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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine crop quality
  2. Determine crop readiness
  3. Assess the need for insurance
  4. Plan harvest strategy
  5. Plan for OHS hazard management
  6. Plan for fire prevention and control
  7. Decide on storage and delivery requirements
  8. Implement the harvest strategy
  9. Segregate crop for quality

Required Skills

Required skills

plan and implement harvesting operations including amendment of these during the operation itself

organise and schedule the maintenance of plant and equipment

establish processesstrategies procedures and controls for crop harvesting

interpret analyse and extract information from a range of sources and discussions

assess potential yields

negotiate and arrange contracts and agreements

explain and deliver instructions about the plans and scheduling of the harvest operations to both staff and contractors as well as suppliers customers and neighbours

observe identify and react appropriately to environmental implications and OHS hazards

use literacy skills to fulfil job roles as required by the organisation The level of skill may range from reading and understanding documentation to completion of written reports

use oral communication skillslanguage competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning active listening asking for clarification negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views

use numeracy skills to estimate calculate and record complex workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

Required knowledge

capability and use of harvesting equipment

crop measurement techniques and parameters

market information and sources

location and relative skills and abilities of available contractors

contracting requirements for crop insurance

management of the moisture content of crops including drying and aeration

storage options and local storage availability

bushfire prevention and control legislation

bushfire prevention and control strategies and equipment

contact details for local fire services

weather conditions which may affect the harvest

relevant legislation and regulations relating to OHS contractor engagement chemical use and application and vehicle and plant use

environmental controls and codes of practice applicable to the business and to the harvesting operations

sound management practices and processes to minimise noise odours and debris from the harvesting operations

Evidence Required

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 workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following

estimate crop yield and value and monitor for harvest readiness

plan for the resources that will be required for harvest

negotiate insurance and equipment supply contracts

develop risk management procedures for OHS climate and fire risk

organise for the logistics of the harvesting operation including harvesting storage and delivery

keep grain batches separate and monitor for pests or spoilage

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


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Crops may include:

all horticultural crops

all agricultural crops.

Horticultural crops may include:

all fruit

vegetables

herbs

flowers

foliage

bulbs

tubers

nuts

fungi

wild harvest plants

oils

olives

grains

seeds

hops

other specialised crops not specifically named as broadacre crops.

Agricultural crops may include:

canola

wheat

hay

barley

oats

rice

triticale

maize

millet

chickpeas

cotton

faba beans

lucerne

lupins

pigeon peas

sorghum

soybean

sunflower

other crops grown as part of a broadacre mixed farming enterprise not specifically named as horticultural crops.