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FRUIT PRODUCTION
Build and maintain support structures
for fruit crops
level:
3
credit:
5
planned review date:
July 2009
sub-field:
Horticulture
purpose:
This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work,
in fruit production. People credited with this unit standard
are able to: prepare for fruit crop support structure
construction; put in the posts; erect above-ground structures;
set up the wires; and repair broken structures.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry and
teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the Primary Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
1
Support structures may include – Lincoln canopy,
Tatura trellis, Ebro-espalier, post and wire fence for
Axis, A- and Y-frames (pip and stone fruit); T-bar,
pergola (kiwifruit).
2
Workplace procedures refer to verbal or written
instructions to staff on procedures for the worksite and
equipment.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992, and the Resource Management Act 1991.
4
This unit standard is not intended to cover grapes.
People working, or intending to work, in viticulture may
complete Unit 19931, Install and maintain grapevine
trellis.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Prepare for fruit crop support structure construction.
performance criteria
1.1
Materials, tools, and equipment needed and appropriate to the task being
undertaken are selected.
1.2
Selected fruit support structure design complies with workplace procedures.
element 2
Put in the posts.
performance criteria
2.1
Construction activities are carried out safely in accordance with workplace
procedures.
2.2
Block is measured and post sites are marked according to crop type and
support structure.
2.3
Holes are dug and posts are erected in accordance with support structure
specifications and workplace procedures.
Range:
may include but is not limited to – hand dug holes, machine dug
holes, post driver, post injector.
2.4
End assemblies are erected in accordance with design specifications and
workplace procedures.
2.5
Tools, equipment, and machinery are cleaned and maintained in accordance
with workplace procedures.
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element 3
Erect above-ground structures.
performance criteria
3.1
Construction activities are carried out safely in accordance with workplace
procedures.
3.2
Durable material is selected in accordance with design specifications and the
particular use and structure.
3.3
Above-ground support structures are erected in accordance with construction
specifications.
3.4
Tools, equipment, and machinery are cleaned and maintained in accordance
with workplace procedures.
element 4
Set up the wires.
performance criteria
4.1
Wires are run and fixed in accordance with design specifications and workplace
procedures.
4.2
Wires are tensioned in accordance with workplace procedures.
element 5
Repair broken structures.
performance criteria
5.1
Broken wires are joined, or removed and replaced, to maintain the integrity of
the structure.
5.2
Broken timber or metal support structures are repaired, or removed and
replaced, to maintain the integrity of the structure.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Primary Industry Training Organisation http://www.primaryito.ac.nz if you
wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0032
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
which can
be
accessed at
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