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• Foundation Certificate in Horticulture and Animal Care (MCAST) (MQF Level 2)
•Diploma in Horticulture (MCAST) (MQF Level 3)
For further details on specific entry requirements, it is advisable to consult the respective educational institution’s website.
Qualifications awarded by foreign bodies need to be recognised or pegged with a particular MQF Level by the MQRIC office within NCFHE.
For further details on specific licences, it is advisable to consult the Commerce Department.
Knowledge and skills
Mixed Crop Growers are expected to have:
• The ability to use farming equipment, including hand-held machinery and agricultural machinery
• Knowledge of agricultural procedures and techniques including mixed cropping agriculture and crop management
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures
• An understanding of farm management techniques and agricultural business
practices
Transferable skills should include:
• Written and verbal communication skills in Maltese and English
• Numeracy skills
• Organisational and planning skills
• Problem solving skills and the ability to take
timely decisions
• Time management skills
• The ability to work independently and as part
of a team
Additional qualities
These may include:
• An entrepreneurial mindset
• Manual dexterity
• Negotiation skills
• Physical strength and stamina
Related career opportunities
• Agricultural Technician
• Agronomist
• Florist
• Gardener, Horticultural and Nursery Grower
• Horticulture Inspector
• Landscape Gardener
• Viticulturist
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