AGF07 Agri-Food Training Package is a result of development work undertaken in a Certificate Industry (Pathways) project commissioned by the now -defunct Australian National Training Authority to address the lack of industry focus and nationally recognised qualification in a range of course and programs focusing on learners in equity groups. The project addressed the fact that Certificate I qualifications within training Packages were considered to be largely generalist qualifications nestled in higher qualifications with a lack of focus on technical skills and employability skills in general. AGF07 Agri-Food Training Package, with its Certificate I in Agri-Food (Pathways) qualification and associated units, was therefore developed to meet the identified stakeholder need to:
* created pathways into further study, school continuation and employment for those foe whom traditional pathways were not sufficient or accessible
* explicitly address employability skills in units of competency
* assist potential employees in making more informed choices about careers.
The technical units from the industry core units are designed for use only in a Pathways qualification or skills set. They should not be used in other instances as replacements for units that have direct job outcomes.