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HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION
MANAGEMENT
Manage achievement of standards in
horticulture production and harvesting
level:
7
credit:
6
planned review date:
June 2008
sub-field:
Horticulture
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard will be able to develop site standards and quality controls in production and
harvesting; identify and adopt industry determined standards;
manage development and implementation of systems and
procedures; and monitor their performance for a defined
horticulture crop.
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:
None.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Identify established standards for production and harvesting of a defined crop.
performance criteria
1.1
Definition of industry requirements for production and harvesting of the crop
provides standards for site application.
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1.2
Definition of regulatory requirements for the production and harvesting of the
crop provides standards for site application.
1.3
Procedures adopted for monitoring changes to industry determined standards
ensure standards applied on site are current.
element 2
Develop site standards.
performance criteria
2.1
Factors which determine crop quality and market acceptance are used as the
basis for standards development.
Range:
size, shape, colour, condition, timing and availability, freedom from
contamination.
2.2
Standards developed provide clear acceptance levels and methods of
measurement for each factor.
2.3
Standards developed conform with the requirements of any legislation or
regulation covering the production and harvest of the crop to which they apply.
2.4
Procedures adopted for monitoring market and legislative and regulatory
changes ensure site standards meet current requirements.
element 3
Manage monitoring systems and procedures for use of information obtained.
performance criteria
3.1
Specialist advice obtained, where necessary, ensures effectiveness and
efficiency of monitoring systems and procedures developed.
3.2
Monitoring systems established provide information required for management of
production and harvest to defined standards.
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3.3
Procedures adopted for implementation of monitoring systems ensure optimum
system performance is attained.
3.4
Interpretation of information obtained from monitoring activities forms the basis
for crop and harvesting management decisions.
3.5
Procedures adopted for implementation of crop and harvesting management
decisions ensure defined standards are met.
3.6
Upgrading of standards control systems and procedures is based on a review of
results undertaken at the end of each application cycle.
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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