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Agro-Food Processing
Build job-ready production and quality skills for Jamaica’s agro-food sector.
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Create safe, high-quality food products from local potential.
Build job-ready production and quality skills for Jamaica’s agro-food sector. From the start, your learning stays close to the workplace as you practise food production, safety and quality and enterprise skills through hands-on activities and real-world challenges. You’ll leave ready to contribute with confidence, pursue opportunities such as food-processing technician or production operator, 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.
Applicants must meet at least one published route: NVQ-J/CVQ Level 2 certification, CCCJ academic entry requirements, Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition, or mature entry.
Mature applicants with relevant sector experience must pass college-readiness tests in English and Mathematics and submit a professional portfolio; bridging courses may be required.
Entry into Year 2 may be considered where the applicant demonstrates all required Year 1 or Occupational Diploma outcomes.
Programme structure
Explore each published study period, from your first foundation courses to the experiences that prepare you for work and further study.
Full-time2 years4 published study periods＋
Year 1 • Semester I＋
USEK1100Using Social & Employability Skills3AFNF1101Applying Principles of Nutrition to Food Processing3AFPL1100Packaging and Labelling Processed Foods3AFFS1102Maintaining Food Safety and Security Systems3AFSH1103Maintaining Sanitation and Hygiene3APCS1101Applied Communication Skills I3Year 1 • Semester II＋
CSWR1104Promoting Customer Service and Workplace Relations (Elective)3MGMT2405Small Business Management3APCS1202Applied Communication Skills II3AFMQ1202Building and Maintaining Quality in Food Processing3AFPP1203Supervising Production Processes3AFWD1204Operating Warehouse and Distribution Systems3AFIE1101Externship/Internship (Work Attachment)5Year 2 • Semester III＋
AFFC2100Farm Accounting and Cost Control3AFPO2101Supervising Processing Systems and Operations3AFFP2102Apply the Principles of Food Preservation3AFEC2104Estimating & Calculating Project Costs3AFPS2105Purchasing, Receiving and Storing Materials & Stock2Year 2 • Semester IV＋
APIT1201Applied Fundamentals of Information Technology3AFPF2201Marketing Processed Food Products3AFPM2202Producing & Processing Milk and Milk Products2AFNG2203Processing Nuts Cereal and Grains2AFPP2401Processing Protein Products2AFUW2205Managing Utilities and Water Treatment3AFMC1100Major Capstone Project1AFIP2206Acquiring Industry and Professional Recognitions1The 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.
Your associate degree journey includes more than the curriculum table.
Depending on your entry qualifications, you may need Foundation Mathematics or English. Applicable associate degree students also complete PACE, U-VAC, Information Literacy, Social Outreach and other published college-wide requirements. These requirements do not continue into the bachelor’s stage.
Understand your requirements →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
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