COURSE DESIGN

COURSE TITLE : AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION NOMINAL

DURATION : 336 hours  

QUALIFICATION : NC II 

COURSE DESCRIPTION :  

 This course is designed to enhance the knowledge, desirable attitudes and

skills  of performing nursery operations, planting crops, caring and
maintaining crops and carrying out harvest and post harvest operations. It also
includes competencies in workplace  communication, teamwork, safety in the
use of hand tools and equipment, housekeeping  and processing of farm
wastes. 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS : 
Trainees or students wishing to enroll in this course should possess the
following  requirements. 

∙ Able to read and write; 

∙ With good moral character; 
∙ Ability to communicate, both oral and written 
∙ Physically fit and mentally healthy as certified by a Public Health Officer 1
COURSE STRUCTURE: 

BASIC COMPETENCIES 
(18 hours) 
Unit of  Module Title  Learning Outcomes Nominal  
Duration
Competency

1. Participate 1.1 1.1 Obtain and convey 4 hours

in   Participating workplace 
workplace   in  information.  
communication workplace  
communicatio 1.2 Complete relevant
n work related 
documents.  

1.3 Participate in
workplace  
meeting and
discussion.

2. Work in a 2.1 Working 2.1 Describe and identify 4 hours

team   in a  team   team role  and
environment environment responsibility in a  
team. 

2.2 Describe work

as a team  member.

3. Practice 3.1 Practicing  

3.1 Integrate personal 4 hours
career   career   objectives  with
professionalism professionalis organizational goals.  
m 3.2 Set and meet work
priorities.  
3.3 Maintain
professional growth 
and development

4. Practice   4.1 Practicing  4.1 Identify hazards 6 hours

occupationa occupational  
l health  health and   and risks  4.2
and safety safety
 Evaluate hazard

and risks  4.3

Control hazards and

risks  

4.4 Maintain
occupational health 
and safety awareness

2
COMMON COMPETENCIES 
(58 hours) 
Unit of  Module Title  Learning Outcomes Nominal 
 
Competency Duration

1. Apply safety   1.1 Applying

1.1 Apply appropriate safety  12 hours
measures in   safety  measures while
farm operations  measures in   working in  
farm operations farm  

1.2 Safe keep/dispose

tools,  
materials and
outfit.

2. Use farm tools  2.1 Using farm 2.1 Prepare and use 12 hours
and equipment tools  and farm tools  
equipment
2.2 Prepare and
operate farm 
equipment  

2.3 Perform preventive  

maintenance  
procedures/practic
es

3. Perform   3.1 Performing  3.1.1 Perform 11 hours

estimation and   estimation estimation 
basic calculation and  
basic   3.1.2 Perform basic
workplace  calculations
calculation

4. Process farm   4.1 Processing 4.1 Collect farm 12 hours

wastes farm  wastes wastes  

4.2 Identify and

segregate wastes  4.3

Treat and process

farm wastes  4.4

Perform housekeeping

5. Perform 5.1 Performing   5.1 Carry out 11 hours

record  record keeping
keeping inventory activities 

5.2 Maintain

production record 

5.3 Prepare financial

records

3
CORE COMPETENCIES 
(260 hours) 
Unit of  Module Title  Learning Outcomes Nominal 
 
Competency Duration

1. Perform 1.1 1.1. Prepare nursery tools,

nursery  Performing   farm  implements and
operations nursery   simple  
operations equipment  
1.2. Maintain nursery
facilities  1.3. Handle
seeds/planting 
 material  
1.4. Prepare
growing media  1.5.
Conduct
propagation  
activities

2. Plant crops  2.1 Planting 2.1 Prepare land for

crops  planting  2.2
Conduct field lay-
out  
2.3 Dig holes  
2.4 Perform direct
seeding  2.5
Transplant
seedlings

3. Care and 3.1 Caring 3.1. Apply pest control

maintain  crops and   measure  3.2. Apply
maintainin fertilizer  
g   3.3. Water crops  
crops 3.4. Perform pruning  
3.5. Perform
physical growth
enhancing practices

4. Carry-out 4.1 Carry- 4.1. Perform pre –

harvest  and out   harvest 
postharvest   harvesting operations  
operations and   4.2. Perform harvesting
post- activity  4.3. Perform
harvesting   postharvest  
operations operation  
4.4. Monitor storage
pest and  diseases

RESOURCES:
TOOLS  EQUIPMENT  MATERIALS

25   Budding 5 Soil moisture 25  Petri dish

PCS  knife  units and pH  PCS
meter
12  Bolo  5  Wheel barrow 25   Calculator
PCS  pcs.

5   Basin  2 Comb-tooth   5   Puncher

PCS  harrow units

10   Broomstick  1  Hand tractor 100   Seedling tray

pcs. pcs. with different 
holes

25   Pail-12Li.  5  Knapsack 10 m.  Agri bag/plastics

pcs. sprayer 

Cutting tools  5 Hand sprayer 1000   PE bag with

units  pcs. different sizes

5 Pruning 1  Power sprayer 10   Growing media∙

pcs.  saw  sacks (50 kg.)

5 Hedge 1  Grass cutter 1   Rooting∙ hormone

pcs.  shear  bottle

5 Kitchen 1  Overhead 25   Basket

pcs.  knife  sprinkler pcs.

5   Fruit crate  1  Sprinkler mist 20 m. Fish net

PCS 

5   Harvesting   1  Button dripper  5 pcs.  Strainer

SETS tools 

25   Hat  1 LCD/Overhead   10   Plastic sheet

PCS  projector kilos

5   Knapsack   1  Over head   5   Fungicides

PCS  projector (OHP) BOTTL 
sprayer  1
ES

5   Knife  1 Portable chain   25   Gloves

SETS  saw PAIRS 
5   Light hoe  1 Post-Harvest   5 Growing media
PCS  treatment   SACKS (garden  soil,
equipment  sewed sand,  
compost, soil,
manure and 
sawdust/rice
husk

2   Moisture   1  Power sprayer  5 Killing bottles

PCS meter  PCS 

2   Petri-dish  1  Rotavator

PCS 

3   pH meter  1  Service vehicle  5 Marking pens

PCS  PCS 

5   Pick 1 Sorting   25 Masks

PCS  mattock  equipment PCS 

PCS Picking knife 2 Spike tooth  

5  
harrow5 SACKS Mulching material
1  Plow  1  Storage room  25 M  Hair nets

2   Plumbin 1 Surface irrigation  Packaging

SET g   system  materials,  
S tools  assorted

5   Post- 1  Tractor/Carabao  5  Pail

SET Harvest  
S
treatmen
t  
tools 

25   Protectiv 1  Typewriter  5 Paper/bond

PC e   RIMS 
S coat 

25   Protectiv 25  Pencil

PC e  
S
 gadgets

5   Pruning   TRAINING   25  Pens

PC shears MATERIALS
S

5PC Rake  25  Brochures 5   Pesticides/Insectici

S  BOTTL des
E 
S

10   Scissors  2 Instructional   5 PCS Pieces of cloth

PC supplies &  
S  materials

5  Seed 2  Visual aids  100  Plastic bag

bed 

5  Seedling 5 Reference   1 Plumbing supplies

tray  materials/ Books  SET 
(Kinds of Tropical 
Crops/Fruits)

10  Shovel  5 Reference   250  Pots 

manuals (first aid
kit with reference 
manual)

15  Sprinkle 5 Data (Data on   5 Propagating

rs  result of soil   SACKS media  
analysis)  (garden soil,
sawdust,  sand,
compost,
coconut  coir)

2  Step 5 Procedural   3 Rice hull

ladder  manuals SACKS 

2 
 Storage  
2 

tools/cabinet 
5
Soil samples  analysis
3 ROLLS

Rope, (small,
med. Large) 

25   Transplanting 3   Rubber band

PC BOXES 
S tools 

Trowel  25   Rubber boots

PAIRS 

Rubber knots

25   Sacks
SACKS 

5  Sample of
BOXES matured  
vegetable crops

5   Seed box

BOXES 

Seedlings,
assorted

2 PACKS  Seeds
PER  
CROP

5  Soil auger

5ROLLS  String

5   Tetrazolium
BOTTLE  chemical
S

Transplanting
supplies
 5 PCS Detergent,
liquid and  
powder soap 

5 PCS  Brush

ASSESSMENT METHODS: 

∙ INTERVIEWS/ 
∙ OBSERVATION/ DEMONSTRATION 
∙ DEMONSTRATION 
∙ WRITTEN EXAMINATION 
∙ CHECK WORKPLACE RECORD 
∙ Through direct observation and oral interview
∙ Portfolio 

COURSE DELIVERY: 

∙ Modular 
∙ Individualized and Self-paced 
∙ Demonstration 
∙ Lecture 
∙ Discussion 
∙ Peer teaching/mentoring 

TRAINER’S QUALIFICATIONS: 

∙ Must be a holder of Agricultural Crops Production NC II or

its equivalent ∙ Must have undergone training on Training
Methodology I (TM I) ∙ Must be computer literate 
∙ Must be physically and mentally fit 
∙ *Must have at least 2 years job/industry experience 
∙ Must be a civil service eligible (for government position or
appropriate  professional license issued by the Professional
Regulatory Commission) 

* Optional. Only when required by the hiring institution. 

TRAINING FACILITIES 

AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION NC II 

 BASED ON CLASS SIZE 25 STUDENT’S/TRAINEE’S 
SPACE REQUIREMENT  SIZE IN METERS AREA IN  TOTA
SQ.   L  
METERS AREA 
 
IN
SQ.  
METE
R 
S

A. BUILDING PERMANENT  170.3

0

STUDENT/TRAINEE 2.00 X 2.00 PER  4.00 PER  100.0

WORKING  SPACE STUDENT/TRAIN STUDEN T 0
EE

LEARNING RESOURCE 3.00 X 5.00  15.00  15.00

CENTER 

FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT/CI 39.30
RCULATI ON (30% OF
TEACHING  
ACCOMMODATION)

STORE ROOM  4.00 X 4.00  16.00  16.00

B. EXPERIMENTAL LAND 5 SQ. M. /   125.00  125.0

AREA TRAINEE  0