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Evidence Guide: AHCPGD201 - Plant trees and shrubs

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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AHCPGD201 - Plant trees and shrubs

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

Prepare for planting operations

  1. Identify work health and safety hazards and tell the supervisor
  2. Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure correct fit
  3. Use and maintain tools and equipment for planting
  4. Mark site out as directed
  5. Control competing plants
  6. Modify soil as directed
Identify work health and safety hazards and tell the supervisor

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Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure correct fit

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Use and maintain tools and equipment for planting

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Mark site out as directed

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Control competing plants

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Modify soil as directed

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Prepare trees and shrubs for planting

  1. Excavate planting holes
  2. Water trees and shrubs prior to planting
  3. Confirm root ball is damp
  4. Remove trees and shrubs from containers
Excavate planting holes

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Water trees and shrubs prior to planting

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Confirm root ball is damp

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Remove trees and shrubs from containers

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Inspect plants and report problems

  1. Inspect plant and root ball
  2. Report dry, water repellent and loose root balls
  3. Report the presence of symptoms of pests or disease
  4. Apply root treatments as directed
Inspect plant and root ball

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Report dry, water repellent and loose root balls

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Report the presence of symptoms of pests or disease

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Apply root treatments as directed

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Install trees, shrubs and/or other plants

  1. Place plants in prepared hole
  2. Back-fill planting hole and consolidate soil
  3. Water plants to eliminate air pockets
  4. Apply mulch as directed
Place plants in prepared hole

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Back-fill planting hole and consolidate soil

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Water plants to eliminate air pockets

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Apply mulch as directed

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Complete work

  1. Dispose of or recycle soil and waste material from the site to minimise damage to the environment
  2. Clean and store all tools and equipment
Dispose of or recycle soil and waste material from the site to minimise damage to the environment

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Clean and store all tools and equipment

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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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 planting operations

1.1 Identify work health and safety hazards and tell the supervisor

1.2 Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure correct fit

1.3 Use and maintain tools and equipment for planting

1.4 Mark site out as directed

1.5 Control competing plants

1.6 Modify soil as directed

2. Prepare trees and shrubs for planting

2.1 Excavate planting holes

2.2 Water trees and shrubs prior to planting

2.3 Confirm root ball is damp

2.4 Remove trees and shrubs from containers

3. Inspect plants and report problems

3.1 Inspect plant and root ball

3.2 Report dry, water repellent and loose root balls

3.3 Report the presence of symptoms of pests or disease

3.4 Apply root treatments as directed

4. Install trees, shrubs and/or other plants

4.1 Place plants in prepared hole

4.2 Back-fill planting hole and consolidate soil

4.3 Water plants to eliminate air pockets

4.4 Apply mulch as directed

5. Complete work

5.1 Dispose of or recycle soil and waste material from the site to minimise damage to the environment

5.2 Clean and store all tools and equipment

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 planting operations

1.1 Identify work health and safety hazards and tell the supervisor

1.2 Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure correct fit

1.3 Use and maintain tools and equipment for planting

1.4 Mark site out as directed

1.5 Control competing plants

1.6 Modify soil as directed

2. Prepare trees and shrubs for planting

2.1 Excavate planting holes

2.2 Water trees and shrubs prior to planting

2.3 Confirm root ball is damp

2.4 Remove trees and shrubs from containers

3. Inspect plants and report problems

3.1 Inspect plant and root ball

3.2 Report dry, water repellent and loose root balls

3.3 Report the presence of symptoms of pests or disease

3.4 Apply root treatments as directed

4. Install trees, shrubs and/or other plants

4.1 Place plants in prepared hole

4.2 Back-fill planting hole and consolidate soil

4.3 Water plants to eliminate air pockets

4.4 Apply mulch as directed

5. Complete work

5.1 Dispose of or recycle soil and waste material from the site to minimise damage to the environment

5.2 Clean and store all tools and equipment

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

prepare for planting operations

apply root treatments

excavate planting holes

inspect root ball condition

install plants

use tools and equipment for planting

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices for planting trees and shrubs

basic plant structure and the physical and nutritional requirements of plants

botany and plant physiology as it applies to planting trees and shrubs

factors affecting the timing and method of tree or shrub planting

initial establishment needs of young plants

mulches and fertilisers

planting techniques relating to specific species

soil amelioration techniques

the effect of adverse outdoor climatic conditions

the impact of planting activities on the surrounding environment

Range Statement