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Evidence Guide: AHCNSY306 - Implement a propagation plan

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AHCNSY306 - Implement a propagation plan

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare for propagation activities

  1. Interpret workplace instructions and organise tasks to achieve daily work routine within time constraints
  2. Select and prepare appropriate tools, equipment and machinery
  3. Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks, implement control measures and report to the supervisor
  4. Select, use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
  5. Prepare growing environment to suit species and propagation method
  6. Implement hygiene practices
Interpret workplace instructions and organise tasks to achieve daily work routine within time constraints

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Select and prepare appropriate tools, equipment and machinery

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Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks, implement control measures and report to the supervisor

Completed
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Select, use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

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Prepare growing environment to suit species and propagation method

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Implement hygiene practices

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Select propagation material

  1. Identify parent plant and select according to health, vigour and desired characteristics
  2. Select and collect propagation material according to the propagation method and species
  3. Select appropriate conditioning and storage requirements to ensure maximum viability of propagating material
Identify parent plant and select according to health, vigour and desired characteristics

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Select and collect propagation material according to the propagation method and species

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Select appropriate conditioning and storage requirements to ensure maximum viability of propagating material

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Prepare propagating media

  1. Select media components for propagation mix
  2. Test propagation media to ensure the product complies with media specifications
  3. Determine storage requirements for the unused propagation media
Select media components for propagation mix

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Test propagation media to ensure the product complies with media specifications

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Determine storage requirements for the unused propagation media

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Propagate plants

  1. Prepare propagation material safely ensuring risks associated with airborne hazards are reduced
  2. Perform propagation techniques appropriate for the plant species
  3. Handle plants to minimise damage
  4. Provide aftercare to suit the media conditions, plant requirements and propagation techniques employed
Prepare propagation material safely ensuring risks associated with airborne hazards are reduced

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Perform propagation techniques appropriate for the plant species

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Handle plants to minimise damage

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Provide aftercare to suit the media conditions, plant requirements and propagation techniques employed

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Complete propagation operations

  1. Clean work site using appropriate hygiene requirements
  2. Collect waste and dispose of or recycle to minimise damage to the environment
  3. Complete and maintain records
Clean work site using appropriate hygiene requirements

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Collect waste and dispose of or recycle to minimise damage to the environment

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Complete and maintain records

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Prepare for propagation activities

1.1 Interpret workplace instructions and organise tasks to achieve daily work routine within time constraints

1.2 Select and prepare appropriate tools, equipment and machinery

1.3 Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks, implement control measures and report to the supervisor

1.4 Select, use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

1.5 Prepare growing environment to suit species and propagation method

1.6 Implement hygiene practices

2. Select propagation material

2.1 Identify parent plant and select according to health, vigour and desired characteristics

2.2 Select and collect propagation material according to the propagation method and species

2.3 Select appropriate conditioning and storage requirements to ensure maximum viability of propagating material

3. Prepare propagating media

3.1 Select media components for propagation mix

3.2 Test propagation media to ensure the product complies with media specifications

3.3 Determine storage requirements for the unused propagation media

4. Propagate plants

4.1 Prepare propagation material safely ensuring risks associated with airborne hazards are reduced

4.2 Perform propagation techniques appropriate for the plant species

4.3 Handle plants to minimise damage

4.4 Provide aftercare to suit the media conditions, plant requirements and propagation techniques employed

5. Complete propagation operations

5.1 Clean work site using appropriate hygiene requirements

5.2 Collect waste and dispose of or recycle to minimise damage to the environment

5.3 Complete and maintain records

Required Skills and Knowledge

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Prepare for propagation activities

1.1 Interpret workplace instructions and organise tasks to achieve daily work routine within time constraints

1.2 Select and prepare appropriate tools, equipment and machinery

1.3 Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks, implement control measures and report to the supervisor

1.4 Select, use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

1.5 Prepare growing environment to suit species and propagation method

1.6 Implement hygiene practices

2. Select propagation material

2.1 Identify parent plant and select according to health, vigour and desired characteristics

2.2 Select and collect propagation material according to the propagation method and species

2.3 Select appropriate conditioning and storage requirements to ensure maximum viability of propagating material

3. Prepare propagating media

3.1 Select media components for propagation mix

3.2 Test propagation media to ensure the product complies with media specifications

3.3 Determine storage requirements for the unused propagation media

4. Propagate plants

4.1 Prepare propagation material safely ensuring risks associated with airborne hazards are reduced

4.2 Perform propagation techniques appropriate for the plant species

4.3 Handle plants to minimise damage

4.4 Provide aftercare to suit the media conditions, plant requirements and propagation techniques employed

5. Complete propagation operations

5.1 Clean work site using appropriate hygiene requirements

5.2 Collect waste and dispose of or recycle to minimise damage to the environment

5.3 Complete and maintain records

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:

prepare the growing environment to suit species and propagation method

recognise and rectify problems and anomalies with parent plants, propagation material, propagation media, equipment and materials

select appropriate propagation material

handle potting mixes and propagation materials in a safe manner

apply propagation techniques as appropriate to plants being propagated

Provide aftercare to suit media conditions, plant requirements and propagation techniques

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

the principles and practices for implementing a propagation plan

aftercare requirements for a range of propagated plants

problems that may occur performing propagation activities and preventative action

enterprise hygiene standards required for propagation activities

preferred types of propagation media for different species

propagation techniques required for a range of plants

quality specifications for parent plants and propagation materials

testing methods applied to propagation media

Range Statement