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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to construct or repair beehives
  2. Construct or repair beehives
  3. Clean up on completion of work

Required Skills

Required skills

identifying hazards and using safe work practices

cleaning up on completion of work

handling materials and equipment

preparing materials and equipment for work

selecting and using tools appropriate to task being performed

undertaking work as directed

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

use oral communication skillslanguage competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning active listening asking for clarification and seeking advice from supervisor

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

construction and health standards to be maintained for beehives

hive components and materials required to construct or repair them

safe work practices

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

assemble construction materials and check that they present no risk of contamination to environment or apiculture products

mark beehives as they are constructed or repaired

select and use tools appropriate to task being performed

use only timber treatments approved for beehives

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