Dairy (STAR)
Farming
A course by
SIT
A STAR course for secondary school students on the basics of dairy farming, including safe handling of dairy cattle, milk production, and farm dairy systems.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Telford, Telford
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Safe handling and health of dairy cattle
Understand and demonstrate safe handling practices and identify common health issues of dairy cattle related to milking.
Milk production processes
Describe the biological and practical processes of how cows produce milk.
Farm dairy system knowledge
Explain farm dairy design principles and outline the operation of dairy effluent systems.
What You're Signing Up For
This STAR course, available only to NZ secondary schools via application by the school's STAR/Gateway coordinator, provides students with foundational knowledge of dairy farming. The curriculum covers safe handling and health problems of dairy cattle associated with milking, understanding how cows produce milk, and the design and effluent systems of farm dairies.
Course Content
- Demonstrate knowledge of safe handling and health problems of dairy cattle, associated with milking
- Demonstrate knowledge of how cows produce milk
- Describe farm dairy design and the farm dairy effluent system
What you need to know first
Open only to NZ Secondary Schools by application via the school's nominated STAR/Gateway Coordinator
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Dairy farming
Agriculture
Future employment opportunities might be
Entry-level positions in dairy farming (after further education/training)
Preparation for agricultural/veterinary study pathways
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