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Apply quality control practices in horticulture product harvesting and
packaging
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in horticulture. People credited with
this unit standard are able to identify harvesting and packaging standards for
a horticulture crop in a recognised horticulture sector, and apply and monitor
quality crop harvesting and packaging practices according to industry
standards.
Subfield
Horticulture
Domain
Production Horticulture
Status
Registered
Status date
25 July 2006
Date version published
25 July 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open, but it is recommended that before seeking credit
for this unit standard learners gain knowledge of quality
control fundamentals.
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
The horticultural industry has a range of quality control systems and standards for
each horticultural sector. In order to source suitable information to prepare for
assessment against this unit standard it is recommended that the candidate contact
their relevant national horticultural industry organisation.
2
Workplace procedures refer to verbal or written instruction to staff on procedures for
the worksite and equipment.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify harvesting and packaging standards for a horticulture crop in a recognised
horticulture sector.
Performance criteria
1.1
Quality standards are identified for a specific crop.
Range
1.2
market, producer organisation, industry, site.
Implementation methods are identified which ensure achievement of selected
standards.
Range
equipment settings, observer and operator training, procedures
adopted, storage controls, monitoring strategies, problem
resolution strategies.
Element 2
Apply and monitor quality crop harvesting and packaging practices according to industry
standards.
Performance criteria
2.1
Planned quality procedures are implemented before and during harvest period.
2.2
Achievement of defined quality requirements is monitored, and problem
resolution strategies are implemented where required.
2.3
Procedures adopted incorporate revised and new standards imposed by
workplace procedures, enabling requirements to be met without delay to
harvesting and packaging.
2.4
Levels of quality control achieved optimise product grading, and ensure product
dispatched from the site meets identified quality standards.
2.5
Quality control of product is monitored and recorded over the seasonal
harvesting of the crop.
Range
written documentation for a minimum period of four consecutive
weeks.
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.
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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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