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Agro-Food Processing
Build practical skills for transforming agricultural produce into safe, consistent and market-ready food products.
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Turn Jamaica’s harvest into safe, market-ready products.
Build practical skills for transforming agricultural produce into safe, consistent and market-ready food products. From the start, your learning stays close to the workplace as you practise processing agricultural raw materials, food safety and quality control and packaging, storage and production records through hands-on activities and real-world challenges. You’ll leave ready to contribute with confidence, pursue opportunities such as agro-food processing operator or food-production assistant, or turn your skills into an enterprise of your own.
What you’ll explore
Entry requirements
Your path to ECC may begin in different ways. This programme accommodates multiple admission routes, and our Admissions team can help you understand how your qualifications fit.
Open to eligible Sixth Form Pathway applicants.
Applicants may enter with one (1) CXC subject or one (1) City & Guilds subject.
Applicants may alternatively enter with a Level 1 certificate from HEART/NCTVET.
Programme structure
The applicable NCTVET Skill Offering is presented below as the programme structure, retaining its published code, title, unit level, type and hours.
The 35 competence standards below are the Core units listed for this NCTVET qualification.
ITIWEB1012CUse Social Media Tools for Collaboration and Engagement2Core60AGPFPR0352CDescribe and Analyse Data Using Mathematical Principles2Core60AGPFPR0412COperate a Case Packing Process2Core75AGGCOR0131BApply Basic Food Security Principles and Practices1Core45AGPFPR0031CReceive and Handle Raw Materials1Core75AGPFPR0142CControl Labelling and Packaging Operations2Core75AGPFPR0182CManage and Operate a Closing Machine2Core75AGPFPR0482APrepare Beverages for Market2Core75AGGSCI0021AApply Basic Science in Food Processing1Core120BSBRKG0282EImplement Records, Retention and Final Disposition2Core120BSBSBM0012ECraft Personal Entrepreneurial Strategy2Core30AGPFPR0151BClean and Sanitise Equipment in Place1Core60AGPFPR0161BPrepare Raw Materials for Thermal Processing1Core60AGPFPR0131CPrepare/Process Pickled and Salted Products1Core75AGMMCH0012DOperate Point of Sale Systems2Core60AGPFPR0462BApply Science and Technology of Jellied Products2Core120AGPFPR0171AOperate a Drying Process and Equipment1Core120CRICUS0012AProvide Quality Customer/Client Service2Core60BPOCUS0032BProcess Customer Complaints/Disputes2Core60BSBRKG0052EReview the Status of a Record2Core60FSFACC0862CMaintain Daily Business Records2Core60AGPFPR0061CParticipate in Food Process Plant Hygiene and Sanitation Maintenance1Core60AGPFPR0041CPre-Process Raw Materials1Core60AGGCOR0032ECommunicate in the Workplace2Core45MEMCOR0122DWrite Basic Technical Reports2Core60AGPFPR0472BOperate a Labelling Process2Core75CRICOM0012BApply Language and Communication Skills2Core60BSSREO0131CPerform Stock Control Procedures1Core60AGPFPR0121CProcess Solar Dried Food Products1Core75ITIDAT0212DUse Advanced Features of Computer Applications2Core60AGPFPR0442COperate a Form Fill and Seal Process2Core75ATAOHS0032CComply with the Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures2Core75AGGCOR0102BApply Quality Management Systems2Core75AGPFPR0342CApply an Understanding of Food Additives2Core75AGPFPR0172CCarry Out Retort and Cooling Down Operations2Core120The structure shown is a guide. Course or unit sequencing and availability may be adjusted to reflect enrolment levels, faculty availability and programme scheduling requirements. Offerings may therefore move to a different semester or position in the sequence.
You may be a strong fit if you…
are curious about agriculture & food and ready to build practical skills.
want a structured pathway that connects learning with real career possibilities.
value teamwork, problem-solving and continuous professional growth.
Main Campus
This programme is based at the campus shown. Selected classes may also use online, field, laboratory or work-placement environments.