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Investigation of the Agricultural Vocational Education Requirements of the Fraser Valley College District DOCUMENT RESUME ED 119 744 JC 760 130 AUTHOR Husdon, J. T. R.; Kennedy, G. F. TITLE Investigation of the Agricultural Vocational Education Requirements of the Fraser Valley College District. INSTITUTION Fraser Valley Coll., Chilliwack (British Columbia). PUB DATE Oct 75 NOTE 117p.; Maps and associated transparent overlays have been altered to enhance reproducibility EDRS PRICE MF-$0.83 HC-$6.01 Plus Postage DESCRIPTORS *Agricultural Education; *Agricultural Laborers; American Indians; Community Influence; *Farm Occupations; Junior Colleges; Manpower Needs; *Program Planning; *Work Experience Programs IDENTIFIERS British columbia (Chilliwack); Fraser valley College ABSTRACT This report covers a study carried out to examine and catalogue the agriculture industry in terms of size, structure, and future growth patterns in the Fraser Valley College District, and, to some extent, the rest of British Columbia; to provide methodology to facilitate the updating of this information; to examine the agricultural vocational education requirements of the district; and to prepare recommendations on the role of the college in regard to agricultural vocational education. The detailed statistics developed on the agricultural industry are tabulated, and pictorial overlays and maps are used to present overviews of this information. A method of updating and testing program requirements in agricultural vocational educational programs is outlined. recommendations include: that Fraser become the center for agricultural vocational education programs in the province; that courses be modular and primarily designed to train persons for farm labor positions; that "on the farm training" be an important part of the courses, using local farmers' facilities; that the college employ a full-time agricultural vocational education coordinator; that an advisory committee be established to provide community input; and that programs for Native Indians be part of the college's overall program. (Author/NHM) *********************************************************************** Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the original document. Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original. *********************************************************************** Investigation of the Agricultural Vocational Education Requirements of the Fraser Valley College District Prepared for: Fraser Valley College Prepared by: J. T. R. Husdon, P. Ag., G. F. Kennedy, P. Eng., P. Ag. October 1975 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION A WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS SEEN REPRO- 0 OUCEO EXACTLY AS RECEIVEO FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN- ATING IT. POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATEO DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE- SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EOUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. CBRC r Abstract This report covers a study carried out: toexamine and catalogue the agricultureindustry in terms of size, structure and futuregrowth patterns in the Fraser Valley College District, and to some extent,the rest of the province; to provide methodology tofacilitate the updat- ing of this information; toexamine the agricultural voca- tional education requirements of the FraserValley College District; and to prepare recommendations onthe role of the College in regards toagricultural vocational education. The detailed statistics developed onthe agriculture industry are included in the reportand pictorial overlays and maps are used to presentoverviews of this information. This information package will provide abasis for future.deci- sions on the type of agriculturalvocational education pro- grams required inthe Fraser Valley College Districtwith some Teference tothe province. A method of updating and testing program requirements inagricultural vocational edu- cation programs is outlined. The recommendations are detailedin the report and include: that Fraser Valley College becomethe centre for agricultural vocational education with specificregional needs met through courses taught atregional.centres in other areas of the province, with the Collegeretaining responsibility for coordination; that courses be modular andbe primarily designed to train persons for farmlabour positions; that "on farm training" be an important part of the coursesusing local farmers' facilities, rather than aninstitutional farm; that the College employ a full timeagricultural vocational educa- tion coordinator; that an advisorycommittee. he established to provide community input toagricultural vocational education programs; and, that programsfor Native Indian People be part of the College's overall program. 3 CBRC 111 Summary Recommendations Recommendation 1 That Fraser Valley College become the centre for agricul- tural vocational education in British Columbia, and that: a) where feasible, specific courses be taught at other locations under the auspices of the local regional college to meet regional needs and that these regional courses be coordinated through the Fraser Valley Regional College. Recommendation 2 That the agricultural vocational education offered by this centre be primarily designed to train personnel for the farm lab- ourer or farm foreman type of position. Recommended features of this education program are: a) that courses on farm management be made available as needs arise, but that these be limited to In-Service courses, b) that courses be modular and self-contained to provide levels of training that are not dependent upon completion of an entire program, c) that these modular courses be structured so that they can develop into a full pre-service program, d) that a system of credits be developed and assigned to the various courses that would allow accreditation and the award- ing of a certificate to a person completing a number of the courses. Recommendation 3 That the Fraser Valley College does not establish an "institutional type farm" to assist in the agricultural voca- tional education program, but that arrangements be made with existing farms to provide "on farm training". Recommendation 4 That the Fraser Valley College employ a full time agricultural vocational coovdinator whose responsibilities will include: a) production of agricultural vocational education courses and programs in response to the needs within the area, 4 CBRC PAGE410 iv WAS { WEAR} MISSING 4ABIGMili* FROM THIS DOCUMENT PRIOR TO ITS BEING SUBMITTED TO THE ERIC DOCUMENT REPRODUCTION SERVICE. SEE PAGES 85-88 FOR RECOMMENDATIONS 5 THROUGH 9. Summary Recommendations (cont.) Recommendation 10 That Fraser Valley College carry outprocedures to test the validity of agriculturalvocational education courses that are planned orrequested. 6 CBRC vi Table of Contents Letter of Transmittal Abstract ii Summary Recommendations iii Liit of Tables vii List of Figures ix List of Appendices Acknowledgements xi I Introduction . 1. II Inventory of Agricultural Sectors 6 A. Specialized Agricultural Segments Throughout the Province 6 B. Agricultural Segments within the Fraser Valley College District 12 C. Native Populations within the Fraser Valley College District and the Present or Proposed Agricultural Development of Native Lands. 37 D. Brief.Scenario of Future Growth Pattern for the Agricultural Segments 39 III Agriculture Vocational Education 47 A. Introduction 1970 Ad hoc Committee on Non- degree Agriculture Education.in British Columbia 47 B. Performance of Vocational Facilities in Neighbouring Areas outside of British Columbia 51 C. Inventory of Existing Educational Programs and/or Resources Within the Province of British Columbia 55 D. Survey of Vocational Needs from the Various Agricultural Segments 68 E. Analysis'of the Vocational Education Needs and Resources 73 IV Discussion and Recommendations 81 CBRC vii List of Tables Table 1 Population Projections - Fraser Valley College District 3. Table 2. Farm Animal Populations and Crop Acreages- Province of British Columbia 11 Table 3a Number of Farms by Size - Fraser Valley College District 14 Table 3b Number of Farms with Sales over $2,500 by Product Type - Fraser Valley College District 15 Table 3c Number of Farms and Total Acreage by Field Crop Type- Fraser ValleyCollege District 16 Table 3d Numbers of Livestock and Poultry - Fraser Valley College District 17 Table 3e Number of Farm Operators by Age & Farm Population Fraser Valley College District 18 Table 3f Number of Farms by Value of:Product Sold Fraser Valley College District 19 Table 4 Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) Acreage Fraser Valley College District 22 Table 5a Number of Dairy Farms (1974)- Fraser Valley College District 23 Table 5b Number of Egg Producers - Fraser Valley College District 24 Table 5c Number of Hog Farms Fraser.Valley College District 25 Table 5d Number of Growers Small Fruits Fraser Valley College District 26 Table-5e Number of Beekeepers - Fraser Valley College District 27 Table 5f Number of Broiler Producers - Fraser Valley College District 28 Table 5g Number of Roaster and Cornish Hen Producers - Fraser ValleyCollege District 79 Table 5h Number of Vegetable Growers Fraser Valley College District 30 Table 6 Number of Secondary Agriculture Industries- Fraser Valley
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