Introduction to SAE

Introduction to SAE

Objective 6.01

Apply employability skills in work-based learning and career planning activities in order to understand the needs of today’s agricultural workplace

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Wanted: Landscape Maintenance worker, Operate a lawn mower and power blower. Need a person who can work with out supervision. Experience required. Call 515-7743.


Vet Assistant needed. Mayflower Animal Hospital needs an experienced individual to work 20 hours a week. Duties including bathing animals, grooming and feeding of animals. Apply in person at 316 Walnut Street.


Wanted: Dependable person to handle over the counter sales in a busy garden center. Pay is $7.50 an hour. Neat appearance important along with the ability to work with people. Experience in working with plants a must. Call 515-2396 for an interview.

What was the same in all ads?

Each advertisement wanted the person to be experienced. People who have experience have the edge in landing a job. But: How do you get experience

without first having a job? How do you get a job

without first having experience?

Gaining Experience!!

Question:How can you gain

experience to get a job (or prepare for college)?

Answer:Supervised Agricultural

Experience (SAE)

What is SAE

All supervised Agriscience experiences conducted outside of the regularly scheduled classroom

What is SAE?

SAE makes up the third part of the total agricultural program.ClassroomFFA

SAE is for every student

How Does a SAE Help Me?

Provides opportunities to explore a variety of subjects about AgriScience

Provides educational and practical experience in a specialized area of agriscience

Teaches students to keep good records in a record system A computer where applicable

How Does a SAE Help Me...?

Improves analytical and decision making skills

Teaches responsibilityProvides the opportunity to

explore possible careers Win FFA awards. Could help the grade in

Agriculture class.

Exploratory SAE

Short duration usually, fits beginning students well.

Help students become literate in agriculture

Learn of possible careers

Exploratory SAE

ExamplesObserving or assisting a

floristInterviewing a bank loan

officerAttending career day

Entrepreneurship SAE

Ownership or part-ownership and assume financial risk

Develop skills necessary to become established in one’s own business


May be production or agribusiness related and involved enterprises


Production Examples Raise a commodity for profit Produce vegetables Grow Christmas Trees Raise horses Raise livestock Grow field crop Grow nursery crop


Agribusiness Entrepreneurships Students buy and sell and

agricultural commodity or service for profit

Pet business Crop scouting service Feed sales Running a pay to fish operation

Placement SAE

Students are placed with an employer

Usually paid an hourly wage

Placement SAE

ExamplesProduction

FarmRanchGreenhouse or nursery

AgribusinessVeterinary centerFloristGarden center

Improvement SAE

Activities done to improve the appearance, convenience, efficiency, safety, or value of a home, farm or other agribusiness facility.

Improvement SAE

No wagesNo ownershipBenefit by learning skillsExamples

Landscaping the homeBuilding a fencePainting a room

Supplementary SAE

Short-term activities outside of classroom time

Skill specific, non-wageExamples

Changing oil in a mowerPruning a fruit tree

Analytical SAE

Students choose an agricultural problem not easily tested by experimentation

Gather and evaluate dataExample

Marketing plan for poinsettia crop

Experimental SAE

Students conduct an agricultural experiment using the scientific method

ExampleComparing the effects of

various fertilizers on plant growth

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