Environment competencies
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Environment competencies
Environment competencies
Some skills and knowledge are essential, regardless of which part of farming or growing you want to work in.
These are called core competency areas. The areas are Business, Environment, Health and Safety, Leadership, People and Technical.
These are called core competency areas. The areas are Business, Environment, Health and Safety, Leadership, People and Technical.
The Environment area will help you develop your capabilities in environmental practices that improve the quality of production, protect the health of animals and humans, manage waste, benefit the environment, and make sure land use is sustainable.
We offer learning focused on environmental goals and a host of other essential skills, covering a range of issues important to everyone working in agriculture and horticulture.
The competency areas in Environment are set at three levels, depending on your role.
At this level, you are typically working as part of a team towards the goals of the business.
Using knowledge and skills to successfully support:
- A productive, sustainable business by promoting good environmental practice
- The efficient use of water to improve the production quality, protect human and animal health, and benefit the environment
- Technical operations to ensure land use is sustainable and improves the business and environment
- Production by ensuring management of waste is effective and in line with legal requirements
At this level, you are typically supporting the owner or manager of the business and may be supervising other team members.
Using knowledge and skills to support the management of:
- A successful, productive, and sustainable business by promoting good environmental practice
- Water, ensuring it is used effectively to improve production quality, human and animal health and that it benefits animals and the environment
- Technical operations to ensure land use is sustainable and to improve the business and the environment
- Waste, ensuring processes are effective and in line with legal requirements
At this level, you are typically taking main responsibility for a business area or the overall business.
Using knowledge and skills to successfully manage:
- A productive and sustainable business promoting good environmental practice
- Water, ensuring it is used effectively to improve the quality of production, human and animal health and that it benefits animals and the environment
- Technical operations to ensure land use is sustainable and to improve the business and the environment
- Waste, ensuring processes are effective and in line with legal requirements
After you've filled in your Capability Profile, you'll see learning relevant to your role and level inside your Recommendations. You'll then be signposted toward learning and CPD opportunities that will work for you.
The Capability Profile is an online tool that allows you to specify what level you are within your current job role and identify areas where you can develop your skills and knowledge.