.1 Prepare for plant
propagation propagation propagation
activities activities 10.1.2 Propagate plants
10.1.3 Complete propagation
activities
RESOURCES:

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 Tools Equipment Materials
 Bolos  Personal protective equipment  Agri bags, plastic
 Broomstick  Booth/temporary shed  Bamboo stick
 Calculator  Cart (Kariton & paragus)  Basket
 Container  Coolroom  Bond paper
 Cutting tools  Comb-tooth harrow  Catching nets
 Digging tools  Computer with record keeping  Clips
 Drying meter software applications  Coconut dust
 Dulos  Crates  Compost
 Fruit crate  Drying oven  Fertilizers-various
 Harvesting tools  Farm/ field  First aide
 Hat  Greenhouse/nursery  supplies/medicine
 Knapsack sprayer  Harvesting equipment  Flower inducer
 Knife  Irrigation system (sprinkler,  Fungicides
 Light hoe mist/drip irrigation)  Gloves
 Moisture meter  Mower (grass cutter)  Growing media
 Petri-dish  Overhead projector (OHP) (garden soil, sewed
 pH meter  Portable chain saw sand, compost, soil,
 Pick mattock  Post-Harvest treatment manure and
 Picking knife equipment sawdust/rice
 Plow  Power sprayer  Killing bottles
 Plumbing tools  Propagation  Marking pens
 Post-Harvest  Equipment  Masks
treatment tools  Pump for irrigation  Material Safety Data
 Protective coat  Rotavator  Sheets
 Protective gadgets  Service vehicle  Mulching material
 Pruning sheers  Sorting /Grading equipment  Hair nets
 Rake pike tooth harrow  Packaging materials,
 Scissors  Storage room assorted
 Seed bed  Surface irrigation system  Pail
 Seedling tray  Tractor/Carabao  Paper/bond
 Shovel  Typewriter  Pencil
 Sprinklers  Pens
 Step ladder  Pesticides/Insecticides
 Storage  Pieces of cloth
tools/cabinet  Plastic bag
 Transplanting  Plumbing supplies
tools  Pots
 Trowel  Propagation
 materials e.g. seeds
spores, cuttings etc.,
 Propagating media
(garden soil, sawdust,
sand, composed,
coconut coir)
 Rice hull
 Rope, (small, med.
Large)
 Rubber band
 Rubber boots
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  Rubber knots
 Sacks
 Sample of matured
vegetable crops
 Seed box
 Seedlings, assorted
Seeds
 Soil auger
 String
 Tetrazolium chemical
 Transplanting
 supplies
 Detergent, liquid and
 powder soap
 Brush

TRAINING MATERIALS
Brochures

 Instructional supplies &

materials
 Visual aids
 Reference
materials/Books
(technical information
on horticultural and
agronomic crops)
 Reference manuals
(first aide kit with
reference manual)
 Data (Data on result
of soil analysis)
 Procedural manuals
 Soil samples analysis
 Examples of farm
standard operating
procedures (SOPs)

METHODOLOGIES:

 Modular (self-pace learning)

 Demonstration
 Simulation/ role playing
 Discussion
 Visit/tour
 Lecture/Discussion
 Interaction
 Direct observation
 Case studies

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ASSESSMENT METHODS:
 Written test
 Practical/performance test
 Direct Observation
 Practical Demonstration
 Actual Designing
 Observation

TRAINER’S QUALIFICATIONS:

 Must be a holder of NC IV
 Must have undergone training on Training Methodology IV (TM IV) Must be physically
and mentally fit
 Must have at least 2 years job/industry experience

* Optional. Only when required by the hiring institution Reference: TESDA Board
Resolution No. 2004-03

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 MODULES OF INSTRUCTION

BASIC COMPETENCIES

CARPENTRY NC II

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