Training as a plant technologist
Training duration: 3 years
Training start date: 01/08
Type of training: Dual vocational training at the site and vocational school
Training locatio: Bundessortenamt: Scharnhorst testing station and in the laboratory (Hannover), vocational school in Einbeck
Tasks:
- Cultivate, maintain and harvest crops for testing purposes
- Bonitur and documentation of trials and tests
- Use, care for and maintain experimental machinery and equipment,
- Become familiar with different collection methods, methods of crop preparation, and perform sampling and analysis
- Apply information and communication techniques
- Lab:
- Checking the ingredients of harvested crops
- Getting to know different laboratory methods starting with sample preparation and ending with sample analysis
Profile:
- At least qualified lower secondary school leaving certificate
- Good skills in biology, chemistry and mathematics
- Enjoyment of practical work, manual and technical skills
- Pleasure in working with plants and interest in nature and the environment
- Basic knowledge of common MS Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook)