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Agricultural machinery technician

Other names

agricultural conservation technician, agricultural production technician, agricultural research technician, agricultural equipment test technician, agricultural machinery mechanic, agricultural systems technician, farm equipment technician, agricultural automation technician, agricultural landscape technician

Mechanics and machine repair

They fix and look after farm machines like tractors, finding what is broken, taking machines apart with hand tools, and putting them back together.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments, as necessary.

  2. 2

    Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems.

  3. 3

    Examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, and confer with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions.

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

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National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien d’équipements agricoles/technicienne d’équipements agricoles
español
técnico de maquinaria agrícola/técnica de maquinaria agrícola
العربية
فني الآلات الزراعية
português
Técnico de máquinas agrícolas/Técnica de máquinas agrícolas
Deutsch
Landmaschinenmechatroniker/Landmaschinenmechatronikerin
italiano
tecnico di macchinari agricoli

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