| Type | Training scheme |
| Size/Credits | 24 |
| Level | 3 |
| Sector | Agriculture |
| Owner | SIT (Telford) |
| Developer | SIT |
| Primary topic | Vehicles, machinery and infrastructure |
| Secondary topic | Health and safety |
| Current? | N |
| Pre-employment and/or On-the-job | Vocational/Pre-employment |
| Qualification | Agricultural Contractor Training |
| Learner outcomes / graduate profile | Two weeks Agriculture Training at SIT’s Telford Campus near Balclutha LO 1 – Farm Health and Safety LO 2 – Basic mechanics LO 3 – Tractor driving LO 4 – Towing trailers and implements LO 5 – Understanding the work of an agricultural contractor Two weeks Driver Training at SIT’s Invercargill Campus LO1 – Driver training LO 2 – Wheels and Tracks (W and T) endorsements LO 3 – Forklift OSH and F endorsement LO 4 – Loads LO 6 – Work time and log books LO 5 – Fatigue management LO 7 – Defensive driving LO 8 – Basic tractor servicing and maintenance Work Placement LO 1 – Health and safety LO 2 – Reading and applying Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs LO 3 – Coaching by a more experienced person to work on tractors, attachments, and trailers LO 4 – Basic mechanics |
| Stackable | Not currently |
| Link to other learning | https://www.sit.ac.nz/programme/course/Agricultural%20Contractor%20Training/campus/Telford |
| Development / approval date | 8/1/2020 |
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