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Evidence Guide: AHCPHT201 - Plant horticultural crops

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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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AHCPHT201 - Plant horticultural crops

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

Prepare for crop planting operations

  1. Follow instructions about planting the crop
  2. Prepare machinery, equipment and tools for crop planting
  3. Recognise workplace hazards and report safety concerns
  4. Use and maintained personal protective equipment (PPE)
Follow instructions about planting the crop

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Prepare machinery, equipment and tools for crop planting

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Recognise workplace hazards and report safety concerns

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Use and maintained personal protective equipment (PPE)

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Prepare the site and plant material for planting

  1. Prepare soil or growing media
  2. Implement crop protection
  3. Apply pre-planting treatments
  4. Store planting material where required
  5. Operate machinery, equipment and tools for soil preparation
Prepare soil or growing media

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Implement crop protection

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Apply pre-planting treatments

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Store planting material where required

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Operate machinery, equipment and tools for soil preparation

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Carry out planting operations

  1. Select planting material
  2. Store, handle and transport planting materials to the site
  3. Carry out planting
  4. Water plants in and apply post-planting treatments
Select planting material

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Store, handle and transport planting materials to the site

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Carry out planting

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Water plants in and apply post-planting treatments

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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 crop planting operations

1.1 Follow instructions about planting the crop

1.2 Prepare machinery, equipment and tools for crop planting

1.3 Recognise workplace hazards and report safety concerns

1.4 Use and maintained personal protective equipment (PPE)

2. Prepare the site and plant material for planting

2.1 Prepare soil or growing media

2.2 Implement crop protection

2.3 Apply pre-planting treatments

2.4 Store planting material where required

2.5 Operate machinery, equipment and tools for soil preparation

3. Carry out planting operations

3.1 Select planting material

3.2 Store, handle and transport planting materials to the site

3.3 Carry out planting

3.4 Water plants in and apply post-planting treatments

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 crop planting operations

1.1 Follow instructions about planting the crop

1.2 Prepare machinery, equipment and tools for crop planting

1.3 Recognise workplace hazards and report safety concerns

1.4 Use and maintained personal protective equipment (PPE)

2. Prepare the site and plant material for planting

2.1 Prepare soil or growing media

2.2 Implement crop protection

2.3 Apply pre-planting treatments

2.4 Store planting material where required

2.5 Operate machinery, equipment and tools for soil preparation

3. Carry out planting operations

3.1 Select planting material

3.2 Store, handle and transport planting materials to the site

3.3 Carry out planting

3.4 Water plants in and apply post-planting treatments

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:

apply agricultural chemicals under supervision

apply enterprise quality standards

estimate spacing and planting patterns

follow safety procedures

identify workplace hazards

measure quantities of plant materials and treatments

operate machinery to manufacturers specifications and low risk operating procedures

select planting material

use and maintain planting equipment

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices for planting horticultural crops

basic plant physiology

basic preparation of soil and growing media

environmental impacts and risks of planting horticultural crops

growing requirements of plants

importance of correct timing and procedures for crop planting

importance of field hygiene and quality control in regard to crop planting

nutritional, water and other requirements of the crop

principles of pest, weed and disease control

pre-planting soil and plant treatments and their importance

soil structure and health

Range Statement