25112 version 1
Page 1 of 3
Assess soil, and plan a fertiliser programme for turf use
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to assess the soil nutrient
status of a selected turf area, and plan an annual fertiliser programme for a
selected turf area.
Subfield
Sports Turf
Domain
Sports Turf Management
Status
Registered
Status date
17 October 2008
Date version published
17 October 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 25111 replaced unit
standard 1162.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0037
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
References
Code of Practice for Nutrient Management, New Zealand Fertiliser Manufacturer’s
Research Association (NZFMRA), 2007, available from
http://www.fertresearch.org.nz.
Territorial and local authority bylaws for nutrient inputs.
2
Assessment
This unit standard can be assessed against in either a sports turf or amenity turf
context.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
25112 version 1
Page 2 of 3
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Assess the soil nutrient status of a selected turf area.
Performance criteria
1.1
Turf area is sampled for soil nutrient analysis in accordance with instructions
from a quality certified soil testing laboratory.
1.2
Sample is packaged, labelled, and dispatched to a quality certified soil testing
laboratory in accordance with laboratory requirements.
1.3
Soil nutrient status of a selected turf area is assessed in terms of optimum
nutrient ratios and levels for turf species.
1.4
Analysis of laboratory results identifies soil nutrient deficiencies or excesses.
1.5
Soil testing process and soil test interpretation are assessed in terms of their
limitations.
Element 2
Plan an annual fertiliser programme for a selected turf area.
Performance criteria
2.1
An annual fertiliser programme for a selected turf area is planned using soil test
results and other site specific information.
Range
2.2
site specific information – requirements of the sport, clippings
removal, wear/traffic, turf species, drainage, growing media,
disease susceptibility, length of growing season, budget
constraints.
An annual fertiliser programme is expressed in terms of kg/ha of nutrient and
fertiliser necessary to meet nutrient requirements, and is adjusted to include
corrective quantities.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, 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.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA 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.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
25112 version 1
Page 3 of 3
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 standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016