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Agricultural — Swine Herdsperson performs the following duties:

• Reads and interprets Code of Practices, Swine Canadian Quality Assurance procedures, Agriculture Safety Audit Procedures, and veterinarian recommendations/prescriptions;
• Performs herd health and comfort maintenance;
• Performs breeding/gestation procedures;
• Performs farrowing procedures;
• Manages nursery stock;
• Performs manure management procedures;
• Operates and maintains farm systems, vehicles, and equipment;
• Operates and maintains farm mechanical equipment.

A Fruit Grower is responsible for:

• Planting, cultivating, propagating, spraying, irrigating, transplanting, pruning, and harvesting of all types of fruit.
• Operating and maintaining mechanical and power equipments and systems and farm mechanical equipment.

A Dairy Herdsperson:

• Maintains the health, nutrition, and breeding of milk cows
• Works with milk processing and sterilizing equipment
• Operates and maintains barn mechanical and electrical systems and farm mechanical equipment
• Performs milking
• Performs feeding and watering
• Performs herd health procedures
• Performs routine herd maintenance
• Operates and maintains farm mechanical and electrical systems
• Operates and maintains farm mechanical equipment.

A Baker prepares and bakes pies, tarts, squares, bread, rolls, cookies, cakes and other items for commercial and retail establishments as well as restaurants. Specifically, a Baker:

• prepares straight or sponge dough, yeast-raised pastry, puff pastry and aerated products
• makes savoury products such as filled pies, patties, rolls, biscuits, crackers and flat breads
• finishes and decorates cakes, prepares fillings, mousses, sauces, compotes and glazes
• prepares confectionary, specialty goods and desserts for dietary restrictions
• makes ice creams, sorbets/sherbets, gelatos and other frozen desserts
• calculates raw product requirements to meet production demand and controls inventory

A Baker-Patissier prepares and bakes pies, tarts, squares, bread, rolls, cookies, cakes and other items for commercial and retail establishments as well as restaurants. Specifically, a Baker-Patissier:

• prepares straight or sponge dough, yeast-raised pastry, puff pastry and aerated products
• makes savoury products such as filled pies, patties, rolls, biscuits, crackers and flat breads
• finishes and decorates cakes, prepares fillings, mousses, sauces, compotes and glazes
• prepares confectionary, specialty goods and desserts for dietary restrictions
• makes ice creams, sorbets/sherbets, gelatos and other frozen desserts
• calculates raw product requirements to meet production demand and controls inventory

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A Developmental Services Worker supports people who have a developmental disability to realize their full potential. Developmental Services Workers are employed by organizations that provide support to individuals with special needs, including faith and culture-based agencies and by school boards to assist in the classroom. Specifically, a Developmental Services Worker assists people with developmental disabilities by:

• promoting their adaptive skills
• maintaining a safe environment
• modelling and promoting a healthy lifestyle
• assisting with medications
• applying crisis prevention and intervention strategies
• participating in the development and implementation of person-directed plans
• supporting the individual in the development and maintenance of family, community and other relationships

A Cook prepares a wide range of foods for public consumption in various settings, for small or large groups or individual dishes in restaurants and test kitchens. Specifically, a Cook:

• prepares, cooks, and assembles food such as meats, salads and dressings, soups, sauces, sandwiches, vegetables, desserts, pastries, baked foods, hot and cold buffets and non-alcoholic beverages
• creates specialty dishes and develops recipes
• performs menu and nutrition planning, food costing, purchasing, scheduling and receiving deliveries and checking product quality and quantity
• estimates food, liquor, wine and other beverage consumption to anticipate purchases or requisitions
• practices according to food safety standards for hygiene, sanitation and safety

 Red Seal trade