Agriculture Mechanics 1/2
Credits: 10
(Meets UC “G” college preparatory elective approved)
graduation requirements: vocational education or elective.
Certifications offered: iCEV: Southwest Professional Communications Certification. Articulated with Hartnell College MFGT 70 course. Course strongly recommended for all beginning students, those seeking an extended agricultural mechanics studies program and those students wanting a variety of skills in agricultural mechanics. This course will cover general equipment and shop safety practices, selection and use of hand and power tools, project planning with materials, oxy-acetylene and
arc welding, basic concrete work, basic electrical wiring, and principles of carpentry. Career awareness, Future
Farmers of America (FFA) achievement programs, and supervised project program opportunities will also be studied.
Practical experience will be gained through student completion of selected projects related to study areas. Individual
student construction of projects will complement class studies and qualified projects will be entered in the county fair
for competition. FFA and Supervised Agricultural Experience Program (SAE) are integral parts of the curriculum.
(Meets UC “G” college preparatory elective approved)
graduation requirements: vocational education or elective.
Certifications offered: iCEV: Southwest Professional Communications Certification. Articulated with Hartnell College MFGT 70 course. Course strongly recommended for all beginning students, those seeking an extended agricultural mechanics studies program and those students wanting a variety of skills in agricultural mechanics. This course will cover general equipment and shop safety practices, selection and use of hand and power tools, project planning with materials, oxy-acetylene and
arc welding, basic concrete work, basic electrical wiring, and principles of carpentry. Career awareness, Future
Farmers of America (FFA) achievement programs, and supervised project program opportunities will also be studied.
Practical experience will be gained through student completion of selected projects related to study areas. Individual
student construction of projects will complement class studies and qualified projects will be entered in the county fair
for competition. FFA and Supervised Agricultural Experience Program (SAE) are integral parts of the curriculum.