Application
The unit involves collecting seed in a forest environment setting The skills and knowledge required for competent workplace performance are to be used within the scope of the person's job and authority |
Prerequisites
Not Applicable
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Prepare to collect seed | 1.1. Applicable occupational health and safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to collecting seed are identified and followed 1.2. Work order is reviewed and clarified with appropriate personnel 1.3. Site environmental protection measures are followed in line with relevant legislation and regulations 1.4. Potential locations for the collection of required seeds are identified and required approvals are sought and obtained from relevant authorities 1.5. Equipment and resources appropriate to work requirements are selected and checked for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer recommendations 1.6. Seed collecting operations are checked to ensure safe working conditions and planned in line with site procedures 1.7. Communication with others is established and maintained in line with OHS requirements |
2. Select and assess seed | 2.1. Plant species and condition are visually assessed and checked to ensure the collection of healthy seeds 2.2. Method of seed collection is selected and applied without causing damage to health of parent plant 2.3. Seed is collected from a range of plants and from different areas of plants to maintain genetic diversity 2.4. Seed is placed in clean containers and accurately labelled in line with industry, site and organisational requirements |
3. Clean and store seed | 3.1. Seed is separated from other materials, weighed and stored in line with species requirements and site procedures 3.2. Seed treatment is applied to prevent deterioration in line with seed species and site procedures 3.3. Seed information is accurately recorded in line with site procedures 3.4. Seed is packaged for storage in line with industry, legislative and organisational requirements 3.5. Seed collection information and results are recorded and reported in line with site procedures |
Required Skills
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit. |
Required skills |
Technical skills sufficient to use and maintain relevant equipment and resources; efficiently and safely carry out seed collecting procedures; identify a range of seed species and apply accurate identifying information; use a range of seed collection methods and related equipment Communication skills sufficient to use appropriate communication and interpersonal techniques with colleagues and others Literacy skills sufficient to record and maintain information, including details of seed species, weight and place of origin Numeracy skills sufficient to apply appropriate mathematical techniques to calculate seed weights and quantities Problem solving skills sufficient to review and identify work requirements; identify problems and equipment faults; demonstrate appropriate response procedures |
Required knowledge |
Applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and established safe practices relevant to the full range of processes for collecting seed Environmental protection requirements, including the safe disposal of waste material and returning the environment to its original or near to original condition on completion of activity Organisational and site standards, requirements, policies and procedures for collecting seed Environmental risks and hazards Procedures for minimising environmental impact Range of seed species and appropriate collection, treatment and packaging processes, including storage requirements for different seed species Types of diseases and pests likely to infect a range of seed species Established communication channels and protocols Problem identification and resolution strategies, and common fault finding techniques Types of tools and equipment, and procedures for their safe use and maintenance Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring, including calculating time to complete tasks Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information |
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 | A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can apply safe and efficient techniques to collect, treat and store a range of seed species in line with species requirements and organisational guidelines |
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, and satisfy, all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of: following applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to collecting seed following organisational policies and procedures relevant to collecting seed safely and efficiently using and maintaining seed collecting equipment and resources treating and storing seed in line with site and industry specifications recording seed collection information and results, and maintaining workplace information |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or realistically simulated workplace Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices, safety requirements and environmental constraints Assessment of required knowledge, other than confirmatory questions, will usually be conducted in an off-site context Assessment is to follow relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements The following resources should be made available: workplace location or simulated workplace materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit specifications and work instructions |
Method of assessment | Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 Training Package 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 and correctly interpret and apply the required knowledge Assessment may be applied under project-related 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 |
Range Statement
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. | |
OHS requirements: | are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include: personal protective equipment and clothing safety equipment first aid equipment fire fighting equipment hazard and risk control fatigue management elimination of hazardous materials and substances safe forest practices, including required actions relating to forest fire manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying |
Environmental requirements may include: | legislation organisational policies and procedures workplace practices |
Legislative requirements: | are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include: award and enterprise agreements industrial relations Australian Standards confidentiality and privacy OHS the environment equal opportunity anti-discrimination relevant industry codes of practice duty of care |
Organisational requirements may include: | legal organisational and site guidelines policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility quality assurance procedural manuals quality and continuous improvement processes and standards OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures ethical standards recording and reporting requirements equipment use, maintenance and storage requirements environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines) |
Work order is to include: | information and instructions for collecting, treating and storing seed and may also include: instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures environmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisors suppliers clients colleagues managers |
Environmental protection measures may include: | ground growth canopy general forest lean wind speed and direction fallen trees density of trees ground slope soil and water protection ground hazards obstacles |
Approvals may include: | licences and permits required for commercial and non-commercial seed collection government permits landholder permits |
Relevant authorities may include: | local governments parks and reserves managers forestry managers relevant government departments and agencies/ authorities, such as those involved in sustainability and environmental issues relevant Indigenous organisations and agencies |
Equipment and resources may include: | personnel vehicles pruning and shaking equipment sheets tarpaulins clean containers for holding seeds vacuum seed collecting machines ladders or elevated work platforms personal protective equipment |
Planning includes: | consideration of: seed collection seasons when the required species have fruit at optimal condition |
Communication may include: | verbal and non-verbal language constructive feedback active listening questioning to clarify and confirm understanding use of positive, confident and cooperative language use of language and concepts appropriate to individual social and cultural differences control of tone of voice |
Method of seed collection may include: | collecting after falling or felling using ladders climbing shaking high-powered rifles cherry-pickers |
Health of parent plant may require: | hand picking careful and selective pruning |
Labelling may include: | seed location genetic identity |
Separation methods may include: | hand selection wind separation/winnowing sieving vibrating flotation drying crumbling of husks |
Seed treatment may include: | heat mechanical chemical protection against pests |
Seed information may include: | time and date of harvest time and date of receipt into store weight species place or origin of seed container identifier |
Packaging may include: | vacuum sealing use of inert atmospheres, such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide control of packing environment, including temperature, light and moisture |
Records and reports may be | maintained by: electronic database card index data sheets filing systems and may be: manual a computer-based system other appropriate organisational communication system |
Sectors
Not Applicable
Competency Field
Forest Growing and Management |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills |
Licensing Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor