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Select and harvest a horticulture crop
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work in horticulture.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: select, operate and
maintain equipment for a given crop; select and harvest a horticulture crop;
and prepare the crop for market.
Subfield
Horticulture
Domain
Production Horticulture
Status
Registered
Status date
25 July 2006
Date version published
21 August 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Replacement Information
This unit and unit standard 22187 replaced unit standard
800, unit standard 802, unit standard 812, unit standard
1062, and unit standard 2807.
Entry information
Open.
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 verbal 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.
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3
Range one commercial crop from the following – cut flower production, outdoor
vegetable production, or greenhouse production. The selected crop needs to be
harvested and prepared for market over a minimum period of two consecutive
months.
4
The horticultural industry has a range of quality control and management systems for
each horticultural sector. In order to source suitable information to prepare for
assessment against this unit standard it is recommended that candidates contact
relevant national horticultural industry or marketing organisations.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Select, operate and maintain equipment for a given crop.
Performance criteria
1.1
Equipment chosen is appropriate to the crop and the local conditions.
1.2
Equipment is operated in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions and
workplace procedures.
1.3
Equipment is serviced and checked daily and if not functional is reported to a
supervisor.
Element 2
Select and harvest a horticulture crop.
Performance criteria
2.1
Only crop produce ready for harvest, or of a type specified by management, is
selected.
2.2
Horticulture produce is harvested in accordance with quality management
systems and workplace procedures, with minimal damage to the soil or the
crop.
Horticulture produce is placed in containers with no damage to product.
Element 3
Prepare the crop for market.
Performance criteria
3.1
The appearance of the crop is enhanced to meet quality management
standards in accordance with workplace procedures.
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3.2
Crop is transferred to packaging system so that it is not damaged or
contaminated.
3.3
Cool chain requirements for the crop, if necessary are met in accordance with
workplace procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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.
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 via their website
www.primaryito.ac.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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