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Title / Train and prune young vinesunder close supervision
Level / 2 / Credits / 5
Purpose / This unit standard is for people working under close supervision in a horticulture context. People credited with this unit standard are able to train and prune young vines, report problems,and complete hand pruning operations.
Classification / HorticultureProduction Horticulture
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Evidence requirements must be consistent with:
- Workplace procedures
- Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
2Workplace procedures refer to policies and procedures on safety, operation, and production set down by the employer or host organisation for training and pruning young vines.
3Pruning equipment may include – snips, tape guns, strings, stakes, wires, tape, secateurs, loppers, saw, orchard ladders and stools.
4Vines are woody or herbaceous plants whose stem is indeterminate, typically require support, and climb by tendrils, twining or creeping along the ground. Examples include – kiwifruit, grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, capsicums.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Train and prune young vines, and report problemsunder close supervision.
RangeEvidence is required for training and pruning a minimum of 50 young vines.
Evidence requirements
1.1Check pruning equipment readiness for use.
1.2Train and prune young vinesas directed without damage to vines or equipment.
1.3Report problems with vines, structures, or equipment.
Outcome 2
Complete hand pruning operationsunder close supervision.
Evidence requirements
2.1Clean and store pruning equipment.
2.2Treat, dispose of, or recycleprunings.
Planned review date / 31 December 2021Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 18 August 2016 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0052
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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 (CMRs). 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.
Comments on this unit standard
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Primary Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101558 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2019