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AHCIRG214A
Install micro-irrigation systems for landscaping

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This Unit applies to workers in amenity horticulture enterprises that operate under limited supervision and within enterprise guidelines.

This Unit covers the process of installing domestic micro-irrigation systems under routine supervision and defines the standard required to: organise equipment and materials for installation work; set out and prepare site; install and test the irrigation system; monitor effectiveness and environmental impacts of the micro-irrigation system.

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Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Employability Skills

This Unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this Unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this Unit must be relevant to commercial landscaping operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

organise equipment and materials for installation work

set out and prepare site

install and test the irrigation system

monitor effectiveness and environmental impacts of the micro-irrigation system.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills include:

Ability to:

identify hazards and adopt safe work practices

organise equipment and materials for installation work

set out and prepare site

install irrigation components

complete installation work

communicate with work team members, supervisors, contractors and consultants

use literacy skills to follow sequenced written instructions and record information accurately and legibly

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge includes:

Knowledge of:

methods and techniques of micro-irrigation

components of an micro-irrigation system

characteristics and operation of joints, valves and sprinkler components

basic calculations for water delivery

indicators of over and under watering

water requirements of relevant plants

OHS and environmental legislation and enterprise procedures.

The range statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Micro-irrigation systems include:

low pressure micro-sprays

drippers.

Irrigation equipment may include:

pumps

delivery equipment

system controllers.

Water supplies may include:

underground

mains

surface storage

including fixtures such as:

dams

bores

windmills

tanks

channels.

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
1.1 Materials, tools, equipment and machinery are selected according to irrigation design requirements and supervisor's instructions 
The site for installation of the micro-irrigation system is identified according to enterprise plans and work procedures 
Parts and equipment delivered to the site are checked according to system drawings and specifications 
Water supply is checked to ensure that it is compatible with system specifications 
Measurement and marking out of irrigation lines is undertaken as directed by supervisor 
Equipment operation and work practices conform to enterprise and legislative Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements 
Pre-operational and safety checks are carried out on tools, equipment and machinery according to manufacturer’s specifications and enterprise work procedures 
OHS hazards are identified, risks assessed and risk controls are implemented 
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is selected, used and maintained according to procedures 
Work is undertaken according to plan and supervisor’s instructions 
Components are assembled and connected according to plan, with joints completed and tested 
A clean and safe work area is maintained while installation work is carried out 
Tools are chosen appropriate to the task being undertaken, and used according to guidelines and safe working practices 
Earthworks are finished off to plan specifications and enterprise work procedures 
The site is restored and waste material is removed from the site and disposed of in an environmentally aware and safe manner according to enterprise work procedures 
Tools, equipment and machinery are cleaned, maintained and stored according to enterprise work procedures 
System is flushed and commissioned as directed 
Operating faults are identified and reported to supervisor and/or corrective actions taken 

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