Application
The unit involves cutting, sorting and setting cuttings in a variety of work settings, including: farms agriculture workshop domestic nurseries local councils 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 cuttings | 1.1. Applicable occupational health and safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to cutting, sorting and setting cuttings are identified and followed 1.2. Site environmental protection measures are identified and adhered to in line with relevant legislation and regulations 1.3. Work order is reviewed and checked as required with appropriate personnel 1.4. Parent plant is prepared and suitable method applied to take cutting appropriate to the species 1.5. Communication with others is established and maintained in line with OHS requirements |
2. Sort and select cuttings | 2.1. Work area is cleared and cleaned to eliminate contamination in line with hygiene practices, and organisational and environmental requirements 2.2. Cuttings are visually assessed and selected for propagation in line with work order requirements 2.3. Correct conditioning and storage procedures appropriate to species requirements are identified and followed to maintain maximum viability of cuttings 2.4. Discarded cutting material is disposed of in line with workplace waste disposal guidelines, and organisational and environmental requirements |
3. Prepare growing site | 3.1. Growing environment and weed retardants are prepared and applied in line with work order, and organisational and environmental requirements 3.2. Equipment appropriate to work requirements is selected and checked for operational effectiveness in line with manufacturer recommendations 3.3. Remedial action is taken as required to control pests and diseases in line with specified planting program and environmental requirements 3.4. Outcomes from cutting, sorting and setting cuttings are recorded and reported to the appropriate personnel |
Required Skills
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit. |
Required skills |
Technical skills sufficient to review and identify work requirements; use and maintain relevant tools, machinery and equipment; prepare and maintain a clean and hygienic work environment; apply correct preparation methods; recognise common diseases, pests and nutritional deficiencies Communication skills sufficient to use appropriate communication and interpersonal techniques with colleagues and others, including landholders, and internal and external bodies and groups Literacy skills sufficient to read and interpret information from tables and charts; locate, record and report information Numeracy skills sufficient to measure, estimate and calculate time required to complete a task; calculate space required for successful propagation Problem solving skills sufficient to identify problems and equipment faults; demonstrate appropriate response procedures |
Required knowledge |
Applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice relevant to the full range of processes for cutting, sorting and setting cuttings Environmental protection requirements, including the safe disposal of waste material and the safe use and storage of chemicals Organisational and site standards, requirements, policies and procedures for cutting, sorting and setting cuttings Environmental risks and hazards Types and species of cuttings Media mixing, conditioning and storage procedures Growing environments and weed retardants that are suitable to plant and cutting species Pre-planting treatments, water and nutrients that are suitable to plant and cutting 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 safely and efficiently prepare cuttings and growth site, and sort and set correct cuttings by following specific guidelines, criteria and procedures |
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: follow applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to cutting, sorting and setting cuttings follow organisational policies and procedures relevant to cutting, sorting and setting cuttings using appropriate tools and equipment and maintaining a hygienic work environment efficiently and hygienically selecting, sorting and storing cuttings |
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) |
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 and obstacles contingencies for modifying operations during wet or other adverse weather conditions hygiene of the area relevant commonwealth, state or territory, and local legislation and regulations |
Work order may include: | plant species required safety clothing and equipment quality standard stock required height species characteristics and requirements nutrients watering quantities and method growing environment weed retardants cutting selection methodology written instructions diagrams instructions for the environmental monitoring of work and procedures environmental care requirements relevant to the work |
Appropriate personnel may include: | supervisors clients colleagues line management |
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 |
Conditioning and storage | are in line with required species to allow for maximum viability |
Disposing of may include: | recycling discarded cutting material re-using discarded cutting material |
Growing environment may include: | heat light humidity wind sun moisture topography rainfall |
Weed retardants may include: | weed-mat slatted benches chemical solutions |
Equipment may include: | motorised or electrically-powered automated systems manually-operated equipment and tools |
Remedial action may include: | removal of infected material treatment of growing site with chemicals |
Records and reports may include: | tally sheets quality sheets and forms production sheets and downtime sheets relate to: production details maintenance details breakdowns or equipment faults computer problems interruptions to production 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