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AHCPCM601 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Develop and implement a plant health management strategy

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AHCPCM601 - Develop and implement a plant health management strategy
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to gather information and advice on plant health and develop and implement a management strategy on plant health.It applies to individuals who analyse information and exercise judgement to complete a range of advanced skilled activities and demonstrate deep knowledge in a specific technical area. They have accountability for the work of others and analyse, design and communicate solutions to a range of complex problems. All work is carried out to comply with workplace procedures.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Develop a plant health and management program
  • Identify plant health issues from published data, historical records and industry consultation
  • Define management issues relative to desired quality, quantity and productivity requirements of marketing and production plans
  • Develop a program which defines enterprise guidelines and specific responsibilities of operational elements to achieve required outcomes
  • Establish systems to monitor business goals
  • Seek professional assistance where appropriate
  • Assess information to determine potential key information for input to planning decisions
  • Consider and document the environmental implications of chemical use, alternative methods and non-chemical preventative methods
       
Element: Determine plant health strategies
  • Analyse gathered information for suitable approaches to plant health management
  • Consider strategies in the light of their impacts
  • Determine strategies for plant health management to integrate the most suitable methods with the proposed plants and the existing soil types
  • Establish environmental controls and include in the plan
  • Identify workplace health and safety hazards, assess risks and incorporate suitable controls into the plan
       
Element: Provide input to other planning processes
  • Use details regarding plant health management strategies as input to other organisational planning processes
  • Collect and use information regarding other planning processes to inform the plant health management planning process
  • Communicate information about the range of planning processes verbally or in writing according to requirements and circumstances and the people involved
       
Element: Determine scheduling and key responsibilities
  • Determine scheduling for plant health management, taking into consideration the range of seasonal, geographic, and resourcing factors
  • Determine key responsibilities for specific implementation processes
  • Determine record keeping requirements and put procedures in place to ensure compliance with the range of applicable regulations
  • Document the strategic plan, including scheduling and key responsibilities
  • Confirm the plan includes the type, format, frequency and detail of any reporting required by both managers and operators
       
Element: Monitor and adjust plant health management strategies
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of the plant health management strategies at key points and make adjustments as necessary
  • Identify and monitor environmental impacts and workplace health and safety hazards relating to plant health management and assess and manage risks throughout the implementation process
  • Make modifications to the strategy as and when necessary for environmental, workplace health and safety, resourcing, or effectiveness reasons
       
Element: Evaluate plant health management strategies and record result
  • Analyse data, observations and documentation from the implementation of the plant health management program against the plan, based on organisation guidelines
  • Prepare recommendations for future strategies based on the analysis of the data
  • Prepare a report that documents the implementation of the strategies
       


Evidence Required

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Develop a plant health and management program

1.1 Identify plant health issues from published data, historical records and industry consultation

1.2 Define management issues relative to desired quality, quantity and productivity requirements of marketing and production plans

1.3 Develop a program which defines enterprise guidelines and specific responsibilities of operational elements to achieve required outcomes

1.4 Establish systems to monitor business goals

1.5 Seek professional assistance where appropriate

1.6 Assess information to determine potential key information for input to planning decisions

1.7 Consider and document the environmental implications of chemical use, alternative methods and non-chemical preventative methods

1.8 Assess information to determine potential key information for input to planning decisions

2. Determine plant health strategies

2.1 Analyse gathered information for suitable approaches to plant health management

2.2 Consider strategies in the light of their impacts

2.3 Determine strategies for plant health management to integrate the most suitable methods with the proposed plants and the existing soil types

2.4 Establish environmental controls and include in the plan

2.5 Identify workplace health and safety hazards, assess risks and incorporate suitable controls into the plan

3. Provide input to other planning processes

3.1 Use details regarding plant health management strategies as input to other organisational planning processes

3.2 Collect and use information regarding other planning processes to inform the plant health management planning process

3.3 Communicate information about the range of planning processes verbally or in writing according to requirements and circumstances and the people involved

4. Determine scheduling and key responsibilities

4.1 Determine scheduling for plant health management, taking into consideration the range of seasonal, geographic, and resourcing factors

4.2 Determine key responsibilities for specific implementation processes

4.3 Determine record keeping requirements and put procedures in place to ensure compliance with the range of applicable regulations

4.4 Document the strategic plan, including scheduling and key responsibilities

4.5 Confirm the plan includes the type, format, frequency and detail of any reporting required by both managers and operators

5. Monitor and adjust plant health management strategies

5.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of the plant health management strategies at key points and make adjustments as necessary

5.2 Identify and monitor environmental impacts and workplace health and safety hazards relating to plant health management and assess and manage risks throughout the implementation process

5.3 Make modifications to the strategy as and when necessary for environmental, workplace health and safety, resourcing, or effectiveness reasons

6. Evaluate plant health management strategies and record result

6.1 Analyse data, observations and documentation from the implementation of the plant health management program against the plan, based on organisation guidelines

6.2 Prepare recommendations for future strategies based on the analysis of the data

6.3 Prepare a report that documents the implementation of the strategies

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:

determine plant health strategies

determine scheduling and key responsibilities

develop plant health management strategies

evaluate plant health management strategies and record results

provide input to other planning processes

monitor and adjust plant health management strategies

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices of plant health management

environmental controls and codes of practice applicable to the business and to plant health management operations

environmental controls and codes of practice applicable to the enterprise

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

management of weed, pest and disease infestations

management practices and processes to minimise plant health management control operations

planning water budgets and irrigation strategies

plant growth and development and growth regulators

plant growth processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, nutrient uptake, solute transport and metabolism, water balance and osmotic pressure

strategic aspects of managing plant quality, performance and nutrition

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Develop a plant health and management program

1.1 Identify plant health issues from published data, historical records and industry consultation

1.2 Define management issues relative to desired quality, quantity and productivity requirements of marketing and production plans

1.3 Develop a program which defines enterprise guidelines and specific responsibilities of operational elements to achieve required outcomes

1.4 Establish systems to monitor business goals

1.5 Seek professional assistance where appropriate

1.6 Assess information to determine potential key information for input to planning decisions

1.7 Consider and document the environmental implications of chemical use, alternative methods and non-chemical preventative methods

1.8 Assess information to determine potential key information for input to planning decisions

2. Determine plant health strategies

2.1 Analyse gathered information for suitable approaches to plant health management

2.2 Consider strategies in the light of their impacts

2.3 Determine strategies for plant health management to integrate the most suitable methods with the proposed plants and the existing soil types

2.4 Establish environmental controls and include in the plan

2.5 Identify workplace health and safety hazards, assess risks and incorporate suitable controls into the plan

3. Provide input to other planning processes

3.1 Use details regarding plant health management strategies as input to other organisational planning processes

3.2 Collect and use information regarding other planning processes to inform the plant health management planning process

3.3 Communicate information about the range of planning processes verbally or in writing according to requirements and circumstances and the people involved

4. Determine scheduling and key responsibilities

4.1 Determine scheduling for plant health management, taking into consideration the range of seasonal, geographic, and resourcing factors

4.2 Determine key responsibilities for specific implementation processes

4.3 Determine record keeping requirements and put procedures in place to ensure compliance with the range of applicable regulations

4.4 Document the strategic plan, including scheduling and key responsibilities

4.5 Confirm the plan includes the type, format, frequency and detail of any reporting required by both managers and operators

5. Monitor and adjust plant health management strategies

5.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of the plant health management strategies at key points and make adjustments as necessary

5.2 Identify and monitor environmental impacts and workplace health and safety hazards relating to plant health management and assess and manage risks throughout the implementation process

5.3 Make modifications to the strategy as and when necessary for environmental, workplace health and safety, resourcing, or effectiveness reasons

6. Evaluate plant health management strategies and record result

6.1 Analyse data, observations and documentation from the implementation of the plant health management program against the plan, based on organisation guidelines

6.2 Prepare recommendations for future strategies based on the analysis of the data

6.3 Prepare a report that documents the implementation of the strategies

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify plant health issues from published data, historical records and industry consultation 
Define management issues relative to desired quality, quantity and productivity requirements of marketing and production plans 
Develop a program which defines enterprise guidelines and specific responsibilities of operational elements to achieve required outcomes 
Establish systems to monitor business goals 
Seek professional assistance where appropriate 
Assess information to determine potential key information for input to planning decisions 
Consider and document the environmental implications of chemical use, alternative methods and non-chemical preventative methods 
Analyse gathered information for suitable approaches to plant health management 
Consider strategies in the light of their impacts 
Determine strategies for plant health management to integrate the most suitable methods with the proposed plants and the existing soil types 
Establish environmental controls and include in the plan 
Identify workplace health and safety hazards, assess risks and incorporate suitable controls into the plan 
Use details regarding plant health management strategies as input to other organisational planning processes 
Collect and use information regarding other planning processes to inform the plant health management planning process 
Communicate information about the range of planning processes verbally or in writing according to requirements and circumstances and the people involved 
Determine scheduling for plant health management, taking into consideration the range of seasonal, geographic, and resourcing factors 
Determine key responsibilities for specific implementation processes 
Determine record keeping requirements and put procedures in place to ensure compliance with the range of applicable regulations 
Document the strategic plan, including scheduling and key responsibilities 
Confirm the plan includes the type, format, frequency and detail of any reporting required by both managers and operators 
Evaluate the effectiveness of the plant health management strategies at key points and make adjustments as necessary 
Identify and monitor environmental impacts and workplace health and safety hazards relating to plant health management and assess and manage risks throughout the implementation process 
Make modifications to the strategy as and when necessary for environmental, workplace health and safety, resourcing, or effectiveness reasons 
Analyse data, observations and documentation from the implementation of the plant health management program against the plan, based on organisation guidelines 
Prepare recommendations for future strategies based on the analysis of the data 
Prepare a report that documents the implementation of the strategies 

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