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Work Ethics And Practices

Horticulture · Level 5  ·  6 Chapters

Compiled by: David Sang

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What Work Ethics And Practices covers

Work Ethics And Practices shapes how a Horticulture Level 5 graduate behaves on a farm or in a business. Learners build self-awareness, set personal goals, manage stress and time, and monitor performance against targets. Ethics covers integrity, professionalism, codes of conduct and industry policies. Teamwork looks at team types, building a team, conflict resolution, gender and diversity mainstreaming, and coaching and mentoring. Professional development covers training needs, resources and licences, followed by problem solving, decision making and creative thinking. The unit finishes with customer care: needs, feedback, concerns, outreach and retention.

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Careers after Work Ethics And Practices

Good horticultural work depends on how people behave around plants, machines and each other, and this unit trains that behaviour.

  • Nursery foremen in Gilgil - assign duties, set targets for the crew and settle disputes between workers.
  • Market stall sales staff in Webuye - listen to what buyers ask for, take their feedback and deal with complaints politely.
  • Farmhands on vegetable farms in Kapenguria - follow codes of conduct and industry policies and keep to time and attendance rules.
  • Group leaders of growers' self-help groups in Rongo - build the team, share duties and handle gender and diversity within the group.
  • Independent growers in Kitengela - set personal goals, manage your time and decide what to do when a problem hits.
  • Mentors of new farmhands in Iten - coach newcomers and help them see which training they still need.

Punctuality and honesty show on a farm from the first day.

Chapters

1
Apply Self-Management Skills
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2
Promote Ethical Practices and Values
6 topics
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3
Promote Teamwork
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4
Maintain Professional and Personal Development
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Apply Problem-Solving Skills
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Promote Customer Care
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What Work Ethics And Practices covers: 50 main topics in 6 chapters

1. Apply Self-Management Skills

  1. 1.1 Self-awareness
  2. 1.2 Formulating personal vision, mission, and goals
  3. 1.3 Healthy lifestyle practices
  4. 1.4 Strategies for overcoming work challenges
  5. 1.5 Emotional intelligence
  6. 1.6 Coping with Work Stress
  7. 1.7 Assertiveness versus aggressiveness and passiveness
  8. 1.8 Developing and maintaining high self-esteem
  9. 1.9 Developing and maintaining positive self-image
  10. 1.10 Time management
  11. 1.11 Setting performance targets
  12. 1.12 Monitoring and evaluating performance targets

2. Promote Ethical Practices and Values

  1. 2.1 Integrity
  2. 2.2 Core Values, ethics and beliefs
  3. 2.3 Patriotism
  4. 2.4 Professionalism
  5. 2.5 Organizational codes of conduct
  6. 2.6 Industry policies and procedures

3. Promote Teamwork

  1. 3.1 Types of teams
  2. 3.2 Team building
  3. 3.3 Individual responsibilities in a team
  4. 3.4 Benefits of teamwork
  5. 3.5 Qualities of a team player Leading a team
  6. 3.6 Team performance and evaluation
  7. 3.7 Conflicts and conflict resolution
  8. 3.8 Gender and diversity mainstreaming
  9. 3.9 Developing Healthy workplace relationships
  10. 3.10 Adaptability and flexibility
  11. 3.11 Coaching and mentoring skills

4. Maintain Professional and Personal Development

  1. 4.1 Personal vs professional development and growth
  2. 4.2 Avenues for professional growth
  3. 4.3 Recognizing career advancement
  4. 4.4 Training and career opportunities
  5. 4.5 Assessing training needs
  6. 4.6 Mobilizing training resources
  7. 4.7 Licenses and certifications for professional growth and development
  8. 4.8 Pursuing personal and organizational goals
  9. 4.9 Managing work priorities and commitments
  10. 4.10 Dynamism and on-the-job learning

5. Apply Problem-Solving Skills

  1. 5.1 Causes of problems
  2. 5.2 Methods of solving problems
  3. 5.3 Problem-solving process
  4. 5.4 Decision making
  5. 5.5 Creative thinking and critical thinking process in development of innovative and practical solutions

6. Promote Customer Care

  1. 6.1 Identifying customer needs
  2. 6.2 Qualities of good customer service
  3. 6.3 Customer feedback methods
  4. 6.4 Resolving customer concerns
  5. 6.5 Customer outreach programs
  6. 6.6 Customer retention

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions 84 Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself 238 Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions 118 Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation 57 What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations 20 Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards 1,188 Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator 6 On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios 61 Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income 24 Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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