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Grade 12, Workplace Preparation
B1. demonstrate an understanding of and apply design and production practices that are commonly used in the green industries;
B2. apply management strategies for assessing and controlling biotic and abiotic factors that affect plant and/or animal quality;
B3. demonstrate competence in technical skills relating to specific applications and tasks in the green industries.
B1. DesignandProduction
B2. PlantandAnimalManagement Strategies
B3. TechnicalSkills
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SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
B1.1 develop a design or process for a green indus- try application (e.g., a landscape design, a crop production plan, a herd management procedure, a plant propagation schedule);
B1.2 devise an effective management plan or site layout for a specific application (e.g., a forest prescription, a herd management plan, an event plan, a landscape construction plan, a block layout and harvesting plan, animal housing);
B1.3 demonstrate an understanding of and apply techniques related to the propagation, mainte- nance, and post-harvest handling of a variety of species (e.g., pruning, scarification of forest floor, artificial insemination, transplanting large trees, cut flower conditioning);
B1.4 demonstrate an understanding of and apply designs and production processes that promote biodiversity, increase ecosystem function, and reduce maintenance requirements (e.g.,
mulching, sustainable water gardening, rooftop gardening, naturalizing landscapes);
B1.5 demonstrate an understanding of and apply marketing techniques that are commonly used in the green industries (e.g., product displays, flyer advertising, promotional websites).
By the end of this course, students will:
B2.1 perform a variety of procedures (e.g., pest counts, microscopic investigations, visual inspec- tions, estrous cycle monitoring) to assess biotic con- ditions that affect plant and/or animal quality;
B2.2 perform a variety of procedures (e.g., soil and air temperature measurement, water analysis, form defects analysis, air quality assessment, nutritional assessment, monitoring ethylene gas concentrations) to assess or measure abiotic conditions that affect plant and/or animal quality;
B2.3 apply techniques for controlling pests and disorders of plants and/or animals (e.g., fogging, density planting, encouraging beneficial insects, con- structing barriers, setting live traps, inoculations, animal tagging);
B2.4 demonstrate an understanding of and apply management techniques that enhance environ- mental sustainability within the green industries (e.g., sustainable herd management practices, meas- ures that enhance forest succession, preferential use of native species).
By the end of this course, students will:
B3.1 demonstrate competence in the technical skills required to complete a variety of tasks or
B. GREEN INDUSTRY SKILLS OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
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