NTISthis.com

Evidence Guide: AHCPHT310A - Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting

Student: __________________________________________________

Signature: _________________________________________________

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!

From the Wiki University

 

AHCPHT310A - Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting

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

Prepare for crop harvesting

  1. The crop to be harvested and the requirements and procedures to assure crop quality are identified according to enterprise work procedures
  2. Crop maturity is determined by experience, specification charts, aids or devices and according to client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  3. Suitable weather conditions for picking are established according to enterprise work procedures
  4. Tools, equipment and machinery are selected according to harvest requirements and enterprise work procedures
  5. Pre-operational and safety checks are carried out on tools, equipment and machinery according to manufacturers specifications and enterprise work procedures
  6. Workplace health and safety (WHS) hazards are identified, risks assessed, controls implemented and reported to the supervisor
  7. Suitable safety and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are selected, used and maintained
The crop to be harvested and the requirements and procedures to assure crop quality are identified according to enterprise work procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crop maturity is determined by experience, specification charts, aids or devices and according to client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suitable weather conditions for picking are established according to enterprise work procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tools, equipment and machinery are selected according to harvest requirements and enterprise work procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-operational and safety checks are carried out on tools, equipment and machinery according to manufacturers specifications and enterprise work procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workplace health and safety (WHS) hazards are identified, risks assessed, controls implemented and reported to the supervisor

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suitable safety and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are selected, used and maintained

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-ordinate harvesting activities

  1. Seasonal labour is informed of the harvest plan/strategy
  2. Basic training is undertaken to ensure that the crop is harvested according to company quality requirements
  3. Harvest staff are allocated daily work tasks
  4. Work program allows for contingencies caused by weather or other interruptions to harvest activities
  5. The harvest is monitored and changes to deployment of staff are made accordingly
Seasonal labour is informed of the harvest plan/strategy

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic training is undertaken to ensure that the crop is harvested according to company quality requirements

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harvest staff are allocated daily work tasks

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work program allows for contingencies caused by weather or other interruptions to harvest activities

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The harvest is monitored and changes to deployment of staff are made accordingly

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor crop quality throughout harvest

  1. Harvesting procedures and the harvested crop comply with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  2. The crop is handled carefully to prevent damage according to enterprise work procedures
  3. Sorting and grading of the crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  4. Crop storage minimises postharvest deterioration according to enterprise work procedures
  5. The crop is transported with minimum damage according to enterprise work procedures
  6. Picking tallies or harvest yields are calculated and recorded according to enterprise work procedures
Harvesting procedures and the harvested crop comply with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The crop is handled carefully to prevent damage according to enterprise work procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorting and grading of the crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crop storage minimises postharvest deterioration according to enterprise work procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The crop is transported with minimum damage according to enterprise work procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picking tallies or harvest yields are calculated and recorded according to enterprise work procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deliver crop to specified destination

  1. Delivery details including quantity, timing and destination are confirmed according to enterprise work procedures
  2. Crop is delivered with damage levels that are within client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  3. Delivered crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  4. Delivery documentation is completed accurately according to enterprise work procedures
Delivery details including quantity, timing and destination are confirmed according to enterprise work procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crop is delivered with damage levels that are within client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delivered crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delivery documentation is completed accurately according to enterprise work procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

Comments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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

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 workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

prepare for crop harvesting activities

maintain harvest requirements

coordinate a work group

monitor crop quality

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

Required skills include:

communicate ideas and information to work team members, supervisors, contractors and clients

utilise proforma reporting, analysis and work procedure documents, and interpret quality specifications

measure materials

interpret harvest specifications and schedules

calculate tallies, working hours, yields and quality results

coordinate work group, contractors and own activities

use interpersonal skills to work with and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities

Required knowledge

Required knowledge includes:

recognition of the maturity parameters of a range of crops

enterprise quality procedures and characteristics of a crop relative to varying market requirements

grading characteristics of each crop

the importance of maintaining quality of produce including cooling requirements and quick transport from field to processing areas

industry wage rates and conditions, contractors services, conditions and rates

licensing requirements for use of forklifts, trucks and machinery

the effect of adverse climatic conditions (e.g., rain, hail, extreme wind, or very high ultraviolet radiation), which may prevent or impede crop harvesting operations, or severely influence the time taken to complete the tasks necessary to fulfil the operation

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.

Crops may include:

horticultural crops including those for human consumption

Horticultural crops may include:

all fruit

vegetables

herbs

flowers

foliage

bulbs

tubers

nuts

fungi

wild harvest plants

oils

olives

grains

seeds

hops

specialised crops not specifically named as broad acre crops