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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare parent material for budding and grafting
   • Parent plant is prepared and the method of taking budding or grafting material is employed suitable to the species according to organisational procedures.
   • Tools and equipment are free from contamination, and hygiene practices are followed according to organisational guidelines.
   • Tools appropriate to the task being undertaken are chosen and used according to organisational guidelines, and safe working practices are employed.
2. Prepare budding and grafting materials
   • Budding/grafting material is selected for propagation according to organisational guidelines and supervisors instructions.
   • Viability of materials is maintained by appropriate storage according to the requirements of the species.
   • Discarded material is disposed of according to organisational waste disposal guidelines and/or procedures.
   • Stock is prepared according to species and organisational guidelines.
   • Budding/grafting materials and stock are handled in a way that prevents damage.
3. Bud/graft scion
   • Budding/grafting method is selected according to species and organisational guidelines.
   • Bud/graft is sealed according to instructions.
   • Labels and identification are correct and applied according to organisational guidelines.
   • Records are completed accurately and at the required time according to organisational guidelines.
   • Out-of-specification process and equipment performance is identified, rectified and/or reported.
4. Complete budding/ grafting activities
   • Equipment is cleaned as required.
   • Unused grafting material is disposed of/stored according to company procedures.
   • Waste generated by both the grafting and cleaning procedures is collected, treated, disposed of or recycled according to company procedures.
   • Workplace information is recorded in the appropriate format.

Required Skills

Required skills

access workplace information to identify grafting requirements select fit and use appropriate personal protective equipment PPE select appropriate material for buddinggrafting prepare material for grafting select and prepare equipment as required budgraft plants according to instructions operate equipment safely treat plants after buddinggrafting store unused grafting material take corrective action in response to outofspecification results or noncompliance sort collect treat recycle or dispose of waste as required clean equipment after use 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

botany plant anatomy and physiology root stocks and scion stock importance of selection and use of rootstock stages of the buddinggrafting procedure and their purpose common problems and corrective action required operation components and purpose of buddinggrafting and equipment maintenance requirements of equipment procedures and responsibilities for reporting problem environmental issues and controls cleaning requirements of work area and equipment recording requirements and procedures

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 take budding and grafting material from plants select and prepare stock for budding and grafting demonstrate a range of budding and grafting techniques maintain labels and records of the budding and grafting operation dispose of unused grafting material according to environmental and disease management procedures
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

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Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.
Plants may include:	trees shrubs vines and other plant types in nurseries or in field situations.
Materials may include:	cuttings buds dormant or green material nursery rootstock rootlings mature plants.
Budding/grafting methods may include:	T buds chip wedge side bark.

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