COURSE CODE: 8007

Introduction to Plant Systems

SCED Code: 18051
Suggested Grade Level: 9, 10
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: Yes
CTSO: FFA
Non-Traditional?: F

Students develop competencies in each of the major areas of the Plant Systems career pathway, including applied botany, plant propagation, and plant care and selection. Instructional content also includes an introduction to the various aspects of the plant systems industry. Students learn agricultural mechanics applicable to plant systems. 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.

Class Size Regulation

The Virginia Administrative Code regulates the class size for this course. For additional information, see 8VAC20-120-150, "Maximum class size," or contact the Virginia Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education at cte@doe.virginia.gov.

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Virginia’s High Demand Occupations and Apprenticeable Occupations

Section § 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (VBWD) to publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which a high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected.  The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) collaborated with the VBWD and related stakeholders to develop the high demand occupations list. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform educational programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth.  See also the Virginia 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code, Occupation Description, and Active Apprenticeable Occupation status (Yes/No per the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry). 

SOC Code Occupation Description Apprenticeable Occupation
112022 Sales Managers No
451011 First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers No
172081 Environmental Engineers No
194042 Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health No
192041 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health No
372021 Pest Control Workers No
194031 Chemical Technicians No
513099 Food Processing Workers, All Other No
194071 Forest and Conservation Technicians No
119121 Natural Sciences Managers No
252031 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education No
194021 Biological Technicians No
373013 Tree Trimmers and Pruners No
452091 Agricultural Equipment Operators Yes

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Agribusiness Systems
  • Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
  • Sales Managers
  • Economists
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Farm and Home Management Educators
  • Farm Labor Contractors
  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Environmental Service Systems
  • Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  • Environmental Engineers
  • Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
  • Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
  • Pest Control Workers
Food Products & Processing Systems
  • Biochemists and Biophysicists
  • Food Scientists and Technologists
  • Agricultural Inspectors
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Agricultural Technicians
  • Chemical Technicians
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
  • Food Processing Workers, All Other
  • Food Science Technicians
  • Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Natural Resources Systems
  • Microbiologists
  • Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Conservation Scientists
  • Forest and Conservation Technicians
  • Forest and Conservation Workers
  • Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
  • Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Fallers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
  • Foresters
  • Natural Sciences Managers
Plant Systems
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • Floral Designers
  • Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
  • Soil and Plant Scientists
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Agricultural Technicians
  • Biochemists and Biophysicists
  • Biological Technicians
  • Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
  • Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
  • Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation
  • Tree Trimmers and Pruners
Power, Structural, & Technical Systems
  • Agricultural Engineers
  • Agricultural Equipment Operators

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