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Title / Coordinate grape harvesting activities
Level / 4 / Credits / 10
Purpose / This unit standard is for people working in the viticulture industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to lead a team of hand pickers (including transporters) to implement a hand picking schedule.
Classification / Horticulture > Viticulture
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1The New Zealand Horticulture Industry Training Organisation acknowledges the assistance provided by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) in permitting their competency unit to be used as the basis for this unit standard. This unit standard is based on the unit of competency FDFWGGCHAA, Co-ordinate crop-harvesting activities.
2Workplace procedures refers to verbal or written instructions to staff on procedures for the worksite and equipment.
3Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and its subsequent amendments. Licensing requirements relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to the class of driver licence appropriate to the vehicle used.
4Equipment may include tractors, trailers, gondolas, grape bins, fork lift, snips, knives, gloves, bags, fruit containers, buckets, fruit bins. It may also include team support equipment such as toilet facilities, first-aid box, water, spare equipment.
5Team members may include people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and physical and mental abilities. Size of team may vary.
6Harvesting requirements may include size of block, grape variety, grape quality, timing, tonnage, speed, treatment.
7Information systems may be paper or electronic based.
8Work may involve exposure to chemical, dangerous, or hazardous substances. Safety procedures are observed in accordance with NZS 8409:2004 Management of Agrichemicals, available from Standards New Zealand or the NZ Agrichemical Education Trust
9Grape variety, crop quality/quantity, trellis systems and grape collection procedures may vary.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare for hand picking activities.
Evidence requirements
1.1Picking requirements are identified in terms of site and crop characteristics.
1.2Equipment is confirmed as available and ready for use.
Rangesafety standards and pre-start requirements are met, equipment is operational.
1.3Harvesting activities are divided up among the team and instruction is given in accordance with the extent of the activity.
Outcome 2
Implement grape picking requirements.
Evidence requirements
2.1Grapes are harvested according to crop level/quality and workplace procedures, and without damage to vines, equipment or property structures.
2.2Picking activities are monitored to confirm performance is maintained within specification.
2.3Out-of-specification performance is identified, rectified and/or reported.
2.4Anomalies and problems are identified, corrected and/or reported.
Rangemay include rotten, diseased, immature or over-ripe grapes signs of common diseases and pests, frost and wind damage, mechanical damage, damaged trellis/irrigation system, equipment malfunction, team performance.
Outcome 3
Transfer grapes to receival point.
Evidence requirements
3.1Chemicals are added to grapes according to instructions and safety procedures.
3.2Grapes are delivered to receival point according to instructions.
Outcome 4
Complete hand picking operations.
Evidence requirements
4.1Pickers are debriefed as appropriate.
Rangeclean, maintain and store equipment.
Outcome 5
Record and/or store information in a retrievable format.
Evidence requirements
5.1Workplace information is recorded and/or stored according to workplace procedures.
Rangemay include standard operating procedures, specifications, production schedules/instructions, work notes, Material Safety Data Sheets, manufacturers’ instructions, verbal direction from manager, supervisor or senior operator.
Replacement information / This unit standard and unit standards 21214, 21215, and 22187 were replaced by unit standard 29889.This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 22 May 2003 / 31 December 2020
Revision / 2 / 24 February 2006 / 31 December 2020
Review / 3 / 16 February 2017 / 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0052
This CMR can be accessed at
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Primary Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101558 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018 / / New Zealand Qualifications Aut