Welcome To Agri Skills Transfer

Agriskills Transfer was established in 2004 for training mainly in the Agricultural Sector (Primary and Secondary).

Agriskills Transfers training is developed on the SAQA system. We took a business decision to align with Outcome –based education and to develop our courses according to the National Qualification Framework. With the new QCTO requirements coming we are already on board and adapting our training material as required by the new legislation.

Our Courses

  • Agri Trade Training
  • Animal Production Training
  • First Aid Level 1 Training
  • Food and Beverage Handling Processes
  • Horticulture Training
  • Management Training
  • OHS/SHE Rep Training
  • Plant Production Training
  • Poultry Training
  • Short Courses Training
  • Basic Fire Fighting

Our Team

Our team consists of people with expertise in agriculture as well as assessment and facilitation.

The team members are qualified in the programmes to facilitate.

The team consists of:

  • Assessor
  • Facilitators
  • Moderators
  • Designers

Meet Our People

Lizette Brazendale
Lizette BrazendaleManaging Director
Gerhard Kruger
Gerhard KrugerProject Management
Ntebogeng Segosapelo
Ntebogeng SegosapeloAdministration
Desiré Schep
Desiré SchepManager
Gladys Kleynhans
Gladys KleynhansAdministration
Gabbey Malope
Gabbey MalopeMarketing & Training
Danie Steyn
Danie SteynModerator

What it’s all about

Agri Trade

This Qualification is registered at level 2 on the National Qualification Framework. It provides learners with the opportunity to access learning to broad Agri Trade Processes and practices, which includes opportunities for learners to grow the Secondary Agricultural Sector with specific reference to Agri Trade Processes.

Animal Production

The purpose of this qualification is to allow Junior Personnel and elected candidates to progress towards a position of farm operator’s access to the Primary Agricultural Sector with specific reference to Animal Production.

Farm Together

The Farm together learning programme has been develop to assist farming cooperatives to integrate into the broader South African agricultural context by addressing a range of skills that include governance, business skills, and business choices.

During the initial Skills Needs Analysis, the following aspects were identified as crucial learning to enhance the ability of the members of Cooperatives to operate and function within a sustainable business:

Cooperative members who complete the learning programme will be able to apply the learning within their own agricultural cooperative context. Individual cooperative members can be individually assessed, accredited, and registered on the national qualifications framework.

Food and Beverage Handling Processes

This qualification will contribute to increasing levels of personal and product safety and will develop a common integrated and co-ordinated approach to the handling of food and related products. A person acquiring this qualification will be able to have an understanding of personal and product safety, life skills that will allow them to be responsible citizens, who in turn, will provide benefits to the society and economy of South Africa and knowledge and skills in the handling of food and related products.

Horticulture

This qualification provides learners with a comprehensive base of portable skills that will enable them to progress within all spheres of the horticultural industry. This qualification forma an integral step in the career paths of the various disciplines in ornamental horticulture and follows on from the NQF Level 1 Certificate. For those already employed in the industry, this qualification will offer learners the opportunity to hone their skills and receive recognition for their competencies.

Management Training

  • Farm & Business Management
  • Project Management
  • Life skills and basic personal financial management

Mixed Farming

The purpose of this qualification is to allow Junior Personnel and elected candidates to progress towards a position of farm operator’s access to the Primary Agricultural Sector with specific reference to reference to Mixed Farming Systems.

OHS Training

  • Basic Intro SHE Representative Training (2 Day’s)
  • Basic Intro SHE Representative Training; Fire Fighting and First Aid Level 1 (4 Day’s)
  • SHE Representative Training (5 Day’s)
  • First Aid
  • Fire Fighting

Plant Production

The purpose of this qualification is to allow Junior Personnel and elected candidates to progress towards a position of farm operator’s access to the Primary Agricultural Sector with specific reference to Plant Production.

Poultry Production

The qualification provides learners with the opportunity to gain competence in poultry production and will facilitate their securing employment in the industry. For those who are already employed in a poultry production farm, the multi skilling that the qualification offers will open up a career path in the industry.

Short Courses

  • Conservation in the community
  • All animal production courses – Cattle; Sheep; Poultry; Pigs; Dairy
  • All plant production courses – Vegetable production; hydroponics; permaculture and conservation farming; flower production; citrus & deciduous fruit; crop protection and fruit pack-house management; golf course green management
  • Marketing on all levels
  • Receiving, store and application of poisons