NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title
11879 version 7
Grow and care for plants, in a supported learning context
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Level
Purpose
1 Credits 2
People credited with this unit standard are able to: select plants, prepare ground, and grow plants or sow seeds; and care for plants, in a supported learning context.
Classification Supported Learning > Supported Learning - Work and
Community Skills
Available grade Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 This unit standard is designed for people who require some form of support with their learning, either through additional resources, specialised equipment, or adapted teaching programmes.
2 Definition
Advisor refers to the person advising on the plant, such as the tutor, supervisor, plant specialist.
3 An assessment resource to support this unit standard can be found on the NZQA website at www.nzqa.govt.nz/asm .
4 It is recommended that this unit standard is assessed against in conjunction with other Supported Learning unit standards to allow for integrated assessment.
Outcome 1
Select plants, prepare ground, and grow plants or sow seeds.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Plants or seeds are selected in accordance with the type and purpose of the garden.
1.2 Ground is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the plants or seeds selected, the soil type, and the context.
Range context may include but is not limited to – containers, seed trays, plots, indoors, outdoors.
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Plants are planted or seeds are sown in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor.
Outcome 2
Care for plants.
Evidence requirements
2.1 The watering, weeding, and feeding of plants are carried out in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor.
2.2 Any special requirements for care of plants are carried out in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor.
Range special requirements may include but are not limited to – staking, thinning, protecting.
2.3 Damage to plants by pest or disease is identified in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor, and with the type of plant.
Range identification does not include diagnosis of cause.
2.4 Pest or disease damage is attended to in accordance with the instructions of the nursery or advisor.
Replacement information Unit standard 29298 replaced unit standards 11878,
11879, 11882, 11883, 11895, and 11896.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Revision
1
2
30 September 1997
16 January 2001
31 December 2017
31 December 2017
Review
Review
3
4
5
28 August 2003
20 November 2009
16 April 2015
31 December 2017
31 December 2017
31 December 2017 Rollover and
Revision
Review
Rollover
6
7
19 November 2015
19 May 2016
31 December 2017
31 December 2019
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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