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Introduction to SAE

Introduction to SAE. Objective 6.01. Apply employability skills in work-based learning and career planning activities in order to understand the needs of today’s agricultural workplace. Read this carefully!.

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Introduction to SAE

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  1. Introduction to SAE

  2. Objective 6.01 • Apply employability skills in work-based learning and career planning activities in order to understand the needs of today’s agricultural workplace

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  6. What was the same in all ads? Job Experience • Each advertisement wanted the person to be experienced. People who have experience have the edge in landing a job. But: • How do you get experience without first having a job? • How do you get a job without first having experience?

  7. Gaining Experience!! • Question: • How can you gain experience to get a job (or prepare for college)? • Answer: • Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) SAE

  8. What is SAE • All supervised Agriscience experiences conducted outside of the regularly scheduled classroom

  9. What is SAE? • SAE makes up the third part of the total agricultural program. • Classroom • FFA • SAE is for every student

  10. How Does a SAE Help Me? • Provides opportunities to explore a variety of subjects about AgriScience • Provides educational and practical experience in a specialized area of agriscience • Teaches students to keep good records in a record system • A computer where applicable

  11. How Does a SAE Help Me...? • Improves analytical and decision making skills • Teaches responsibility • Provides the opportunity to explore possible careers • Win FFA awards. • Could help the grade in Agriculture class.

  12. Exploratory SAE • Short duration usually, fits beginning students well. • Help students become literate in agriculture • Learn of possible careers

  13. Exploratory SAE • Examples • Observing or assisting a florist • Interviewing a bank loan officer • Attending career day

  14. Entrepreneurship SAE • Ownership or part-ownership and assume financial risk • Develop skills necessary to become established in one’s own business

  15. Entrepreneurship SAE • May be production or agribusiness related and involved enterprises

  16. Entrepreneurship SAE • Production Examples • Raise a commodity for profit • Produce vegetables • Grow Christmas Trees • Raise horses • Raise livestock • Grow field crop • Grow nursery crop

  17. Entrepreneurship SAE • Agribusiness Entrepreneurships • Students buy and sell and agricultural commodity or service for profit • Pet business • Crop scouting service • Feed sales • Running a pay to fish operation

  18. Placement SAE • Students are placed with an employer • Usually paid an hourly wage

  19. Placement SAE • Examples • Production • Farm • Ranch • Greenhouse or nursery • Agribusiness • Veterinary center • Florist • Garden center

  20. Improvement SAE • Activities done to improve the appearance, convenience, efficiency, safety, or value of a home, farm or other agribusiness facility.

  21. Improvement SAE • No wages • No ownership • Benefit by learning skills • Examples • Landscaping the home • Building a fence • Painting a room

  22. Supplementary SAE • Short-term activities outside of classroom time • Skill specific, non-wage • Examples • Changing oil in a mower • Pruning a fruit tree

  23. Analytical SAE • Students choose an agricultural problem not easily tested by experimentation • Gather and evaluate data • Example • Marketing plan for poinsettia crop

  24. Experimental SAE • Students conduct an agricultural experiment using the scientific method • Example • Comparing the effects of various fertilizers on plant growth

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