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Identify, plan, display, and maintain plants in conservatories
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in amenity
horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify a
range of common indoor plants; plan a conservatory display; set up and
maintain a specific conservatory display; and maintain conservatory surfaces.
Subfield
Horticulture
Domain
Amenity Horticulture
Status
Registered
Status date
20 June 2008
Date version published
20 June 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open. However, knowledge of indoor plants would be
an advantage.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 1681.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0032
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Workplace procedures refer to oral or written instructions to staff on procedures for
the worksite and equipment.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
1996, the Resource Management Act 1991, and their subsequent amendments.
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Work may involve exposure to chemical, dangerous, or hazardous substances.
Safety procedures are observed in accordance with NZS 8409:2004 Management of
Agrichemicals, available from Standards New Zealand http://www.standards.co.nz.
4
Definitions
Unique identifier refers to a personal identifying object in the photograph that is used
to determine that individual actually took the photograph themself.
In situ refers to in its original place.
Ex situ refers to away from its original place.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify a range of common indoor plants.
Performance criteria
1.1
Ten specimens of indoor plants are identified; plant specimens are collected,
pressed and dried, and mounted, or photographed with a unique identifier.
1.2
Plant specimens or photographs with a unique identifier are presented and fully
labelled according to family, botanical and common names, identifying features,
natural habitat, cultural requirements, and site location.
1.3
Ten different specimens of indoor plants are identified in situ or ex situ.
Range
identification includes – botanical, common, and family name,
identifying features, natural habitat, cultural requirements.
Element 2
Plan a conservatory display.
Performance criteria
2.1
Plan for display area is prepared, in accordance with workplace procedures.
2.2
Plant environmental requirements are evaluated, in terms of temperature range,
humidity, light levels, and medium moisture, and the environmental
management plan prepared, in accordance with workplace procedures.
Element 3
Set up and maintain specific conservatory display.
Performance criteria
3.1
Display benches, staging, or growing mediums are prepared in accordance with
workplace procedures.
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3.2
Plants are staged or planted in accordance with display plan.
3.3
Plant labels and any display interpretive information are positioned in
accordance with workplace procedures.
3.4
Environmental conditions are managed and recorded in accordance with
workplace procedures and environmental management plan.
Range
3.5
Display is maintained in accordance with workplace procedures.
Range
3.6
may include but are not limited to – maximum and minimum
temperatures, humidity, automatic control settings.
may include but is not limited to – watering, fertilising, plant health,
picking over, pruning, dead-heading, rotation or replacement of
plants, weeding.
Plants are monitored and action taken to correct any problems in accordance
with workplace procedures.
Element 4
Maintain conservatory surfaces.
Performance criteria
4.1
Plant display surfaces, where installed, are cleaned to reduce the risks of pests,
diseases, or weeds in accordance with workplace procedures.
4.2
Conservatory paths are maintained to ensure surfaces are safe for public and
workers, weed free, and any hazards are reported in accordance with
workplace procedures.
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.
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.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation http://www.primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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