Elements and Performance Criteria
- Define the plant cultural requirements of the site
- Survey and record the range of plant life areas and plant species
- Determine, acquire and maintain materials, equipment and labour required for implementation and maintenance
- Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement appropriate controls
- Assess staff capability and skills and knowledge against implementation and maintenance requirements
- Implement staff training and development as required to bridge gaps
- Develop a plant cultural program for the site
- Determine plant cultural practices over the duration of a documented planning period
- Sample, prepare and test soil types and growing media through field tests by staff and laboratory tests by specialist services
- Allocate resources and develop appropriate budgets for the implementation period
- Source and contract required specialist cultural practice services
- Develop a schedule of operations for the implementation period
- Allow for environmental and cultural contingencies in the site program
- Manage the implementation of the program
- Implement routine and contracted services
- Interpret test results and appropriately ameliorate soils and growing media
- Allocate and supervise staff and appraise for performance
- Confirm that materials and equipment are used according to work health and safety requirements and documented safe operating procedures
- Log progress reports detailing the on-going results of the plant cultural program
- Monitor, review and document the program
- Itemise daily workplace records, weekly or monthly expenses, and other information relevant to the plant cultural program in registers or diaries
- Evaluate costs and expenditure against budgets and document in a report
- Monitor, and evaluate routine and contracted services and record performance audits
- Compare the plant cultural program to previous programs and make appropriate adjustments
- Document results in a report covering all items of recorded information in the program