- AHCPMG303A - Maintain biological cultures
AHCPMG303A
Maintain biological cultures
Application
This unit relates to maintaining biological cultures under limited supervision from others with checking only related to overall progress. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Prepare and propagate bioagent media | 1.1. Bioagent media to suit the host and target species are identified, selected and accessed consistent with enterprise procedures or integrated weed management strategy where applicable. 1.2. Required media are prepared in line with established procedures and laboratory policy. |
2. Obtain bioagent cultures | 2.1. Cultures are procured from established sources and microclimate maintained in transport to the laboratory. 2.2. Cultures are transferred to growing environment in strict compliance with laboratory policy. |
3. Maintain and monitor cultures | 3.1. Cultures are regularly checked as an integral part of work routines. 3.2. Optimum environmental conditions are maintained to maximise culture growth and condition. 3.3. Observations are recorded and abnormalities are reported to the appropriate authority. |
4. Harvest and store cultures | 4.1. Routine monitoring of culture growth identifies the need for harvest and agent release. 4.2. Harvesting program is determined in line with program requirements. 4.3. Harvest operations are completed and cultures are transferred to storage in accordance with laboratory policy. |
Required Skills
Required skills |
identify Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) hazards and implement safe work practices prepare and propagate bioagent media obtain bioagent cultures maintain and monitor cultures harvest and store cultures use literacy skills to read, interpret and follow organisational policies and procedures, follow sequenced written instructions, record accurately and legible information collected and select and apply procedures for a range of tasks use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation, including questioning techniques, active listening, clarifying information and consulting with supervisors as required use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine workplace measures 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 |
the range of media available for culture maintenance culturing and media preparation techniques laboratory and glasshouse procedures available biological control agents and their use the broad range of pest species that are to be targeted biosecurity and quarantine requirements. |
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: prepare and propagate bioagent media obtain bioagent cultures maintain and monitor cultures harvest and store cultures. |
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. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. | |
Biological control agents may include: | control agents for weed control, their maintenance and culture. |
Sectors
Unit sector | Pest management |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Not Applicable