COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM

A. COURSE DESIGN

COURSE TITLE : Produce Organic Fertilizer Leading to Organic

Agriculture Production NC II

NOMINAL DURATION : 24 hours

QUALIFICATION LEVEL : NC II

COURSE DESCRIPTION :

This course is designed to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes in this

growing industry in the field of Organic Agriculture Production NC II in
accordance to Industry Standards. Specifically on Organic Fertilizer Production.

TRAINEE ENTRY 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
B. MODULE INSTRUCTIONS:

UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Produce Organic Fertilizer

MODULE TITLE : Producing Organic Fertilizer
NOMINAL DURATION : 24 hours
MODULE DESCRIPTOR :

This module deals with the knowledge, skills and attitude required to prepare
composting area and raw materials, and will able to produce compost and
harvest fertilizer in accordance with Industry Standards on Organic Agriculture.

SUMMARY OF LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of the training, the trainees will be able to:

LO1: Prepare composting area and raw materials

LO2: Produce composed and harvest fertilizer
 LO1: PREPARE COMPOSTING AREA AND RAW MATERIALS:

Assessment Criteria Contents Conditions Methodologies Assessment

Methods
 Site is selected  Site preparation  Farm tools  Lecture/  Demonstration
based on compost  Design lay-out (bolo, shovel, discussion with questioning
fertilizer based on rake, shredder  Demonstrati  Written exam
production composting machine, wheel on  Oral interview
requirements and method barrow, sprinkle,  AVP
 Site lay-out is  Bed preparation spading fork & presentation
prepared based based on etc.)
on location. desired volume  Carpentry
 Bed is prepared in of Production tools
accordance with  Types of raw (hammer, saw,
production materials scale steel tape,
requirements level hose,
 Materials are squala, & etc.)
gather based on  Lumber/
production bamboo/Nipa
requirements and  Cement and
PNS for organic hollow blocks
fertilizer  Substrate
 Prepare raw materials
materials (madre de cacao,
following ipil-ipil, madre de
enterprise agua, rice straw,
procedure and grasses, banana,
PNS for organic saw dust, indigo
fertilizer fiera, animal
manure & etc.)
 PPE
 LO2: PRODUCE COMPOST AND HARVEST FERTILIZER

Assessment Criteria Contents Conditions Methodologies Assessment

Methods
 Appropriate  Identification of  Shredder  Lecture/  Demonstration
composting different  Farm tools discussion with questioning
methods are composting (bolo, shovel,  demonstratio  Written exam
applied based on methods rake, shredder n  Oral interview
production  Substrate machine, wheel  AVP
requirements collection/selecti barrow, sprinkler, presentation
 Compost is on spading fork &
monitored based  Production etc.)
PNS indicators of volume  Substrate
fully decomposed determination materials
fertilizer  Harvesting and (madre de cacao,
 Quality of harvest storing strategies ipil-ipil, madre de
is checked based  Important of agua, rice straw,
on PNS indicators record keeping grasses, banana,
of fully saw dust, indigo
decomposed fiera, animal
fertilizer manure & etc.)
 Processing of  Weighing
compost scale
fertilizer are  Sprayers
carried- out based  Net
on production  Sacks
requirement.  Pen
 Record keeping is  Record book
performed  PPE
according to
enterprise
procedure.