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Set up, maintain, and dismantle plant displays
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in amenity
horticulture. It will enable people to use basic design principles to plan indoor
and outdoor plant displays for a variety of purposes. People credited with
this unit standard are able to design, set up, maintain, and dismantle a plant
display.
Subfield
Horticulture
Domain
Amenity Horticulture
Status
Registered
Status date
20 June 2008
Date version published
20 June 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 1680.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0032
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Workplace procedures refer to oral or written instructions to staff on procedures for
the worksite and equipment.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
1996, the Resource Management Act 1991, and their subsequent amendments.
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Work may involve exposure to chemical, dangerous, or hazardous substances.
Safety procedures are observed in accordance with NZS 8409:2004 Management of
Agrichemicals, available from Standards New Zealand http://www.standards.co.nz.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Design a plant display.
Performance criteria
1.1
The purpose, location, and duration of the display are defined.
1.2
The proposed layout of the display meets the display requirements and site
constraints.
Range
1.3
constraints may include but are not limited to – growing media,
drainage, shelter, direct sunlight or shade, nutrient status.
The principles and elements of design appropriate for the display are
incorporated into the layout.
Range
principles of design may include but are not limited to – harmony,
rhythm or line, balance, symmetry or asymmetry, dominance or
focal area, scale, proportion, contrast;
elements of design may include but are not limited to – form,
texture, colour, space.
1.4
A suitable range of plants and materials are selected for the display.
1.5
The staging method selected is appropriate for the site and purpose of the
display.
Range
may include but is not limited to – staged container plants, planted
in a growing medium, indoors or outdoors.
Element 2
Set up plant display.
Performance criteria
2.1
The display area is defined in accordance with workplace procedures.
2.2
Any staging, growing medium, supporting structures, display aids, or waterproof
membrane are prepared, as appropriate for the display, and in accordance with
workplace procedures.
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2.3
Plants are set up or planted out in accordance with the display layout, planting
plan, and workplace procedures.
Range
2.4
may include but is not limited to – temporary beds, containers,
tiered displays.
The display and surrounding area are left tidy and safe in accordance with
workplace procedures.
Element 3
Maintain plant display.
Performance criteria
3.1
The plant display is monitored and maintained regularly in accordance with
plant requirements, environmental conditions, and workplace procedures.
Range
maintenance is for display duration;
maintenance may include but is not limited to – watering, picking
over, plant health, fertilising, liquid feeding, rotation or replacement
of plants, staking, pruning, mulching, misting.
Element 4
Dismantle display.
Performance criteria
4.1
All containers and other plants for re-use are removed with minimal damage to
plants, staging, or site.
4.2
Any staging, structures, or other display aids are dismantled and removed, any
waterproof membrane is lifted and removed, and the site left in readiness for
further displays or other use.
4.3
Any temporary plantings are removed and the area is left in readiness for
further displays.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation http://www.primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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