High-School-Integrated to the Vocational Training Course in Agroecology

Professional profile:

The Agroecology technician is the professional able to work in systems of agricultural and extractive production, based on agroecological principles and techniques of organic systems of production.

Scope of activity:

The technician in Agroecology works in public and private institutions as well as institutions of the third sector; institutions of Agroecological certification; research and extension institutions; and parks and nature reserves. This professional is able to:

• develop integrated actions, combining the preservation and conservation of natural resources with the social and economic sustainability of productive systems;
• act on soil and water conservation;
• assist in the integrated actions of family agriculture, considering the sustainability of the small property and the productive systems;
• participate in actions of conservation and storage of raw material and in actions of agroecological products processing and industrializing.

Shift:

Morning and afternoon.

Duration:

Three years.

Requirement:

Intended for Elementary School graduates.