HOEEP
Hispanic Orchard Employee 教育 Program
The HOEEP certificate program is a nationally recognized program designed to fit the 学生的需要.
HOEEP offers seven 19-credit programs : basic and advanced horticulture, integrated pest 管理 technician, farm 管理, introduction to viticulture and advanced viticulture, and vineyard 管理. 类 are designed to accommodate students’ 工作安排.
Because HOEEP is an I-BEST, or Integrated Basic 教育 and Skills Training, program, the courses feature two instructors: one to teach college-level academic or technical content, the other to teach basic skills in reading, math, writing or the English 语言.
Program contact: Francisco Sarmiento, fsarmiento@flcoastline.com, 509-682-6628.
HOEEP is designed to increase the professional abilities of agricultural employees (and their contributions to operations) through greater understanding of:
- 园艺科学
- 当前生产技术
- the English 语言 and communication skills
- 数学
- 电脑
- 文化和社会制度.
The Hispanic orchard employee education program (HOEEP) consists of approximately 19 weeks of instruction beginning in mid-October and continuing until mid-March. 类 are held three times each week in four-hour blocks from mid-afternoon to early evening. 类 take place in communities throughout Central Washington as well as on the 皇冠8868会员登录校园.
学生 should have basic English conversational skills and some ability to read 用西班牙语写作. Regular attendance is a necessity; therefore students (and their employers) must be committed to attending all classes to obtain maximum benefits and 为了完成课程.
Academic preparation may allow students to take some of the first-year tree fruit production program's agricultural courses on an independent-study basis. 资格 for this program will be determined by instructors on a case-by-case basis.
基本园艺: introduction to viticulture, plant physiology, soils, irrigation, integrated pest 管理, pruning/training, equipment maintenance and calibration, safety, orchard economics, personnel 管理, and recertification credits. 教学语言为西班牙语. 包括水果行业实地考察.
英语和数学 : phonics, reading, basic writing, listening comprehension, communication skills, basic mathematical operations, word problems, introduction to 电脑, and subjects concerning everyday life and citizenship. 教学语言为英语.