Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

AHCPHT310A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AHCPHT310A - Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting
Description This unit covers the process of coordinating harvesting activities for horticultural crops and defines the standard required to: prepare for crop harvesting activities; maintain harvest requirements; coordinate a work group; monitor crop quality.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to the process of coordinating harvesting activities for horticultural crops including preparing for harvest, maintaining harvest requirements, monitoring crop quality and delivering the crop and involves working under limited supervision with checking only related to overall progress.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Nil
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: Prepare for crop harvesting
  • The crop to be harvested and the requirements and procedures to assure crop quality are identified according to enterprise work procedures
  • Crop maturity is determined by experience, specification charts, aids or devices and according to client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  • Suitable weather conditions for picking are established according to enterprise work procedures
  • Tools, equipment and machinery are selected according to harvest requirements and enterprise work procedures
  • Pre-operational and safety checks are carried out on tools, equipment and machinery according to manufacturers specifications and enterprise work procedures
  • Workplace health and safety (WHS) hazards are identified, risks assessed, controls implemented and reported to the supervisor
  • Suitable safety and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are selected, used and maintained
       
Element: Co-ordinate harvesting activities
  • Seasonal labour is informed of the harvest plan/strategy
  • Basic training is undertaken to ensure that the crop is harvested according to company quality requirements
  • Harvest staff are allocated daily work tasks
  • Work program allows for contingencies caused by weather or other interruptions to harvest activities
  • The harvest is monitored and changes to deployment of staff are made accordingly
       
Element: Monitor crop quality throughout harvest
  • Harvesting procedures and the harvested crop comply with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  • The crop is handled carefully to prevent damage according to enterprise work procedures
  • Sorting and grading of the crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  • Crop storage minimises postharvest deterioration according to enterprise work procedures
  • The crop is transported with minimum damage according to enterprise work procedures
  • Picking tallies or harvest yields are calculated and recorded according to enterprise work procedures
       
Element: Deliver crop to specified destination
  • Delivery details including quantity, timing and destination are confirmed according to enterprise work procedures
  • Crop is delivered with damage levels that are within client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  • Delivered crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  • Delivery documentation is completed accurately according to enterprise work procedures
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

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:

prepare for crop harvesting activities

maintain harvest requirements

coordinate a work group

monitor crop quality

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.

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Required skills

Required skills include:

communicate ideas and information to work team members, supervisors, contractors and clients

utilise proforma reporting, analysis and work procedure documents, and interpret quality specifications

measure materials

interpret harvest specifications and schedules

calculate tallies, working hours, yields and quality results

coordinate work group, contractors and own activities

use interpersonal skills to work with and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

Required knowledge

Required knowledge includes:

recognition of the maturity parameters of a range of crops

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

grading characteristics of each crop

the 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

the 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

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Crops may include:

horticultural crops including those for human consumption

Horticultural crops may include:

all fruit

vegetables

herbs

flowers

foliage

bulbs

tubers

nuts

fungi

wild harvest plants

oils

olives

grains

seeds

hops

specialised crops not specifically named as broad acre crops

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
The crop to be harvested and the requirements and procedures to assure crop quality are identified according to enterprise work procedures 
Crop maturity is determined by experience, specification charts, aids or devices and according to client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications 
Suitable weather conditions for picking are established according to enterprise work procedures 
Tools, equipment and machinery are selected according to harvest requirements and enterprise work procedures 
Pre-operational and safety checks are carried out on tools, equipment and machinery according to manufacturers specifications and enterprise work procedures 
Workplace health and safety (WHS) hazards are identified, risks assessed, controls implemented and reported to the supervisor 
Suitable safety and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are selected, used and maintained 
Seasonal labour is informed of the harvest plan/strategy 
Basic training is undertaken to ensure that the crop is harvested according to company quality requirements 
Harvest staff are allocated daily work tasks 
Work program allows for contingencies caused by weather or other interruptions to harvest activities 
The harvest is monitored and changes to deployment of staff are made accordingly 
Harvesting procedures and the harvested crop comply with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications 
The crop is handled carefully to prevent damage according to enterprise work procedures 
Sorting and grading of the crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications 
Crop storage minimises postharvest deterioration according to enterprise work procedures 
The crop is transported with minimum damage according to enterprise work procedures 
Picking tallies or harvest yields are calculated and recorded according to enterprise work procedures 
Delivery details including quantity, timing and destination are confirmed according to enterprise work procedures 
Crop is delivered with damage levels that are within client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications 
Delivered crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications 
Delivery documentation is completed accurately according to enterprise work procedures 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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