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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for crop harvesting
   • Identify the crop to be harvested and the requirements and procedures to assure crop quality
   • Determine crop maturity by experience, specification charts, aids or devices and according to client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
   • Identify that suitable weather conditions for picking are established according to enterprise work procedures
   • Select tools, equipment and machinery according to harvest requirements
   • Carry out pre-operational and safety checks on tools, equipment and machinery
2. Coordinate harvesting activities
   • Inform seasonal labour of the harvest plan/strategy
   • Assign daily work tasks to harvest staff
   • Ensure work program allows for contingencies caused by weather or other interruptions
   • Monitor the harvest and coordinate changes to work activities as required
3. Monitor crop quality throughout harvest
   • Ensure harvesting procedures and the harvested crop comply with specifications
   • Ensure crop is handled in a way that minimises damage
   • Ensure sorting and grading of the crop complies with specifications
   • Minimise post-harvest deterioration in crop storage according to enterprise work procedures
   • Transport the crop with minimum damage
   • Calculate and record picking tallies or harvest yields
4. Deliver crop to specified destination
   • Confirm delivery details including quantity, timing and destination
   • Deliver crop with damage levels that are within specifications
   • Ensure crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
   • Complete delivery documentation accurately

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

coordinate a work group

maintain harvest requirements

monitor crop quality

prepare for crop harvesting activities

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices for

effect of adverse climatic conditions (e.g., rain, hail, extreme wind, or very high ultraviolet radiation), which may prevent or impede crop harvesting operations, or severely influence the time taken to complete the tasks necessary to fulfil the operation

enterprise quality procedures and characteristics of a crop relative to varying market requirements

grading characteristics of each crop

importance of maintaining quality of produce including cooling requirements and quick transport from field to processing areas

industry wage rates and conditions, contractors services, conditions and rates

licensing requirements for use of forklifts, trucks and machinery

recognition of the maturity parameters of a range of crops

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