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5 AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION NC II

Omar P. Dela Merced - Area Head

Agricultural Crops Production students doing hands-on activities in the field that will qualify them to be competent graduates.

Agriculture still plays an important role in the country’s economy as measured

the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but the percent of GDP of the agriculture sector
continues to decrease. Several factors can be attributed to the decrease; which reveal
that some schools, universities and colleges offering agricultural courses are clamoring
the reduction of enrollees’ year after, moreover, many of the agricultural schools are
producing office- oriented workers who would rather do paper work than help improve
the agricultural sector of the country.

With these, the Colegio de la Ciudad de Zamboanga (CCZ) continuously adheres

to the standard set by Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA)
on the courses offering. The Agricultural Crops Production (ACP) NC II department
has qualified the Course Audit conducted by TESDA to offer the program, which means
that the course meets all the standard qualification of the Agency to produce quality
and competent graduates and eventually help uplift the Agriculture sector of the
country.

The Agricultural Crops Production NC II program of CCZ aims to produce hands-

on graduates adhering to the Training Regulations (TR) of TESDA and trains student
to be flexible to the demands of time.

6.5.1 In -School Training

 The training of the students includes lecture and actual demonstration of the

Laboratory activities conducted by the students as part of the training regulation.

concepts and theories learned inside the classroom which includes from; Performing
Nursery Operations, Planting Crops, Caring and Maintaining Crops, and Carrying-out
Harvest and Post- harvest Operations. These are the required core competencies
required to qualify each student to earn the National Competency II (NC) certificate.

Students participated in the skills competition conducted by office of the City Agriculturist Vitali Field Office during the Nutrition
Month 2018.

As part of the training, the students are also encouraged to joins skills and knowledge
competition in campus and out campus. This will boast their self- confidence in
exhibiting their knowledge and skills learned inside the classroom.
6.5.2 Enrollment

School Year Grade 11 Grade 12 Regular 1st yr.

2018-2019
5 4 3
(1st semester)
2018-2019
4 4 3
(2nd semester)
6.5.3 Industry immersion

Grade 12 students at Guban, Sirawai, ZDN, with the Farm Manager of palm oil plantation for their 10-day Industry Immersion

Part of Senior High School Curriculum is that Grade 12 students must have an
eighty (80) hours actual industry immersion experience, this is to hasten their
knowledge, skills and attitude in the real field of expertise, commensurate to cater the
present industry’s skills demand and as well as competent and confident in their field.

The four (4) Grade 12 Agricultural Crops Production NCII students were
accommodated by the Sirawai Plywood and Lumber Company (SPLC) located at
Guban, Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte for their Immersion. They will be exposed from
Palm Oil seedling nurseries, planting techniques, cultural management to include
fertilization and pest and diseases identification and control measures, and processing.
They will be trained and guided by the farm manager.

Aside from the benefits of free technology transfer, free accommodation will be
provided to them by the company, safety for the entire duration of the training, and
a daily allowance of 100php each to cover or sustain their subsistence.

Conduit Company Location No. of Trainee

Sirawai Plywood Gubon, Sirawai, ZDN 4

Employment Opportunities for Graduates

The Sirawai Plywood and Lumber Corporation (SPLC) presently demand for agriculture
graduates due to their huge expansion for oil palm plantation. Presently, the SPLC
Human Resource Development Management is scouting for unemployed agriculture
graduates of the former Vitali Technical Vocational School to fill up positions purposely
created for their farm expansions.

6.5.4 Recommendation
 Additional tools, equipment and materials specified as non- compliance by the
TESDA auditor for the compliance registration of the program.
 Additional Facilities like Green House bldg. and one (1) nursery shade.
 Increase channel industries for Immersion and additional conduit program
within Zamboanga City area.
 Increase number of enrollees
 First aid kit and Fire extinguisher.