Planning for
Progress |
Introduction
Planning for Progress is a program designed to help postsecondary
agricultural students explore occupations, set educational objectives
and carry out a plan to meet these objectives.
The Career Planning part of this program involves a cooperative effort between local schools and local agricultural businesses and industry.
The Career Progress portion of the program involves the creation, fulfillment and evaluation of an educational action plan by the individual student.
The Planning for Progress Program emphasizes leadership, human relations, goal setting and achievement, involving the development of a sound educational process.
Career Planning is for first-year students only.
Career Progress is for second- and third-year students only.
Career Planning and Career Progress will have the exact same event titles.
Career Planning and Career Progress Titles
A. Agricultural Education Systems
B. Agribusiness Management & Marketing Systems (non-Retail)
C. Animal Systems – Two separate categories, participants must choose one.
Animal Systems Ruminant Animal
Animal Systems Non-Ruminant Animal
D. Horticulture, Environmental & Natural Resource Systems
E. Plant Systems
F. Power, Structural, & Technical Systems
G. Retail Agribusiness Systems
H. Agricultural Processing and Biotechnology
When each participant begins the process of developing the final application for competitive purposes, the above event titles will be used on page 1 of the application and is the only verbiage and method acceptable without encountering a 20 point deduction for scoring.
Animal Systems participants must use the following titles depending on the event they participate.
Either Animal Systems – Ruminant Animal
Or Animal Systems – Non-Ruminant Animal
Career Titles and/or Positions for Developing the Planning for Progress Educational Process
The following is a brief list of career titles and/or positions for developing the Planning for Progress educational process. Consult your advisor or the CPA coordinator if necessary to provide feedback if your career path is not present on this list.
Farming; diversified production agriculture; Farm & Ranch Business Management; Ag Lending and Financial Institutions; FSA; Commodity Broker; Ag Economics; Accounting; Ag Law.
Instructor, Teacher, Facilitator of agricultural education, Secondary and Postsecondary; Extension; Communications and Public Relations related to the dissemination of agricultural information.
Agricultural Food and Fiber Processing; Agricultural Biotechnology; Bioinformatics in Agriculture; Food and Nutrition Sciences; USDA Inspector; FDA; Storage and Transportation; Logistics; Process Quality Control; Agricultural Microbiologist; Laboratory careers in Agriculture Biotechnology and Processing.
Livestock and Animal Production; Veterinarian; Vet Technician and related; Animal Health; Animal Nutrition; Order Buyer; Beef; Dairy; Sheep; Swine; Goats; Equine; Fish; Poultry; Specialized Animal Production; Field Representative; Animal Genetics and Breeding.
EPA; DNR; Pollution Management and Mitigation; Waste Treatment; Hazardous Materials Management; Assurance and Compliance; Greenhouse Management; Turf; Arboriculture; Athletic Field; Floral industry; Nursery Production; Wildlife Conservation and Management; Game Warden; Landscape and Design; Park Ranger; Resource Management; Environment Quality Assessment; Forestry.
Crop Production; Feed Grain; Cereal Grain; Oil Crop; Viticulture; Fruits and Vegetables; Seed Production; Plant Breeding; Specialized Crop or Plant Production.
Ag Equipment Sales and Service; Equipment Mechanics; Alternative Energy Technician; Parts; Engineering; Machinist; Precision Ag Technician; GIS Specialist; Electronics; Structures; Computer Programming, Software and Hardware Development; Agricultural Welding.
Retail Agribusiness Sales, Service, Management; Agronomy; Feed and Supply; Retail Consulting; Crop Protection; Grain Elevator; Human Resources; Careers applicable to the Retail Service and Supply sector of Agriculture.