Proficiency Awards

1. Proficiency Awards The FFA & SAE Connection Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office – June 2002

2. Objectives • Explain the proficiency award system • List and describe the awards available • Describe the paper and computer application forms • Use the computer program to generate a completed application form • Evaluate completed forms

3. The Big Picture Instruc-tion SAE FFA Proficiency Awards

4. What is the Proficiency Award Program about? (HO1) • Proficiency: Demonstrated competence in a specific area • Proficiency Award: A recognition of excellence in the area of occupational or scientific proficiency • Incentive: FFA provides the awards to motivate the student through recognition of accomplishment

5. Eligibility • Current, active FFA member • Applicant may have been out of high school no more than one year • If graduated, applicant must have completed 3 or more years of ag ed, or all the ag at the last school attended • Have maintained records adequate to substantiate the application

6. Types of Proficiency Awards • Entrepreneurship • Personal Ownership • Complete records • Completed at home, at school, or in community • Placement • Normally paid employment • Complete records • Agricultural work setting

7. Proficiency Awards Available (HO2) • Agricultural Communications – Both • Agricultural Mechanical Technical Systems – Entrepreneurship • Agricultural Mechanical Technical Systems • Agricultural Processing – Both

8. Proficiency Awards Available • Agricultural Sales and/or Service – Both • Beef Production – Entrepreneurship • Beef Production – Placement • Cereal Grain Production – Both

9. Proficiency Awards Available • Dairy Production – Entrepreneurship • Dairy Production – Placement • Diversified Crop Production – Entrepreneurship • Diversified Crop Production – Placement

10. Proficiency Awards Available • Diversified Livestock Production – Entrepreneurship • Diversified Livestock Production – Placement • Emerging Agricultural Technology – Both • Environmental Science – Both

11. Proficiency Awards Available • Equine Science – Both • Feed Grain Production – Entrepreneurship • Feed Grain Production – Placement • Fiber Crop Production – Both

12. Proficiency Awards Available • Floriculture – Both • Food Science and Technology – Both • Forage Production – Both • Forest Management – Both

13. Proficiency Awards Available • Fruit and/or Vegetable Production – Both • Home and/or Community Development – Both • Landscape Management – Both • Nursery Operations – Both

14. Proficiency Awards Available • Oil Crop Production – Entrepreneurship • Oil Crop Production – Placement • Outdoor Recreation – Both • Poultry Production – Both

15. Proficiency Awards Available • Sheep Production – Both • Small Animal Care – Both • Soil and Water Management – Both • Specialty Animal Production – Both

16. Proficiency Awards Available • Specialty Crop Production – Both • Swine Production – Entrepreneurship • Swine Production – Placement • Turf Grass Management – Both

17. Proficiency Awards Available • Wildlife Management – Entrepreneurship • Wildlife Management – Placement

18. Placement Application Form (HO3, 4) • Background Info and Certifications • Performance Review • Scope, Income, & Expense Summary • Activities and Skills • Supporting Documentation • Résumé • Employer or Instructor Statement • Supporting Pictures

19. Entrepreneurship Application Form (HO5,6) • Background Info and Certifications • Performance Review • Scope (applicant share) • Financial Statement • Income & Expense Statement • Other income • Inventory, Liabilities, Equity • Efficiencies Attained • Supporting Documentation

20. Lessons Learned, Accuracy (HO7) • Same data may be used repeatedly • Application form must be consistent • Cross-check duplicated data points

21. Lessons Learned, Background (HO8) • Applicant meets eligibility requirements • Applicant provides background information • Complete but concise • Readable • Grammatically correct • Scope is logical given resources available

22. Lessons Learned, Inventory • Inventories are logical • Inventories are accurate and consistent • Inventory values reflect only undepreciated value remaining • Capital additions and repairs are reflected in inventory values • Only student share is reflected • Inventory cannot exceed scope

23. Computer Application (HO9) • Available from National FFA Supply Service • Any number of students can use • All Proficiency Awards on one program • Includes BOTH Proficiency Award and American Degree

24. Accessing in MTL or Litton-Reaves Lab • Course Specific Applications Folder OR • CLICK • Start • Programs • Course Specific Applications • FFA Applications • Proficiency Award & American FFA Degree • PRINTS 1 PAGE = 1 JOB. • TRY TO PRINT ONLY ONCE

25. Review • What is a proficiency award? • Why do we use them? • What are some major considerations in completing applications?

26. Proficiency Awards • Work • They are a powerful motivator • They help integrate all 3 components of a complete program in Agricultural Education • FFA • SAE • Instruction