Required skills include

Ability to

visually analyse a crop

identify available processes of literature searches internet browsing personal consultation with experts specimen collections field guides workplace notes and use of keys and charts to aid identification

identify a range of commercial seed crops including morphology of plants grown for commercial seed crop registration history and crop density

measure crop density

determine varietal purity identifying offtypes including testing for and follow up audits

identify weeds

use research skills

Required knowledge includes

Knowledge of

requirements of Australian Quarantine Inspection service AQIS and AQIS Authorised Officers AAO phytosanitary reports

hygiene requirements for crop inspectors

plant breeders rights

concepts of disease pressure

concepts of pest pressure

field inspectors reports

crop sampling techniques and use of quadrats

cropseed certification systems for example Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD Australian Seed Authority ASA

relevant health safety and environment requirements

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

classification of seed to species andor variety level

use of taxonomic terms to describe seed

updating of seed reference collection

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

Method of assessment

Assessment methods must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the AHC Training Package and can be assessed holistically with other Units

Assessment methods must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the AHC10 Training Package and can be assessed holistically with other Units.

Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts together with application of required knowledge

Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks with questioning on required knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills

Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access interpret and apply the required knowledge

Assessment may be applied under projectrelated conditions real or simulated and require evidence of process

Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance but is able to be transferred to other circumstances

Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other Units of Competency

The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate

Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality gender or language backgrounds other than English

Where the participant has a disability reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment

Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role

Guidance information for assessment

To ensure consistency in performance competency should be demonstrated on more than one occasion over a period of time in order to cover a variety of circumstances cases and responsibilities and where possible over a number of assessment activities

Seed characteristics may include:

Machinery and equipment may include:

Checking and preparation for inspection may include:

Crops may include: