Agricultural Business Fundamentals I

SCED Code: 18201

Virginia Extended Description: I

Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11

Duration: 36 Weeks

Hours: 140

Credits: 1

Prerequisite: None

OSHA Compliance Required?: No

CTSO: FFA

Non-Traditional?: F

Students develop the necessary knowledge, skills, habits, and attitudes for employment in agribusinesses. The course emphasizes personal financial management practices, consumer choices, financial records, business structures and procedures, and the economics of marketing agricultural products and services. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Notes

Competencies within this course ensure compliance with the National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act (Public Law 116-7). Through this legislation, students are provided opportunities for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

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Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)

Career Clusters

Pathway	Occupation
Agribusiness Systems	Agricultural Commodity Broker Agricultural Loan Officer Agricultural Products Sales Representative Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Sales Managers Economists
Animal Systems	Agricultural Products Sales Representative Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Environmental Service Systems	Agricultural Products Sales Representative Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Natural Resources Systems	Fish and Game Officer Forest Manager, Forester Park Manager
Plant Systems	Agricultural Products Sales Representative Certified Crop Advisor Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Floral Designer Floral Shop Manager Golf Course Superintendent Nursery and Greenhouse Manager Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Turf Farmer Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse
Power, Structural, & Technical Systems	Agricultural Equipment Parts Manager Agricultural Equipment Parts Sales Representative

Pathway	Occupation
Accounting	Accountants and Auditors Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Controller Cost Analyst Management Accountant Merger and Acquisitions Manager Personal Financial Advisors Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents Tax Accountant
Banking Services	Account Executive/Account Manager Accountants and Auditors Bill and Account Collectors Branch Manager Compliance Officers Credit Analysts Debt Counselor Financial Managers Loan Officers Personal Financial Advisors
Business Finance	Accountants and Auditors Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Bill and Account Collectors Cash Manager Controller Cost Analyst Economists Financial and Investment Analysts Management Accountant Project Management Specialists Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks Tax Accountant Tax Preparers
Insurance	Customer Service Representatives Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks Insurance Sales Agents Risk and Insurance Manager Insurance Underwriters
Securities & Investments	Financial and Investment Analysts Fund Manager Meeting and Convention Planner Securities and Commodities Sales Agent Tax Preparers

Pathway	Occupation
Marketing Communications	Advertising Account Executive Advertising and Promotions Managers International Merchandising Manager Marketing Communication Manager Marketing Managers Public Information Director Public Relations Managers Public Relations Specialists Sales Managers
Marketing Management	Advertising and Promotions Managers Brand Manager Chief Executives Entrepreneur Franchisee General and Operations Managers Marketing Communication Manager Marketing Managers Public Information Director Public Relations Managers Retail Manager Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Marketing Research	Brand Manager Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Product Planner
Merchandising	Account Executive/Account Manager Customer Service Representatives Merchandise Buyer
Professional Sales	Account Executive/Account Manager Entrepreneur Human Resources Manager Investment Banker Manufacturer's Sales Representative Sales Managers Sales Representative Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representative

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Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)

Career Clusters

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Finance

Marketing

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