Horticultural Resource Planning: Production and Labour Management
Growing & Vines
A course by
Lincoln University
Introduction to the four functions of management - planning, organising, leadership and control - applied to the horticultural industry. Covers labour allocation, production scheduling, and property resource assessment.
Online study
Flexible online learning from anywhere
Core skills this course teaches
Labour Allocation Planning
Design a labour allocation plan that organises labour resources within a horticultural business.
Production Scheduling
Develop a production schedule for a case study business, including a cropping plan.
Resource Assessment
Assess and organise property resources related to a case study business’s land capability and capital infrastructure.
What You're Signing Up For
This course introduces students to core management functions and their applications within the horticultural industry. Students will learn to design labour allocation plans, develop production schedules including cropping plans, and assess property resources involving land capability and capital infrastructure for a horticultural business case study. The course supports study towards the Diploma in Horticultural Business and is delivered online.
Course Content
- Functions of management: planning, organising, leadership, control
- Labour allocation planning in horticultural business
- Production scheduling including cropping plan development
- Property resource assessment: land capability and capital infrastructure
- Application of management principles to horticultural industry case studies
What you need to know first
Enrollment in the Diploma in Horticultural Business (D.Horticultural Business, 3061)
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Horticultural industry
Agriculture
Future employment opportunities might be
Horticultural production planner
Labour resource manager
Property resource assessor in horticulture