Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Agricultural services specialist
Recognised by ordinance of 17 May 2005 (BGBl. I p. 1444)

Duration of traineeship

3 years
The venues for training are company and part-time vocational school (Berufsschule).

Field of activity

Agricultural services specialists work on plant farms and with private farming contractors and agricultural technology service providers.

Occupational skills

Agricultural services specialists

• conduct their work independently and as part of a team on the basis of work contracts, observing the regulations regarding environmental protection, health and safety at work
• plan and document their work, specify working steps, and check and evaluate their work results
• evaluate operations and assist in organising the farm
• use communication and information technologies on the farm and when dealing with customers
• carry out quality assurance measures
• use and maintain agricultural technology and service it
• operate agricultural machines
• conduct plant production measures
• cultivate the soil
• bring out seeds and plants
• conduct fertilising and plant protection measures
• evaluate plant stocks during the vegetation process
• harvest, store and preserve plant products
• conduct landscape protection measures.

Last modified on: December 12, 2006