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WSQ Sustainable Mushroom Farming and GAP Compliance
FUNDED
Course Duration
16.0 Hour(s)
Mode of Assessment
  • Written Assessment
  • Practical Assessment
Who Should Attend
Farm Workers, Farm Managers/Supervisors, Arbitrageurs and Agriculture Extension Officers
Course Overview

Course Code: TGS-2025056483
Funding Validity Period: 01/09/2025 to 31/08/2027

Develop critical skills in sterile techniques, facility maintenance, pest control, and GAP-compliant documentation. Our curriculum also fosters competencies in sustainable farming operations and business planning, aligning with industry standards to prepare you for various roles.

Teaching Method
Classroom facilitated training

Class Size
20

Course Attendance
100% for Classroom facilitated training

Course Objective

This comprehensive course equips learners with essential mushroom cultivation techniques and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) compliance expertise across four key units: core cultivation, GAP implementation, harvesting management, and business integration.

Designed for beginner to intermediate learners, it develops critical skills in sterile techniques, facility maintenance, pest control, and GAP-compliant documentation while fostering competencies in sustainable farming operations and business planning.

By aligning with industry standards, the course prepares graduates for roles as mushroom farm technicians, quality control specialists, or agricultural entrepreneurs, enhancing employability and career advancement opportunities in Singapore's growing agri-tech sector.

The practical, compliance-focused curriculum addresses industry needs for skilled workers who can implement GAP-certified processes, ensuring learners are job-ready for farms, food safety auditors, or agricultural enterprises seeking certified professionals.

Assumed Skills & Knowledge / Pre-requisites

A basic understanding of agriculture is recommended, but not mandatory.

Course Outline

This comprehensive course equips learners with essential mushroom cultivation techniques and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) compliance expertise across four key units: core cultivation, GAP implementation, harvesting management, and business integration.

Designed for beginner to intermediate learners, it develops critical skills in sterile techniques, facility maintenance, pest control, and GAP-compliant documentation while fostering competencies in sustainable farming operations and business planning.

By aligning with industry standards, the course prepares graduates for roles as mushroom farm technicians, quality control specialists, or agricultural entrepreneurs, enhancing employability and career advancement opportunities in Singapore's growing agri-tech sector.

The practical, compliance-focused curriculum addresses industry needs for skilled workers who can implement GAP-certified processes, ensuring learners are job-ready for farms, food safety auditors, or agricultural enterprises seeking certified professionals.

Fees and Funding

This course is applicable for SkillsFuture Funding up to 70%.

*From 1 Jan 2022, SkillsFuture course funding will be revised to a baseline of 50% subsidy, with an additional 20% subsidy (up to 70% subsidy) for SMEs and Mid-career individuals (Singapore citizens above 40 years old) . Do note that the funding amount advised is not final and is subject to changes.

If you are a Singaporean aged 25 and above, you can choose to use your SkillsFuture Credit to offset the payment for this course. Visit the SkillsFuture Credit website www.skillsfuture.sg/credit to choose from the wide range of approved skills-related courses available on the SkillsFuture Credit course directory.

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

Based on the successful completion of the course and assessment, a Statement of Attainment (SOA) from the Skillfuture Singapore (SSG) will be awarded to the trainee.