Agriculture scientist VETASSESS Skills Assessment
What is the requirement of an Agriculture scientist VETASSESS Skills Assessment?
What is the Job description?
An Agricultural Scientist studies commercial plants, animals and cultivation techniques to enhance the productivity of farms and agricultural industries.
Specialisations
- Agronomist
Closely related Occupations in ANSZCO Unit Group 2341
- Agricultural Consultant
- Forester (Aus) / Forest Scientist (NZ)
What’s Requirments for skills assessment
This occupation requires
A qualification is assessed as comparable to the educational level an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher, in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Applicants must also have at least one year of highly relevant, post-qualification
employment, at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.
If the qualification(s) are not at the required educational level, and not in a highly relevant field of study, or if the employee has been completed prior to the qualification, then the applicant will be assessed below the required skill level.
What’s the Requirement for Qualification
AQF Bachelor degree or higher*
Highly relevant major fields of study include:
- Agricultural Science
- Animal Science & Management
- Crop Science
- Viticulture
- Plant and Animal Production
- Precision
AgricultureAgricultural Science is the study of the science and management of plant and animal farming and the sustainable production of food and fibre.
What’s the requirement for Employment
In Australia, there are currently no legal requirements for licensing or registration for the occupation of Agricultural Scientist.
Tasks include:
- collecting and analysing data and samples of produce, feed, soil and other factors affecting production
- studying the environmental factors affecting commercial crop production, pasture growth and animal breeding
- studying the effects of cultivation techniques, soils, insects and plant diseases on animal and crop production
- developing procedures and techniques for solving agricultural problems and improving the efficiency of production
Specialisations
Agricultural Scientists may have applied employment/research in:
- biotechnology for Agriculture
- agronomy
- livestock health/nutrition and/or breeding
- flora (agricultural) health / nutrition and/or breeding
- soil science (specific to agricultural land)
- production process (not including food technology)
- fertilisers and pesticides
- precision agriculture, big data science and internet of things (related to
agriculture)
Employment as an Agricultural Economist or as a Food Technologist / Scientist researching in post-production of primary products cannot be considered under this occupation. These specialisations are classified elsewhere in ANZSCO.