Skills & Knowledge you will learn

Prepare a working sample
Identify seeds
Perform a seed purity analysis
Perform a seed moisture test
Perform a seed germination test
Perform a “Determination of Other Seeds by Number” test
Comply with industry quality assurance requirements
Apply environmentally sustainable work practices
Contribute to work health and safety processes
Perform a fluorescence test on seeds
Handle & store quarantinable seeds
Respond to emergencies
Record and present data
Maintain the laboratory/field workplace fit for purpose
Perform calibration checks on equipment and assist with its maintenance
Maintain and control stocks
Perform microscopic examination
Provide work skill instruction