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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare to check brood
  2. Assess health and condition of brood
  3. 3 Assess health and condition of adult bees

Required Skills

Required skills

identifying pests and diseases

inspecting broods

preparing supplementary feeds

reporting signs of notifiable diseases

requeening a colony

taking samples

transporting colonies

using PPE

working safely around bees

use literacy skills to read interpret and follow organisational policies and procedures follow sequenced written instructions record accurately and legible information collected and select and apply procedures for a range of tasks

use oral communication skillslanguage competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning techniques active listening clarifying information and consulting with supervisors as required

use numeracy skills to estimate calculate and record routine workplace measures

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

Required knowledge

mode of spread of pestsdiseases and level of risk to beekeeping

signs of endemic and exotic disease and pests of honey bees and treatments

where relevant nonallowable inputs for organic honey production

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

inspect hive and colony for signs of disease and ill thrift

identify key signs and symptoms of disease and pests that may affect brood or adult honey bees

undertake remedial action to ensure colony is maintained in healthy and productive condition for intended use

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