Certificate II is regarded as an entry-level course. This qualification provides a general vocational outcome in agriculture. The qualification enables individuals to select a livestock production or cropping context as a job focus or, in the case of mixed farming enterprises, both. A farm tradesperson is an experienced farmhand and is likely to be involved in co-ordinating a wide range of agricultural operations. Work undertaken as a farm tradesperson will depend on the type of farm production carried out, and includes:

• planting and harvesting crops

• implementing animal and crop husbandry practices

• servicing and repairing farm equipment and

machinery

• designing and constructing fencing

• loading and unloading livestock

• installing and maintaining farm water supplies and

irrigation systems