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Evidence Guide: AHCPGD303 - Perform specialist amenity pruning

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AHCPGD303 - Perform specialist amenity pruning

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

Prepare for specialist amenity pruning

  1. Inspect plants and determine pruning strategy according to the plants’ characteristics or desired outcome
  2. Identify common diseases, pests and nutrition deficiencies in trees
  3. Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement suitable controls
  4. Select and prepare pruning tools and equipment required by the pruning program
  5. Consult references where required to determine best pruning strategies for special plants
Inspect plants and determine pruning strategy according to the plants’ characteristics or desired outcome

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Identify common diseases, pests and nutrition deficiencies in trees

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Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement suitable controls

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Select and prepare pruning tools and equipment required by the pruning program

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Consult references where required to determine best pruning strategies for special plants

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Undertake specialist pruning

  1. Undertake pruning using established and specialist pruning techniques
  2. Adhere to site environmental procedures
  3. Assess pruned plants to determine if pruning requirements have been met
  4. Carry out remedial work where required
Undertake pruning using established and specialist pruning techniques

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Adhere to site environmental procedures

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Assess pruned plants to determine if pruning requirements have been met

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Carry out remedial work where required

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Complete work

  1. Dispose of or recycle waste material from the site to minimise damage to the environment
  2. Clean, maintain and store tools, equipment and machinery
  3. Clean and clear site
  4. Record completed pruning and report to supervisor or the client
Dispose of or recycle waste material from the site to minimise damage to the environment

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Clean, maintain and store tools, equipment and machinery

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Clean and clear site

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Record completed pruning and report to supervisor or the client

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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 specialist amenity pruning

1.1 Inspect plants and determine pruning strategy according to the plants’ characteristics or desired outcome

1.2 Identify common diseases, pests and nutrition deficiencies in trees

1.3 Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement suitable controls

1.4 Select and prepare pruning tools and equipment required by the pruning program

1.5 Consult references where required to determine best pruning strategies for special plants

2. Undertake specialist pruning

2.1 Undertake pruning using established and specialist pruning techniques

2.2 Adhere to site environmental procedures

2.3 Assess pruned plants to determine if pruning requirements have been met

2.4 Carry out remedial work where required

3. Complete work

3.1 Dispose of or recycle waste material from the site to minimise damage to the environment

3.2 Clean, maintain and store tools, equipment and machinery

3.3 Clean and clear site

3.4 Record completed pruning and report to supervisor or the client

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 specialist amenity pruning

1.1 Inspect plants and determine pruning strategy according to the plants’ characteristics or desired outcome

1.2 Identify common diseases, pests and nutrition deficiencies in trees

1.3 Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement suitable controls

1.4 Select and prepare pruning tools and equipment required by the pruning program

1.5 Consult references where required to determine best pruning strategies for special plants

2. Undertake specialist pruning

2.1 Undertake pruning using established and specialist pruning techniques

2.2 Adhere to site environmental procedures

2.3 Assess pruned plants to determine if pruning requirements have been met

2.4 Carry out remedial work where required

3. Complete work

3.1 Dispose of or recycle waste material from the site to minimise damage to the environment

3.2 Clean, maintain and store tools, equipment and machinery

3.3 Clean and clear site

3.4 Record completed pruning and report to supervisor or the client

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 pruning

sharpen and maintain tools required for pruning

meet pruning program requirements

carry out pruning using specialist pruning techniques

store and carry tools safely

assess pruning quality

clean and clear pruning site

record and report completed pruning to supervisor or client

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices of specialist pruning

anatomy and physiology of plants, shrubs and trees

AS4373-2007 Pruning of amenity trees

compartmentalisation of decay in trees (CODIT)

effect on plant growth and habit after pruning

identification of plant species and their pruning requirements

local government tree protection and preservation regulations

principles and methods of specialist pruning to achieve given objectives

specialist tools and equipment

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