Domain - Forest Health Surveillance
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Level 3
Demonstrate knowledge of tree health in New Zealand forest plantations
Version 4
22131 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the potential effects of disease, insect infestation, and other disorders on a New Zealand forest plantation; describe the pathways of entry of exotic organisms into New Zealand forest plantations and the importance of biosecurity at ports of entry; identify the signs and symptoms of tree health disorders in New Zealand forest plantations; demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for reporting suspected forest health disorders in New Zealand forest plantations and prepare samples for dispatch; and describe legislation relevant to, and organisations involved in forest plantation protection in New Zealand.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Level 4
Demonstrate knowledge of forest health protection
Version 5
5870 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: forest protection regulations, authorities, and research facilities; the potential risk to New Zealand forests, trees, and wood from fungi and insects not yet established in New Zealand; insects, fungi, and abiotic agents affecting forests, trees, and wood in New Zealand; forest protection strategies and methods of detecting potentially injurious agents; assessment, control, and management methods associated with injurious, or potentially injurious, insects, fungi, and abiotic agents affecting trees, forests, and wood in New Zealand. This unit standard is recommended for entry to some of the unit standards in the Forest Health Surveillance domain. The knowledge and skills detailed in this unit standard can be applied to the protection of plantation, native or urban forests, and also to forest produce. This unit standard may be used to recognise the knowledge and skills required for forest managers'' general overview of forest surveillance.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Assess forest health from the air
Version 5
5871 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of aerial assessment and detection surveys; plan and prepare for aerial detection surveys of forest health disorders; and carry out aerial assessment and detection surveys for forest health protection.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Assess forest health in forest nurseries
Version 5
5873 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out a nursery survey; assess incidence and severity of nursery ill health; interpret forest nursery health survey results; and report on survey findings.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Level 5
Demonstrate the use of the Global Positioning System in forestry operations
Version 4
18615 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: how a given position on the surface of the earth is defined, the function of the Global Positioning System (GPS), and supporting equipment for use in forestry operations; and demonstrate the use of navigational software in conjunction with the GPS in forestry operations.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Carry out High Risk Site Surveillance in the urban forest environment
Version 5
22894 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the classification of arborescent plants; identify and define a High Risk Site Area; identify a transect location and define the transect limits; develop a Transect Vegetation Description; carry out visual inspection of vegetation and wooden materials present in a transect; collect and package samples of suspect vegetation or wooden materials; and demonstrate knowledge of documentation required for High Risk Site Surveillance (HRSS).
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Assess the health of forest plantations from the ground
Version 4
22895 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: conduct a drive-through assessment of forest health; establish a temporary health plot in a forest; inspect the vegetation in an established temporary health plot; and collect samples for analysis as necessary, and report findings.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe the characteristics and management of forest insects
Version 6
5695 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: outline the principles of entomology; describe the characteristics and management of insects which defoliate trees; describe the characteristics of insects that feed on wood; describe the characteristics of sapsucking and gall-making insects; describe the inoculation and transmission of fungal diseases between host trees; describe the characteristics of bark beetles; describe the characteristics of insects in New Zealand indigenous forests; describe the characteristics of insects found in nurseries and newly established forests; describe the characteristics of overseas insects not yet found in New Zealand; explain the concept of biological control, and the advantage that this system has for the control of forestry insects and weeds; and prepare insect collections for identification.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe the characteristics and management of forest pathogens
Version 6
5696 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: outline the biology of fungi and the pathology of plants; identify the characteristics and management of the most prevalent and/or threatening fungal diseases of forests and trees in New Zealand; identify the characteristics of, and management strategies for, less important fungal diseases of forests and trees; identify the characteristics of examples of fungal diseases not yet in New Zealand that could threaten New Zealand trees; prepare collections for pathological diagnosis; and describe the symbiotic relationship of mycorrhiza and forest trees, and its importance for tree health.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe the characteristics and management of abiotic disorders affecting forest and tree health
Version 6
5697 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the occurrence and symptoms of abiotic disorders; identify causative factors of abiotic damage; collect and prepare samples of abiotic damage for dispatch; and demonstrate knowledge of methods used to mitigate abiotic disorders.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 173
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Assess forest health in plantation forests on the ground
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3
5872 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: plan and prepare in-forest survey to specified sampling intensity; carry out a forest ground survey to follow up an aerial survey; carry out a drive-through survey of the forest; carry out a random plot survey of the forest; assess incidence and severity of types of plantation forest health disorder; interpret survey results; and report on survey.
Standard-setting body:
Competenz - Forest Industries Training and Education Council (FITEC)
Assess forest health in native forests
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4
5874 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the extent, composition, values, and uses of New Zealand native forests; describe the dynamic nature of native forests and the main disturbance influences; describe the techniques available to characterise the condition of the forest; plan and prepare a general or targeted survey of native forest health; record observations of native forest health disorders and collect samples for evaluation; and report findings with recommendations for future action.
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Assess tree health in the urban forest environment
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3
5875 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the legal status, composition and values associated with the urban forest environment; the role that urban trees can play in the establishment of overseas threats to forest and tree health in New Zealand; identify the areas of high risk within the urban forest environment; identify the symptoms of significant tree disorders in the urban forest environment; record observations of tree health disorders in the urban forest environment and collect samples for evaluation; and report findings with recommendations for future action.
Standard-setting body:
Competenz - Forest Industries Training and Education Council (FITEC)
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