KISII NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC

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KNP/IMS/REG/F004

AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT

CERTIFICATE IN HORTICULTURE

COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE: Horticulture
COURSE CODE: CHORTS21
UNIT: EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
DURATION: 80Hrs
LECTURERS NAME: Patrick Ochola
EMAIL: patrickochola0@gmail.com

UNIT DESCRIPTION
This unit covers competencies required to demonstrate employability skills. It involves conducting self-
management, demonstrating interpersonal communication, critical safe work habits, leading a workplace
team, planning and organizing work, maintaining professional growth and development, demonstrating
workplace learning, problem solving skills and managing ethical performance.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the training the trainee should be able to;
1. Conduct self-management
2. Demonstrate interpersonal communication
3. Demonstrate critical safe work habits
4. Lead small teams
5. Plan and organize work
6. Maintain professional growth and development
7. Demonstrate workplace learning
8. Demonstrate problem-solving skills
9. Demonstrate workplace ethic
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
 Learners to attend at least 85% of lecture hours
 Learners to sit for all exams and CATs.

ASSESSMENT1
 Written and oral assessment 40%
 Practical assessment 60%

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ILearning Content Specific objectives remarks
Outcome
Conduct self-  Self-awareness  Personal vision, mission
management  Formulating personal vision, and goals are formulated
mission and goals based on potential and in
 Strategies for overcoming life relation to organization
challenges
objectives
 Emotional intelligence
 Assertiveness versus  Emotions are managed as
aggressiveness per workplace
 Expressing personal thoughts, requirements
feelings and beliefs  Assertiveness is developed
 Developing and and maintained based on
maintaining high self- the requirements of the
esteem
job.
 Developing and
maintaining positive self-  Accountability and
image responsibility for own
 Articulating ideas and aspirations actions are demonstrated.
 Accountability and responsibility  Self-esteem and a positive
 Good work habits self-image are developed
 Self-awareness and maintained.
 Self-development
 Financial literacy
 Healthy lifestyle practices
Demonstrate  Meaning of interpersonal  Listening and
interpersonal communication understanding is
communication  Listening skills demonstrated as per
 Types of audience
communication policy
 Writing skills
 Reading skills
 Writing to the needs of the
 Meaning of empathy audience is demonstrated
 Understanding customers’ needs as per communication
 Establishing communication policy
networks  Speaking, reading and
 Sharing information writing is demonstrated as
per communication policy

Demonstrate  Stress and stress  Stress is managed in

critical safe management accordance with
work habits  Punctuality and time workplace procedures.
consciousness
 Punctuality and time
 Leisure
consciousness is
 Integrating personal
objectives into demonstrated in line with
organizational objectives workplace policy.

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  Resources utilization
 Setting work priorities
 HIV and AIDS
 Drug and substance abuse
 Handling emerging issues
Lead a small  Leadership qualities
team  Team building
 Determination of team roles and
objectives
 Team performance indicators
 Responsibilities in a team
 Forms of communication
 Complementing team activities
 Gender and gender mainstreaming
 Human rights
 Maintaining relationships
 Conflicts and conflict resolution
Plan and  Functions of management
organize work  Planning
 Organizing
 Time management
 Decision making process
 Task allocation
 Evaluating work activities
 Resource utilization
 Problem solving
 Collecting and organising
information
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 Personal objectives are
integrated with
organization goals based
on organization’s strategic
plan.
 Resources are utilized in
accordance with
workplace policy.
 Work priorities are set in
accordance to workplace
procedures.
 Performance
expectations for the
team are set
 Duties and responsibilities
are assigned in accordance
with the organization
policy.
 Team parameters and
relationships are
identified according to
set rules and regulations.
 Forms of
communication in a
team are established
according to office
policy.
 Task requirements are
identified as per the
workplace objectives
 Task is interpreted in
accordance with safety
(OHS ), environmental
requirements and quality
requirements
 Work activity is organized
with other involved
personnel as per the SOPs
Maintain  Opportunities for professional
professional growth
growth and  Assessing training needs
development  Licenses and certifications for
professional growth and
development
 Pursuing personal and
organizational goals
 Identifying work priorities
 Recognizing career
advancement
Demonstrate  Managing own learning
workplace  Contributing to the learning
learning community at the workplace
 Cultural aspects of work
 Variety of learning context
 Application of learning
 Safe use of technology
 Identifying opportunities
 Generating new ideas
 Workplace innovation
 Performance improvement
 Handling emerging issues
 Future trends and concerns in
learning
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 Personal training needs
are identified and
assessed in line with the
requirements of the job.
 Training and career
opportunities are
identified and availed
based on job
requirements.
 Resources for training
are mobilized and
allocated based
organizations skills
needs.
 Own learning is
managed as per
workplace policy.
 Learning opportunities
are sought and allocated
based on job requirement
and in line with
organization policy.
 Contribution to the
learning community at
the workplace is carried
out.
 Range of media for
learning are established
as per the training need
Demonstrate  Problem identification
problem solving  Problem solving
skills  Application of problem-
solving strategies
 Resolving customer concerns
Demonstrate  Meaning of ethics
workplace  Ethical perspectives
ethics  Principles of ethics
 Values and beliefs
 Ethical standards
 Organization code of ethics
 Common ethical dilemmas
 Organization culture
 Corruption, bribery and
conflict of interest
 Privacy and data protection
 Diversity, harassment and
mutual respect
 Financial
responsibility/Bccountability
 Etiquette
 Personal and professional
integrity
 Commitment to jurisdictional
laws
 Emerging issues in ethics
Approved by………………………………………………………………………………………..
Sign/stamp………………………………………………………………………………………….
 Creative, innovative and
practical solutions are
developed based on the
problem
 Independence and
initiative in identifying
and solving problems is
demonstrated.
 Team problems are
solved as per the
workplace guidelines
 Policies and guidelines
are observed as per the
workplace requirements
 Self-worth and
profession is exercised in
line with personal goals
and organizational
policies
 Code of conduct is
observed as per the
workplace requirements
 Personal and
professional integrity is
demonstrated as per the
personal goals
Commitment to
jurisdictional laws is
demonstrated as per the
workplace requirements