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Evidence Guide: AHCSOL301 - Prepare growing media

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AHCSOL301 - Prepare growing media

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

Prepare to work

  1. Clarify work instructions with supervisor
  2. Prepare tools and equipment
  3. Identify hazards, assess risks and implement control measures
  4. Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)
Clarify work instructions with supervisor

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Prepare tools and equipment

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Identify hazards, assess risks and implement control measures

Completed
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Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)

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Confirm specifications of growing media

  1. Investigate and select various media components for specific plant requirements
  2. Determine nutrient requirements for growing period
  3. Determine growing media by plant requirements and accepted industry practice
  4. Investigate sources of nutrients for their suitability
  5. Analyse growing media for chemical, physical and biological characteristics to confirm suitability for plants
  6. Determine sterilisation methods of the growing media
Investigate and select various media components for specific plant requirements

Completed
Date:

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Determine nutrient requirements for growing period

Completed
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Determine growing media by plant requirements and accepted industry practice

Completed
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Investigate sources of nutrients for their suitability

Completed
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Analyse growing media for chemical, physical and biological characteristics to confirm suitability for plants

Completed
Date:

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Determine sterilisation methods of the growing media

Completed
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Prepare and store growing media

  1. Establish growing media composition
  2. Maintain soil mixing equipment in a clean and effective condition
  3. Store components in a safe and hygienic manner
  4. Weigh and mix components into the growing media
  5. Dispose of waste in an environmentally safe manner
  6. Store growing media is stored in safe and hygienic manner
  7. Keep records
Establish growing media composition

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Maintain soil mixing equipment in a clean and effective condition

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Store components in a safe and hygienic manner

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Weigh and mix components into the growing media

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Dispose of waste in an environmentally safe manner

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Store growing media is stored in safe and hygienic manner

Completed
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Keep records

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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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 to work

1.1 Clarify work instructions with supervisor

1.2 Prepare tools and equipment

1.3 Identify hazards, assess risks and implement control measures

1.4 Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)

2. Confirm specifications of growing media

2.1 Investigate and select various media components for specific plant requirements

2.2 Determine nutrient requirements for growing period

2.3 Determine growing media by plant requirements and accepted industry practice

2.4 Investigate sources of nutrients for their suitability

2.5 Analyse growing media for chemical, physical and biological characteristics to confirm suitability for plants

2.6 Determine sterilisation methods of the growing media

3. Prepare and store growing media

3.1 Establish growing media composition

3.2 Maintain soil mixing equipment in a clean and effective condition

3.3 Store components in a safe and hygienic manner

3.4 Weigh and mix components into the growing media

3.5 Dispose of waste in an environmentally safe manner

3.6 Store growing media is stored in safe and hygienic manner

3.7 Keep 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 to work

1.1 Clarify work instructions with supervisor

1.2 Prepare tools and equipment

1.3 Identify hazards, assess risks and implement control measures

1.4 Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE)

2. Confirm specifications of growing media

2.1 Investigate and select various media components for specific plant requirements

2.2 Determine nutrient requirements for growing period

2.3 Determine growing media by plant requirements and accepted industry practice

2.4 Investigate sources of nutrients for their suitability

2.5 Analyse growing media for chemical, physical and biological characteristics to confirm suitability for plants

2.6 Determine sterilisation methods of the growing media

3. Prepare and store growing media

3.1 Establish growing media composition

3.2 Maintain soil mixing equipment in a clean and effective condition

3.3 Store components in a safe and hygienic manner

3.4 Weigh and mix components into the growing media

3.5 Dispose of waste in an environmentally safe manner

3.6 Store growing media is stored in safe and hygienic manner

3.7 Keep 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:

collect and analyse data

confirm specifications of growing media

interpret chemical labels

prepare growing media

store growing media

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices for preparing growing media

alternative methods of incorporating ingredients into a growing media

hygiene in the preparation and storage of the media

ingredients used in the preparation of growing media

physical, chemical and biological characteristics required of the media

plant nutrition

properties of the various ingredients used in the preparation of the growing media

requirements of a growing media

volume and weight determination

Range Statement