1. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of notion:
1.1. evaluation of soil;
1.2. drainage ways, system development and maintenance measures;
1.3. document management.
2. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of understanding:
2.1. market situation in the crop farming;
2.2. biodiversity and landscape;
2.3. good agricultural practices;
2.4. basics of cattle-breeding;
2.5. necessity of the livestock of forage;
2.6. logistics requirements of the crop farming production;
2.7. areas of activity of the state, local governments and enforcement authorities;
2.8. the laws and regulations and requirements governing crop farming;
2.9. accounting and source documentation requirements;
2.10. professional terminology in the official language and in one foreign language, Latin names of widespread crop plants, weeds, crop diseases and pests;
3. The knowledge necessary for performance of the basic tasks of the professional activity at the level of use:
3.1. basics of economics and commerce;
3.2. agriculture systems (biological, conventional, integrated);
3.3. quality characteristics of crop farming raw materials and products;
3.4. soil and its qualities, soil suitability for growing cultivated plants;
3.5. choice of the appropriate soil processing ways;
3.6. soil degradation, its amelioration measures and materials;
3.7. ways of soil cultivation and technologies;
3.8. crop rotation;
3.9. morphology and physiology of cultivated plants;
3.10. cultivated plant pests and their limitation;
3.11. technologies of growing cultivated plants;
3.12. qualities of crop farming types and sorts and assortments;
3.13. quality indicators of crop farming types and sorts of seeds and planting material;
3.14. growing cultivated plants fertilisation and plant protection products and their use;
3.15. pre-processing and storage of harvest;
3.16. agricultural equipment and machinery used in the crop farming;
3.17. A, B and D tractor driving licence;
3.18. equipping and preparing premises for storage of harvest and raw materials;
3.19. labour protection (requirements of the labour protection laws and regulations, labour protection means and their use, first aid);
3.20. fire safety regulations, firefighting products and their use;
3.21. chemicals and absorbents;
3.22. waste recycling;
3.23. management principles of energy efficiency and housekeeping;
3.24. environmental protection, environmentally friendly technologies and materials;
3.25. information technologies;
3.26. principles of the professional and general ethics;
3.27. legal employment relations;
3.28. official language;
3.29. one foreign language at the communication level.

1. To follow the trends, demand, supply and prices in the market of agricultural products (world stock exchange) and determine the current market trends in the plant production.
2. To calculate and measure the necessary rural areas according to the planned production volume and the need of fodder.
3. To assess the necessity and suitability of the crop farming to growing plants.
4. To draw up crop farming planning and registration documents.
5. To provide information on the necessary amount of material and quality requirements to the responsible authorities.
6. To assess environmental factors affecting the crop farming.
7. To understand certain information in the passport of the farm land ownership amelioration and evaluate the required land amelioration care measures.
8. To take cultivation measures for land amelioration system.
9. To determine physical and chemical qualities of  soil in the field conditions.
10. To assess the soil agrochemical indicators.
11. To evaluate, select and implement the most effective measures for soil amelioration by using appropriate materials.
12. To prevent soil degradation caused in the manufacturing process.
13. To analyse plant suitability to specific agro-climatic conditions, demand, available resources according to the environmental requirements.
14. To calculate the amount of seeds and planting material and sowing norms.
15. To assess the quality of the seed and planting material.
16. To prepare the seed and planting material by using appropriate technology, perform sowing of cultivated plants.
17. To calculate and measure ferilization norms and doses, determine appropriate time for the use of fertilizers and perform fertilisation by using the fertilisation equipment.
18. To choose methods to prevent the lack of nutrients.
19. To assess  provision of plants with nutrients
20. To recognise and evaluate plants development stages and their suitability for performance of the work.
21. To recognise weeds, cultivated plant pests and diseases.
22. To choose and implement appropriate methods to contain crop pest.
23. To calculate use rates of plant protection products, prepare and use plant protection work solution.
24. To use the  agricultural sowing and care equipment suitable to the plant species.
25. To makethe calculation necessary for the forage production.
26. To determine the plant ripeiness for harvesting.
27. To assess quality and moisture of the harvest.
28. To determine techniques for the harvest pre-processing, choose appropriate equipment and carry out the harvest pre-processing.
29. To assess auirtability of the harvest storage conditions, prepare premises for harvest storage and ensure optimal storage conditions for crop maintenance.
30. To prepare and transport products according to the packaging and transportation requirements.
31. To choose and use appropriate equipment according to crop cultivation technology.
32. To record and store the  materials necessary for operation of the agricultural equipment  according to the environmental protection laws and regulations.
33. To record and analyse the work results and economic indicators, plan cash flows.
34. To fill in original documents of accounting and record-keeping.
35. To understand and observe the laws and regulations governing the crop farming industry.
36. To gather and evaluate information materials in plant production for drawing up contracts and prepare information for provisions of contracts within the own competence.
37. To prepare the necessary documents for submision to state, local governments and enforcement authorities responsible for the crop farming.
38. To cooperate with state, local government and enforcement authorities, suppliers and other partners in crop farming.
39. To observe the principles of  good agricultural practices in the production of crop farming products.
40. To meet the requirements of the environmental protection laws and regulations, use environmentally friendly technologies and materials.
41. To ensure sorting of waste resulting from the work process.
42. To meet the requirements of the labour protection laws and regulations, use individual labour protection means according to the instructions.
43. To prepare a work place for safe performance of the work and maintain the premises and work place in order according to the instructions.
44. To ensure observance of the operating rules of machines and equipment and observe fuel economy.
45. To observe the fire safety instructions and use the necessary means of protection.
46. To provide the first aid.
47. To ensure storage and handling of chemical substances in accordance with the regulations.
48. To use absorbents of chemical substances.
49. To observe the standards of legal employment relations.
50. To observe the principles of professional and general ethics.
51. To have a good command of the official  language.
52. To have a good command of one foreign language at the professional level of communication.
53. To use professional terminology in the official language and one foreign language, use titles of the widespread crop plants, weeds, crop diseases and pests in Latin.  
54. To use computer technologies and special software for performing of the crop farming work.
55. To organise the own work, analyse work process and be responsible for the work result.

1.    Ability to follow the crop farming tendencies, technological developments and assess market developments in plant production industry.
2.    Ability to choose and plan the economically necessary resources for crop farming, use raw materials and technologies according to the company’s specialisation, production and marketing opportunities.
3.    Ability to meet the farming requirement of plant cultivation, understand the interrelationship between the chemical and physical processes of plants.
4.    Ability to assess the soil, its features and agro-climatic conditions and ensure the crop cultivation according to the chosen technology.
5.    Ability to perform soil amelioration, maintenance of the cultivated plants, fertilization and limitation of the harmful organisms according to the economically justified production technologies.
6.    Ability to plan and implement the crop production according to good agricultural practices.
7.    Ability to harvest according to the ripeness of the crop and the type of use.
8.    Ability in organoleptic way to state the quality of the harvest and make pre-treatment and storage in organoleptic way.
9.    Ability to understand the  information presented in the crop farming documents and prepare documents according to the requirements of the laws and regulations.
10.    Ability to cooperate with state, local governments and enforcement authorities, cooperation partners involved in ensuring the crop farming production process.
11.    Ability to use agricultural machinery and equipment to perform the crop farming technician’s work.
12.    Ability to meet the requirements of the environmental protection laws and regulations, use environmentally friendly technologies in the growing of cultivated plants, implement and perform actions of environmental protection and improvement.
13.    Ability to observe the requirements of the labour protection and fire safety laws and regulations.
14.    Ability to provide the first aid.
15.    Ability plan and perform the work tasks rationally, be responsible for the work result.
16.    Ability to observe the standards of the legal employment relations.
17.    Ability to use computers and special software.
18.    Ability to observe the principles of  professional and general ethics;
19.    Ability to communicate in the official language and one foreign language.
20.    Ability to use professional terminology in the official language and one foreign language.

Professional knowledge
1. Equipment and methods for determining soil condition before cultivation.
2. Soil granulometric composition.
3. Agrochemical properties of soil.
4. Physical properties of soil.
5. Fundamentals of meteorology.
6. Types of soil conditioning measures.
7. Soil conditioning materials and their characteristics.
8. Liming materials.
9. Soil conditioning machinery, implements, and tools.
10. Elements of land drainage systems.
11. Maintenance measures for land drainage systems.
12. Land drainage cadastre.
13. Field crop species and varieties.
14. Types of seeds.
15. Seed mixtures.
16. Quality requirements for seeds.
17. Fundamental principles of seed preparation for sowing.
18. Conditions for preparing planting material for planting.
19. Certified and non-certified seeds and planting material.
20. Other methods for the treatment of seeds and planting material.
21. Soil cultivation methods.
22. Types of soil cultivation implements.
23. Crops.
24. Fundamental principles of crop rotation.
25. Procedures for maintaining field history records.
26. Fundamental principles and conditions for sowing and planting different crops.
27. Methods and conditions for transporting seeds and planting material.
28. Precision technologies.
29. Digital technologies in crop production.
30. Plant development stages.
31. Types of fertilisers.
32. Types of organic fertilisers and their application timing.
33. Types of foliar fertilisation.
34. Plant growth promoters.
35. Restrictions on the use of fertilisers.
36. Preparation for fertiliser spreading implements for operation and inspection.
37. Precision fertilisation methods.
38. Types of nutrient emissions, their causes, and possibilities for their prevention.
39. Fundamental principles of the registration of PPPs.
40. Risks of improper use of PPPs for crops, living organisms, and the environment.
41. Classification of PPPs.
42. Labelling of PPPs.
43. Conditions for preparing working solutions.
44. Principles for the use of working solutions.
45. Preparation of PPP equipment for use and inspection.
46. Rules for the use of plant protection products.
47. Plant protection methods.
48. Symptoms suggesting poisoning with plant protection products.
49. Energy efficiency measures.
50. Implements required for the application of field crop cultivation technologies.
51. Machinery and implements used for fertilisation.
52. Irrigation machinery and implements.
53. Machinery and implements for plant protection measures.
54. Maintenance of crop production machinery, implements, and equipment.
55. Machinery cleaning and washing equipment.
56. Machinery cleaning and maintenance agents.
57. Irrigation equipment.
58. Timing for field crop harvesting according to their maturity stage and intended use.
59. Methods for determining harvest maturity and quality.
60. Harvesting machinery.
61. Harvesting methods.
62. Materials necessary for harvesting (bags, films, bales).
63. Rules for operating harvesting machinery.
64. Harvest transportation machinery and conditions.
65. Pre-processing equipment.
66. Rules for operating pre-processing equipment.
67. Methods for pre-processing of field crops.
68. Types of generation of production and pre-processing residues and by-products and measures for their disposal.
69. Methods for preparing storage sites.
70. Disinfection, disinsection, and deratisation plan.
71. Disinfection, disinsection, and deratisation methods.
72. Conditions for storing harvested produce.
73. Methods for storing harvested produce.
74. Types of containers.
75. Methods and measures for monitoring harvest storage.
76. Classification of herbaceous plants by their type and composition.
77. Fundamentals of the management of natural meadows.
78. Technical solutions for overseeding.
79. Fundamental principles of establishing pastures.
80. Possibilities of providing water in pastures.
81. Methods for preserving the longevity and productivity of grasslands.
82. Electric fencing systems and their maintenance.
83. Management of grassland habitats of European importance.
84. Herbaceous plant species and their characteristics.
85. Methods for sowing seed mixtures.
86. Fundamental principles of composing mixtures.
87. Management of cover crops.
88. Methods for controlling weeds in grasslands.
89. Fundamental principles of grassland fertilisation.
90. Types of roughage and their preparation technologies.
91. Machinery, implements, and equipment for preparing roughage.
92. Methods for covering silage piles.
93. Quality requirements for roughage.
94. Implements for removing silage from piles or trenches.
95. Conditions for storing roughage.
96. Methods and implements or equipment for removing silage.
97. Working time and its accounting units.
98. Systems for tracking working time.
99. Decision support systems in agriculture.
100. Digital tools for documenting crop production activities.
101. Farm record-keeping (management) systems.
102. Regulatory requirements on the consumption of materials used in crop production.
103. Procedures for recording dyed diesel fuel, fuel, and lubricants.
104. Materials used in agriculture and their accounting units.
105. Methods for recording agricultural production inputs.
106. Yield map.
107. Methods for recording harvested produce.
108. Warehouse log and methods for completing it.

General knowledge
1. Vocabulary.
2. Grammar and language function.
3. Diversity of language and communication in different contexts.
4. Official language.
5. Terminology used in the field of crop production.
6. Intercultural interaction.
7. Types of verbal and non-verbal interaction.
8. Context of language and communication.
9. Vocabulary in a foreign language.
10. Terminology used in the field of crop production.
11. Concepts and theories of natural sciences, technologies, and engineering.
12. Fundamental principles of statistics.
13. Technological development trends in the field of crop production.
14. Units of measurement and shapes.
15. Mathematical methods and calculations.
16. Mathematical terminology.
17. Laws and regulations governing the ICT sector.
18. Operating principles of computers and office equipment.
19. Data protection requirements.
20. Use of information and communication technologies for the preparation of documents.
21. Information and communication system security.
22. Data security.
23. Work with office equipment.
24. Artificial intelligence tools.
25. Fundamentals of entrepreneurship.
26. Regulatory enactments in the field of activity.
27. Types of business operations.
28. Economic resources.
29. Fundamental principles of sustainable economy.
30. Process of organising the work environment.
31. Self-organised work process.
32. Planning methods.
33. Statehood of the Republic of Latvia and its legal framework.
34. Society and its development trends.
35. Legal relationship.
36. Rights, obligations, and responsibility of an individual.
37. Nature of civil society.
38. Nature of social dialogue and mechanisms for cooperation.
39. Prerequisites for effective communication.
40. Social and political structure of society.
41. Manifestations of social well-being.
42. Social diversity and the principle of equality.
43. Fundamental principles of general and professional ethics.
44. Positive communication techniques.
45. Occupational safety system.
46. Civil defence system.
47. Environmental protection system.
48. Work environment risk factors and their assessment methods.
49. Laws and regulations related to labour law.
50. Protective measures for reducing the impact of work environment factors on health.
51. Fundamental principles of ergonomics at work.
52. Principles of sustainable development.
53. Contract and its forms.
54. Labour protection regulations.
55. Preventive measures for eliminating work environment risk factors.
56. Safety signals and signs.
57. Occupational safety equipment and its use.
58. Safe and ergonomic work techniques.
59. Fire safety regulations.
60. Action in the event of fire.
61. Electrical safety regulations.
62. Environmental protection regulations.
63. Civil defence regulations.
64. Response to emergency situations.
65. ABC principles of first aid.
66. Principles of ‘green thinking’.
67. Patterns of facts, theories, and professional activity.
68. Professional career development.
69. Learning strategies.
70. Self-assessment mechanisms.
71. Planning of the study and career path.
72. Fundamental principles of time management.

Professional skills and attitudes
1. To determine the readiness of soil for cultivation.
2. To assess agroclimatic conditions in real time.
3. To read soil analysis results within the scope of own competence.
4. To assess the need for soil conditioning measures within the scope of own competence.
5. To remove overgrowth and/or stones.
6. To spread soil conditioning materials.
7. To use machinery and implements required for soil conditioning.
8. To recognise (distinguish) elements of drainage systems.
9. To perform the maintenance of land drainage systems according to the instructions of a specialist.
10. To consider the need of engaging a land drainage specialist.
11. To select appropriate seed material for sowing the relevant crops.
12. To prepare seed material for sowing.
13. To prepare planting material for planting.
14. To select soil cultivation machinery and implements suitable for performing the work.
15. To use soil cultivation machinery and implements suitable for performing the work.
16. To adjust soil cultivation machinery and implements suitable for performing the work.
17. To prepare the soil for sowing or planting the relevant crops.
18. To ensure the delivery of seed/planting material to the sowing/planting site.
19. To use machinery and implements suitable for sowing/planting operations.
20. To adjust machinery and implements suitable for sowing/planting operations.
21. To use digital technologies for soil cultivation, sowing, and planting operations.
22. To select the type of fertiliser suitable for the work to be performed.
23. To use fertilisers according to the instructions of a specialist.
24. To use appropriate implements for spreading fertilisers.
25. To adjust the fertiliser spreader according to the spreading rate.
26. To read labels of plant protection products (PPPs).
27. To provide first aid in cases of poisoning with PPPs.
28. To implement plant protection measures according to the instructions of a specialist.
29. To use PPPs according to the instructions of a specialist.
30. To store plant protection products in accordance with regulatory requirements.
31. To prepare and use PPP equipment in accordance with operating instructions.
32. To comply with the rules for the use of plant protection products.
33. To assess the technical condition of agricultural machinery and implements in order to apply cultivation technologies.
34. To attach agricultural implements to a tractor.
35. To handle crop production machinery and implements equipped with a GPS system.
36. To use machinery, equipment, and implements in accordance with their operating requirements.
37. To maintain agricultural machinery.
38. To use appropriate equipment and cleaning and washing agents for cleaning and washing machinery according to the instructions of a specialist.
39. To determine plant maturity for harvesting according to the intended use.
40. To assess the suitability of agroclimatic conditions for harvesting.
41. To prepare harvesting machinery and materials for operation.
42. To use harvesting machinery and implements.
43. To ensure the delivery of harvested produce to the pre-processing or storage site.
44. To select appropriate equipment for pre-processing of harvested produce.
45. To perform the pre-processing of harvested produce.
46. To monitor the compliance of crop production pre-processing equipment with operating requirements according to the instructions of a specialist.
47. To prepare waste, pre-processing and production residues, and by-products for further disposal.
48. To prepare the harvest storage site and containers.
49. To implement the measures specified in the disinfection, disinsection, and deratisation plan.
50. To maintain optimum harvest storage conditions.
51. To monitor the compliance of crop production storage equipment with operating requirements according to the instructions of a specialist.
52. To assess the suitability of natural meadows or pastures for agrotechnical measures.
53. To level the soil.
54. To overseed grassland according to the instructions of a specialist.
55. To perform fertilisation and liming according to the instructions of a specialist.
56. To maintain grassland.
57. To establish pastures according to the instructions of a specialist.
58. To maintain the operation of electric fencing.
59. To implement pasture maintenance measures.
60. To provide grazing animals with drinking water.
61. To prepare the soil for sowing cultivated grassland.
62. To sow cultivated grassland according to the prepared mixture composition.
63. To control weeds in cultivated grassland.
64. To perform fertilisation and liming according to the instructions of a specialist.
65. To mow grass and maize, using appropriate machinery and implements.
66. To wilt and swath grass.
67. To collect roughage according to the intended use.
68. To bale roughage.
69. To wrap bales.
70. To ensure the delivery of roughage to the storage site.
71. To perform green mass compaction.
72. To cover silage trenches or piles.
73. To monitor silage storage, preventing damage to the covering and its fastenings.
74. To remove silage from trenches or piles.
75. To track own working time.
76. To use digital time-tracking systems.
77. To prepare information on daily work performed.
78. To use digital tools for documenting crop production works.
79. To record the quantity of materials used, taking into account regulatory requirements in agriculture.
80. To record the consumption of fuel, dyed diesel fuel, and lubricants.
81. To prepare information on the consumption of materials used in crop production.
82. To record the harvest volumes.
83. To prepare information on harvested produce for warehouse accounting and further data processing.

General skills and attitudes
1. To communicate verbally and in writing in the official language.
2. To observe the norms of the Latvian literary language in formal communication.
3. To use professional terminology in the official language.
4. To communicate with different social groups in a multicultural environment, using easy-to-understand language in communication.
5. To communicate verbally and in writing in one foreign language.
6. To use professional terminology in the field of crop production.
7. To use mathematical methods and calculations when performing work tasks.
8. To compare quantities, drawing conclusions for the optimal performance of work tasks.
9. To stay informed about the latest technological developments in the field of crop production.
10. To use a computer and the Internet for the performance of work tasks.
11. To prepare professional work documentation.
12. To communicate, using information and communication technologies.
13. To comply with information technology security and personal data protection requirements.
14. To perform work tasks with quality, meeting the established deadlines.
15. To use the allocated resources effectively.
16. To put forward proposals for improving work processes.
17. To engage in the company’s cultural environment.
18. To fulfil the civic duties.
19. To participate consciously in civic and social life.
20. To build interaction with other individuals, respecting human rights and equality.
21. To recognise oneself as part of modern society.
22. To recognise the relationship between different spheres and phenomena of society and morality and ethics.
23. To respect the rights and obligations of the employer and employee.
24. To comply with the organisation’s internal rules of procedure.
25. To act in accordance with occupational safety, fire safety, electrical safety, and environmental protection requirements.
26. To prepare the workplace for safe work performance.
27. To identify potential risks when performing work tasks.
28. To safely operate technological devices and equipment.
29. To provide first aid to prevent a critical health condition.
30. To act responsibly in an emergency situation.
31. To formulate sustainability values, principles, and objectives.
32. To act in accordance with the principles of ‘green thinking’ in professional activity and daily life.
33. To assess own professional experience and the level of professional skills.
34. To explore opportunities for the development of own professional activity.
35. To acquire new skills according to labour market needs.

Professional competences
1. Ability to assess soil readiness for cultivation and the agrotechnical conditions based on the physical and agrochemical properties of plants.
2. Ability to perform soil conditioning operations, using appropriate equipment for ensuring crop cultivation and taking into account the instructions of a specialist.
3. Ability to maintain land drainage systems according to the instructions of a specialist.
4. Ability to prepare high-quality seed and planting material.
5. Ability to prepare soil properly and sow and plant crops using appropriate machinery, implements, and digital technologies.
6. Ability to perform fertilisation responsibly, using appropriate implements according to the instructions of a specialist.
7. Ability to implement chemical, biological, and agrotechnical plant protection measures responsibly.
8. Ability to select and use implements in good technical condition to perform the required work according to the selected crop cultivation technology.
9. Ability to use and maintain crop production machinery, implements, and equipment carefully, according to the instructions of a specialist.
10. Ability to harvest crops, assessing the suitability of agrotechnical conditions and field crop maturity and using appropriate machinery and implements.
11. Ability to perform the pre-processing of harvested field crops, using an appropriate technological solution.
12. Ability to ensure optimal conditions for the storage of harvested field crops.
13. Ability to perform soil conditioning and maintenance in natural meadows and pastures according to the instructions of a specialist.
14. Ability to establish and maintain cultivated grasslands for the production of productive roughage according to the instructions of a specialist.
15. Ability to prepare and store roughage properly.
16. Ability to record and document crop production operations according to the record-keeping systems on the farm.
17. Ability to record and document consumed materials according to the record-keeping systems on the farm.
18. Ability to accurately record and document harvest production and storage.

General competences
1. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in the official language.
2. Ability to perform work tasks in accordance with the principles of intercultural communication.
3. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in one foreign language in the work environment, using professional terminology.
4. Ability to use mathematical calculations when performing work tasks.
5. Ability to explain technological development trends in the field of crop production.
6. Ability to use information and communication technologies for the performance of professional work tasks.
7. Ability to perform work tasks with quality, in accordance with the available resources and within the established deadlines.
8. Ability to participate in generating new ideas for improving work processes.
9. Ability to consciously fulfil civic duties.
10. Ability to recognise own responsibility in the development of democratic society.
11. Ability to participate in social life, following the principles of equality and ethical standards.
12. Ability to establish relationships and comply with the internal regulations of the organisation.
13. Ability to perform work tasks responsibly, in accordance with occupational safety, environmental protection, electrical safety, fire safety, and civil defence requirements.
14. Ability to critically assess work environment risk factors within the scope of own competence.
15. Ability to act responsibly in an emergency situation and provide first aid.
16. Ability to apply the principles of sustainable development and ‘green thinking’ in professional activity and daily life.
17. Ability to improve own skills for professional development.