Hydroponic Farming and Plant Production

Course Name: Hydroponic Farming and Plant Production
 
Description:
The training will consist of theoretical and practical training during stages of the growing periods, maintain basic water quality, operate and maintain irrigation systems and perform basic routine operations in a defined hydroponics context.
 
Target Group: Farmers or farm workers that are farming with hydroponics and plants.
 
Prerequisites:
Must have the following qualification levels or equivalent knowledge:

  • NQF 1: Literacy and Numeracy

  • NQF 1: Collect Agricultural Data

 
Course Duration: 4 days
 
Course Fee: R 4,025.00 incl. VAT (training only)
R 2,760.00 incl. VAT (accommodation)
*Own transport needed to and from accommodation
 
Course Presenter: Patrick Verster
 
Accreditation:

* All our courses are SAQA accredited. To view the different NQF Levels, click on the column title. Background information of SAQA and NQF Levels ia available under Terminology in the sub menu above.

NQF
Level
SAQA ID Title Credits
1 116168 Maintain basic water quality 1
1 116148 Perform basic routine operations in hydroponic context 5
1 116202 Operate and maintain irrigation system 2