Vietnam: Basic skills required for graduates of Aquaculture in brackish water and saltwater, Level 4 of VQF

Vietnam: Basic skills required for graduates of Aquaculture in brackish water and saltwater, Level 4 of VQF - Illustration

According to the regulation on the minimum knowledge volume and required competencies for graduates from intermediate and college levels in Aquaculture in brackish water and saltwater issued together with Circular 52/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, the basic skills required for graduates of Aquaculture in brackish water and saltwater, Level 4 of VQF in Vietnam are as follows:

- Participate in and support the supervision process of constructing hatcheries, farming areas, and auxiliary works serving the production and farming of brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species;

- Survey and propose suitable areas for building hatcheries and farming areas for brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species;

- Execute the steps for spawning, collecting, and incubating eggs, fry, and larvae of brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species in hatcheries;

- Provide technical consultation on production, rearing, and farming of brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species, and provide good customer care;

- Identify different types of goods, products, equipment, and tools used in the production and farming of brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species;

- Use and maintain some types of machinery, equipment, and tools used in hatcheries and farming areas for brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species;

- Implement the processes of renovating and preparing production systems for breeding, rearing, and commercial farming of brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species;

- Operate different systems for rearing larvae in varied nursery models;

- Monitor and suggest good management practices for the fluctuations of hydro-physical and hydro-chemical factors during the process of breeding parents, rearing fry, and commercial farming of brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species;

- Monitor the production processes and participate in maintaining the quality of industrial feed for brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species in feed processing factories;

- Execute well the feeding processes and propose management of feed during the breeding of parents, rearing fry, and commercial farming of brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species;

- Operate systems for culturing and harvesting natural feed used in hatcheries;

- Monitor and evaluate abnormal behavioral expressions of brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species during breeding, rearing, and commercial farming;

- Diagnose and propose effective treatments for common diseases (caused by fungi, parasites, bacteria, viruses, and environment) in brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species;

- Use and maintain machinery, equipment following correct procedures, ensuring principles of economy and safety;

- Properly execute harvesting and transporting fry to farming areas, transporting commercial aquaculture species to processing and consumption places, ensuring survival rates and health of the livestock;

- Implement occupational health and safety measures at sea and in the nursery systems for brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species;

- Propose applications of new nursery and farming systems and scientific and technical advancements into production systems for brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species;

- Perform basic first aid procedures for labor accident victims and coordinate transportation of the victims to the nearest medical facility;

- Perform good hygiene practices for machinery, tools, and equipment before the end of the working day;

- Use basic chemicals, goods, products, equipment, and tools in the production and farming of brackish water and saltwater aquaculture species;

- Implement environmental protection measures, treat waste and wastewater before discharging it into the surrounding environment;

- Use basic information technology according to regulations; exploit, process, and apply information technology in professional work in the sector;

- Use basic foreign languages, reaching level 1/6 in Vietnam's foreign language competency framework; apply foreign languages in professional work in the sector.

Detailed content can be found in Circular 52/2018/TT-BLDTBXH issued on December 28, 2018.

Le Vy

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