Proficiency Awards

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Proficiency Awards

• The FFA SAE Connection

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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

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The Big Picture
Instruc-tion
SAE
FFA
Proficiency Awards
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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

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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

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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

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Proficiency Awards Available (HO2)

• Agricultural Communications Both
• Agricultural Mechanical Technical Systems
  Entrepreneurship
• Agricultural Mechanical Technical Systems
• Agricultural Processing Both

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Proficiency Awards Available

• Agricultural Sales and/or Service Both
• Beef Production Entrepreneurship
• Beef Production Placement
• Cereal Grain Production Both

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Proficiency Awards Available

• Dairy Production Entrepreneurship
• Dairy Production Placement
• Diversified Crop Production Entrepreneurship
• Diversified Crop Production Placement

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Proficiency Awards Available

• Diversified Livestock Production
  Entrepreneurship
• Diversified Livestock Production Placement
• Emerging Agricultural Technology Both
• Environmental Science Both

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Proficiency Awards Available

• Equine Science Both
• Feed Grain Production Entrepreneurship
• Feed Grain Production Placement
• Fiber Crop Production Both

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Proficiency Awards Available

• Floriculture Both
• Food Science and Technology Both
• Forage Production Both
• Forest Management Both

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Proficiency Awards Available

• Fruit and/or Vegetable Production Both
• Home and/or Community Development Both
• Landscape Management Both
• Nursery Operations Both

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Proficiency Awards Available

• Oil Crop Production Entrepreneurship
• Oil Crop Production Placement
• Outdoor Recreation Both
• Poultry Production Both

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Proficiency Awards Available

• Sheep Production Both
• Small Animal Care Both
• Soil and Water Management Both
• Specialty Animal Production Both

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Proficiency Awards Available

• Specialty Crop Production Both
• Swine Production Entrepreneurship
• Swine Production Placement
• Turf Grass Management Both

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Proficiency Awards Available

• Wildlife Management Entrepreneurship
• Wildlife Management Placement

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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

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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

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Lessons Learned, Accuracy (HO7)

• Same data may be used repeatedly
• Application form must be consistent
• Cross-check duplicated data points

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Lessons Learned, Background (HO8)

• Applicant meets eligibility requirements
• Applicant provides background information
• Complete but concise
• Readable
• Grammatically correct
• Scope is logical given resources available

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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

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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

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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

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Review

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

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Proficiency Awards

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