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Identify and manage deer farming land subject to erosion
Level
5
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to identify areas of deer
farming land susceptible to erosion, and manage areas of deer farming land
subject to erosion or potential erosion.
This unit standard is for people involved in supervisory management.
Subfield
Agriculture
Domain
Deer Farming
Status
Registered
Status date
22 August 2008
Date version published
22 August 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
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
0052
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Regulatory requirements are specific to area and location. For information contact
the appropriate local authority.
2
Legislation includes but is not limited to the Resource Management Act 1991.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify areas of deer farming land susceptible to erosion.
Performance criteria
1.1
Erosion and erosion prone areas are identified in relation to deer grazing
patterns and behaviour.
1.2
Areas susceptible to erosion are identified in relation to physical features and
existing damage.
Range
physical features can include any combination of, but are not
limited to – contour, soil type, quality of pasture, location of
fencing, unstable sidelings, clearing on steep country, existing
waterways, naturally wet areas, trees in areas of bush;
areas of existing damage – topsoil damage (rabbit damage, large
areas of sprayed flatweed), vehicle tyre marks, wallows.
Element 2
Manage areas of deer farming land subject to erosion or potential erosion.
Performance criteria
2.1
Stock rotation systems implemented assist to prevent, or prevent, perpetuation
of identified erosion problem.
2.2
Management measures implemented assist in the stabilisation and/or recovery
of area subject to erosion or potential erosion.
Range
measures can include but are not limited to – plant trees, reestablish pasture, fencing off, create wetlands, grading to maintain
water tables, grazing with other animal species.
2.3
Carry on affects of erosion are recognised in terms of the visible signs away
from the area of damage and their causes.
2.4
Identification and management of erosion prone areas are in accordance with
the Resource Management Act 1991.
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.
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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.
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.
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