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HORTICULTURE RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
Select, manage, and evaluate an item of
machinery or equipment for a defined
use in horticulture
level:
6
credit:
5
planned review date:
June 2008
sub-field:
Horticulture
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard will be able to –
determine the requirements for an item of machinery or
equipment; assess the options available; select the best
option; oversee delivery and installation; prepare staff to
meet operational requirements; monitor the performance of
the machinery and equipment; and manage maintenance
and replacement schedules.
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 the work to be done by the machinery/equipment.
performance criteria
1.1
General summary identifies the broad range of work the equipment or
machinery must be capable of doing.
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1.2
Identification of key tasks in the work to be done provides basis for definition of
key performance requirements for the equipment or machinery.
1.3
Specification developed reflects key performance requirements identified for the
equipment or machinery.
element 2
Select the equipment or machinery.
performance criteria
2.1
Search strategy adopted ensures that makes and models of equipment or
machinery which meet the specification are identified.
2.2
Procedures adopted for evaluation options measure performance ability of each
option against the specification.
2.3
Selected equipment or machinery meets or exceeds specification.
2.4
Selection between equally performing options is made on criteria which will
optimise return on investment.
Range:
service available, flexibility of use
requirements, price and resale value.
beyond
specification
element 3
Prepare operators to use equipment or machinery.
performance criteria
3.1
Skills and knowledge provided to operators meets requirements of the
equipment or machinery and Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
3.2
Assessment of operator performance identifies changes required to increase
operator contribution to equipment or machinery operation efficiency.
element 4
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Develop and implement equipment or machinery performance evaluation procedures.
performance criteria
4.1
Performance evaluation measures adopted measure performance against prepurchase specification.
4.2
Extent and presentation of information collected enables ready comparison of
performance against specification.
4.3
Assessment of performance provides basis for changes or adjustments required
to maximise performance and development of documented evidence of nonspecification level performance to be presented to supplier.
element 5
Generate a maintenance and replacement schedule.
performance criteria
5.1
Maintenance schedule developed is related to achieving specification standard
performance from the equipment or machinery.
5.2
Monitoring procedures adopted ensure operators adhere to the maintenance
schedule.
5.3
Replacement decisions are based on a pre-planned replacement schedule and
information in machine operator reports.
Range:
relevance for future need, projected effective life, efficiency,
effectiveness, maintenance costs, replacement costs.
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
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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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