Objective 6.01
Apply employability skills in work-based learning and career planning activities in order to understand the needs of today’s agricultural workplace
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Wanted: Landscape Maintenance worker, Operate a lawn mower and power blower. Need a person who can work with out supervision. Experience required. Call 515-7743.
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Vet Assistant needed. Mayflower Animal Hospital needs an experienced individual to work 20 hours a week. Duties including bathing animals, grooming and feeding of animals. Apply in person at 316 Walnut Street.
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Wanted: Dependable person to handle over the counter sales in a busy garden center. Pay is $7.50 an hour. Neat appearance important along with the ability to work with people. Experience in working with plants a must. Call 515-2396 for an interview.
What was the same in all ads?
Each advertisement wanted the person to be experienced. People who have experience have the edge in landing a job. But: How do you get experience
without first having a job? How do you get a job
without first having experience?
Gaining Experience!!
Question:How can you gain
experience to get a job (or prepare for college)?
Answer:Supervised Agricultural
Experience (SAE)
What is SAE
All supervised Agriscience experiences conducted outside of the regularly scheduled classroom
What is SAE?
SAE makes up the third part of the total agricultural program.ClassroomFFA
SAE is for every student
How Does a SAE Help Me?
Provides opportunities to explore a variety of subjects about AgriScience
Provides educational and practical experience in a specialized area of agriscience
Teaches students to keep good records in a record system A computer where applicable
How Does a SAE Help Me...?
Improves analytical and decision making skills
Teaches responsibilityProvides the opportunity to
explore possible careers Win FFA awards. Could help the grade in
Agriculture class.
Exploratory SAE
Short duration usually, fits beginning students well.
Help students become literate in agriculture
Learn of possible careers
Exploratory SAE
ExamplesObserving or assisting a
floristInterviewing a bank loan
officerAttending career day
Entrepreneurship SAE
Ownership or part-ownership and assume financial risk
Develop skills necessary to become established in one’s own business
Entrepreneurship SAE
Production Examples Raise a commodity for profit Produce vegetables Grow Christmas Trees Raise horses Raise livestock Grow field crop Grow nursery crop
Entrepreneurship SAE
Agribusiness Entrepreneurships Students buy and sell and
agricultural commodity or service for profit
Pet business Crop scouting service Feed sales Running a pay to fish operation
Placement SAE
ExamplesProduction
FarmRanchGreenhouse or nursery
AgribusinessVeterinary centerFloristGarden center
Improvement SAE
Activities done to improve the appearance, convenience, efficiency, safety, or value of a home, farm or other agribusiness facility.
Improvement SAE
No wagesNo ownershipBenefit by learning skillsExamples
Landscaping the homeBuilding a fencePainting a room
Supplementary SAE
Short-term activities outside of classroom time
Skill specific, non-wageExamples
Changing oil in a mowerPruning a fruit tree
Analytical SAE
Students choose an agricultural problem not easily tested by experimentation
Gather and evaluate dataExample
Marketing plan for poinsettia crop