Study programme	Crop Production
Higher Education Institution	Malnava College
Study field	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery, and Food Hygiene

Code of the study programme in accordance with the Latvian Education Classification	41621
EQF/LQF Level	5
Study Programme Type	Pirmā līmeņa profesionālā augstākā izglītība (ceturtā līmeņa profesionālā kvalifikācija), īstenojama pēc vispārējās vai profesionālās vidējās izglītības ieguves. Studiju ilgums pilna laika studijās divi–trīs gadi
Study programme (short name)	First level professional higher education study programme
Thematic group	Lauksaimniecība
ISCED code	0811
ISCED	Lauksaimniecība
Credit points	120
Degree to be acquired	-
Qualification to be obtained	Crop Production Specialist ; Crop Production Specialist
Study type and form	Full time studies; Part time extramural studies
Study lenght	2 years; 2 years, 6 months
Language	latvian

Licence number	Netiek izsniegta
Licence date	14.09.2022
Licenced till

Accreditation page number	Netiek izsniegta
Accreditation date	11.12.2024
Accreditation duration (in years)	6
Accreditation till	12.12.2030

1.Knowledge
1.1.Knows the opportunities and trends for the development of the crop sector, taking into account the types of support for regional specificities, understands biodiversity and its role in 1.2.the sustainable development of society;
1.3.Knows the most important agrotechnics of crops and mechanization of production processes, applied technologies and methods in the production of crop products;
Knows the principles and regularities of entrepreneurship, economics, development trends in the crop sector, according to the situation on the labor market.
2.Skills
2.1.Knows how to choose the most economically advantageous crops, has skills in crop cultivation, agrotechnics, plant protection, plant fertilization, applying modern technologies;
2.2.Is able to solve problems using theoretical, practical knowledge and skills of business, economics, crop production for working in a crop production company or its management;
2.3.Able to take responsibility for work in a crop production company and organize teamwork, organizing work with personnel in accordance with the goals set by the company.
3. Competence
3.1.Able to make decisions for the production and sale of economically advantageous crop products, observing food and environmental safety requirements, legislation;
3.2.Able to use information technologies for the performance of economic activity and critical evaluation of information, independently making decisions and solving current issues of production and business of crop products, assuming responsibility for decision-making
3.3.Able to professionally improve in the field of crop production, plan growth and manage development-oriented processes both individually and in a group, cooperating with industry specialists.