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HORTICULTURE PROPERTY
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Prepare management proposals for
public horticulture based operations
level:
6
credit:
10
planned review date:
June 2008
sub-field:
Horticulture
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard will be able to – define
sites subject to management proposals; identify controls on
site use; assess public use of a site; identify environmental,
conservation, and social issues significant in managing the
site; prepare optional management proposals for evaluation;
select and prepare final proposal; and obtain and respond to
public comment on the proposal.
entry information:
Open, but is recommended that the learner gain skills and
knowledge in management planning before seeking credit for
this unit standard.
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:
This unit standard is seen as a preliminary to the public
horticulture application of Unit 3001, Prepare and implement
a management plan for a horticulture property. A case study
may be used as the basis for this unit standard.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Define the site subject to the management proposal.
performance criteria
1.1
Legal description provided conforms with local authority requirements.
1.2
Information presented provides details of current management factors.
Range:
site use, significant features, state of development and
maintenance,
management
structures
and
procedures,
operational and overhead costs, social and environmental factors
in surrounding community.
element 2
Assess public use of site.
performance criteria
2.1
Review of controls which may govern public use of the site identify constraints
which apply.
Range:
legal, regulatory, local authority, cultural, ownership.
2.2
Instruments and procedures employed in assessment provide valid and reliable
data.
2.3
Presentation of findings provides use profiling for planning purposes.
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element 3
Prepare management proposal options.
performance criteria
3.1
Site assessment identifies issues which must be addressed in site management
proposals.
Range:
environmental, features to be preserved, social, potential users.
3.2
Collation and storage of information obtained from site assessment and related
investigations enables ready access for planning use.
3.3
Drafts of management proposals cover all issues to be addressed, and provide
options for evaluation and selection.
element 4
Select, prepare, and present proposal option.
performance criteria
4.1
Evaluation against common criteria provides basis for selection of option for
development and presentation.
Range:
4.2
Preparation of proposal reflects consideration of factors which will influence the
presentation.
Range:
4.3
cost-benefit, coverage and level of resolution of identified issues,
ability to meet control requirements identified.
type of audience, presentation environment, time available,
procedures for dealing with and recording responses.
Presentation methods used focus on public participation and generation of
feedback.
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4.4
Feedback is accepted, verified, and responded to in a manner which
encourages
discussion
and
development
of
problem
resolution
recommendations.
4.5
Recommendations and key responses are documented for inclusion in proposal
review and management plan development.
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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