Manage water quality parameters

Course Overview

A learner achieving this unit standard will be able to apply sound food safety principles by identifying risk factors in food contamination and applying preventative measures to ensure product safety. Learners will gain an understanding of sustainable agricultural practices as applied in the animal-, plant and mixed farming sub fields. This unit standard focuses on the application of food safety principles in primary agriculture. They will be able to participate in, undertake and plan farming practices with knowledge of their environment. This unit standard will instill a culture of maintenance and care for both the environment as well as towards farming infrastructure and operations.

What You'll Learn

  • Correctly assess, analyse and evaluate water quality data and independently decide on the corrective actions within operational technical systems to well defined, but possibly unfamiliar problems.
  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the reasons, impacts and implications of specific corrective actions related to water quality.
  • Implement corrective actions related to the quality of water and water quality systems.
  • Evaluate the effects of corrective actions or adjustments on the water quality requirements.