Domain - Production Horticulture
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Level 1
Prepare and sow outdoor seedbeds manually
Version 6
1 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: cultivate soil using hand tools; recognise sources of fertiliser, manure, lime, and apply fertiliser or lime to seedbed; prepare a seedbed by hand for sowing; sow seed by hand in outdoor seedbeds; maintain and record seedbed maintenance to seedling stage of growth.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 32
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Undertake general garden maintenance
Version 2
23780 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: maintain gardens and lawns; and identify and care for horticultural hand tools.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Identify containers, materials, plants, and tools used in plant propagation
Version 2
23782 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to identify: containers; propagating media; fertilisers and lime; plants commonly used; and tools, used in plant propagation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Grow and maintain plants in containers from seed
Version 2
23783 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify parts of seeds and germinated seeds; sow and germinate seeds in containers; maintain and prick out seedlings; grow and maintain plants in containers; and keep a diary record of the growth of plants from sowing of seeds to the growing on stage.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Level 2
Lift, prepare, pack, transport, and store bare root tree stocks
Version 5
10952 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: lift, cull, trim, pack and transport bare root tree stocks; and store packaged bare root tree stocks.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of soil properties
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard, unit standard 33, unit standard 34, and unit standard 35, have been replaced by unit standard 22174 and unit standard 22175.
14 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the composition and properties of soil; identify soil texture and structure; and describe the modification of soil to improve its suitability for plant growth.
Standard-setting body:
Make minor repairs of horticultural property structures
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard, unit standard 21, unit standard 796, and unit standard 799, have been replaced by unit standard 22176.
19 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and paint wooden and metal surfaces; carry out elementary repairs and maintenance to a water supply; and repair minor damage to building cladding.
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Identify plants
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 821, unit standard 1799, unit standard 1800, and unit standard 1801. This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29499.
20574 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify a range of plants important to a named industry sector; describe simple plant classification; and identify unfamiliar plants.
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Describe the development of organic horticulture
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 10321 and unit standard 10327.
21039 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the basic relationships and characteristics of an organic system; the development of modern organic horticulture; the philosophies of scholars credited with the development of the modern organic horticulture movement; the principles of a range of organic approaches; and the roles of key organisations that have an influence on organic horticulture
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Harvest a horticulture crop by hand
Version 4
21212 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: check equipment for harvesting; harvest the crop by hand; and handle and transport the crop to the bin or container.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Stack and store fruit in a coolstore or other storage facility
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 811 have been replaced by unit standard 29844.
21221 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in fruit production. People credited with this unit standard are able to: stack pallets of fruit; store fruit in a coolstore or other storage facility; clean coolstore and immediate surroundings and document the cleaning schedule.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Maintain horticultural property structures
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 19, unit standard 21, unit standard 796, and unit standard 799.
22176 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and paint wooden and metal surfaces of horticultural property structures; carry out elementary repairs and maintenance to a water supply on a horticultural property; and repair minor damage to building cladding.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of the structure and function of plants
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 22178 were by replaced unit standard 29829.
22177 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of plant structures and their functions; and describe plant tissue structures and their functions.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plant out horticulture crops by hand
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 785 and unit standard 2802. This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29502.
22183 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: select plants for planting out; prepare growing media; plant by hand; and maintain post planting care of plants.
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Demonstrate knowledge of quality control systems in production horticulture
Version 2
22185 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard will be able to describe key elements and processes of quality control in horticulture production; identify quality control requirements in horticulture; and identify and describe quality control requirements for a specific horticulture crop.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 32
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of irrigation systems used in horticulture
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 22189 replaced unit standard 779.
22188 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the importance of irrigation in horticulture production; identify and describe the range of irrigation systems used in New Zealand horticulture; describe a typical irrigation system; and demonstrate knowledge of water sources, water permit regulations and water conservation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 32
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of factors which influence plant growth
Version 2
22191 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and describe environmental factors which influence plant growth; plant breeding and crop management and their influence on plant growth; and explain factors and techniques that enhance plant growth for a specific crop.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 32
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Prepare packaging for horticultural produce
Version 3
23356 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able: to select packaging materials and assemble containers required for packing produce; and supply assembled containers to packers.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Pack graded produce
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard, unit standard 23356, and unit standard 23358, replaced unit standard 807, unit standard 1787, and unit standard 1789. This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29500.
23357 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work in a packhouse. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe functions of containers for packing and transportation of produce; assemble containers for packing and transportation of produce; pack produce; and close containers.
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Maintain hygiene to ensure food safety in a horticulture workplace
Version 3
23359 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe workplace hygiene practices to ensure food safety; and maintain personal hygiene to ensure food safety when working in a horticulture workplace.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Grow and pot up plants from stem cuttings
Version 2
23781 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in horticulture, and secondary school and gateway students. People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify the parts of a plant relevant to stem cutting propagation; propagate stem cuttings; pot up, care for, and present stem cuttings; and keep a diary record of plants propagated from stem cuttings.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 32
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plant out horticulture crops by hand
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard and unit standard 785, have been replaced by unit standard 22183.
2802 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to select plants, bulbs, corms, and tubers for planting out by hand; prepare the growing medium; layout to pre-determined requirements; plant by hand using industry accepted practises; and provide after-planting care.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of quality control requirements in horticulture
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 22185.
2813 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to identify the important elements in maintaining quality of produce, from preparation for planting of the crop through to product dispatch.
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Carry out basic canopy maintenance of trees or vines
Version 2
29493 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: control the tree or vine canopy; and complete canopy maintenance follow-up activities.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Clean down post-harvest equipment ready for changeovers
Version 2
29494 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: clean down post-harvest equipment; and describe the mode of action of cleaning agents.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Field graft vines
Version 2
29496 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: field graft vines; and complete grafting operations.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Hand prune fruit trees
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 21219.
29497 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: hand prune fruit trees, and report problems; and complete hand pruning operations.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Hand thin buds, flowers, or fruit
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 12393.
29498 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to hand thin buds, flowers, or fruit.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Identify a range of plants by botanical and common name, and their basic features
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 20574.
29499 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to identify a range of plants by botanical and common name, and their basic features.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Pack graded horticultural produce and report problems
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 23357. This unit standard, unit standard 23356, and unit standard 23358, replaced unit standard 807, unit standard 1787, and unit standard 1789.
29500 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to pack graded horticultural produce and report problems.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plant out by hand
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 22183.
29502 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able: to prepare for planting; and plant by hand and carry out post planting activities.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Prick-out seedlings or rooted cuttings, transplant, and pot-on young plants into containers
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 10947.
29504 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prick-out seedlings or rooted cuttings, apply water and label; and transplant and pot-on young plants into containers, apply water and label.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Propagate plant material by division
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 20559.
29505 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to propagate plant material by division.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Prepare and propagate plants by cuttings
Version 2
29506 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare and propagate plants by cuttings.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Pull out the crop, clean the greenhouse for crop change, and set up the new crop
Version 2
29507 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able: to pull out the crop and clean rows manually in preparation for crop change; and set up the greenhouse with the new crop.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Sow seeds and monitor germination and emergence
Version 2
29508 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to sow seeds and monitor germination and emergence.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Stack and move produce manually in a coolstore or other storage facility
Version 2
29509 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: stack and move produce manually in a coolstore or other storage facility.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Stack and secure packed horticultural produce on pallets
Version 2
29510 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: stack horticultural packaging onto pallets; and secure and package pallets of packed horticultural produce.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Train and hand prune brambles
Version 2
29511 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: train and hand prune brambles, and recognise and report problems; and complete hand pruning operations.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Train and hand prune mature vines
Version 2
29512 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: train and hand prune mature vines, and report problems; and complete hand pruning operations.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Train and hand prune young vines
Version 2
29513 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: train and hand prune young vines, and report problems; and complete hand pruning operations.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Assist with horticulture activities which support crop productivity
Version 1
31668 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in the horticulture industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to assist with horticulture activities which support crop productivity.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Assist with routine activities when undertaking development work in a horticulture operation
Version 1
31669 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in the horticulture industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to assist with routine activities when undertaking development work in a horticulture operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Establish and maintain shelter
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 6
44 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: plant shelter trees; prune and train living shelter; and maintain living shelter.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of the structure of plants and the functions of the different parts
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 22177 and unit standard 22178.
772 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of plant structures and their functions; describe plant processes; and describe plant tissues and their functions.
Standard-setting body:
Maintain irrigation systems
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 22188 and unit standard 22189.
779 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe types of irrigation used in production horticulture; clean a filter; check an irrigation system; maintain an irrigation system; and assist with pre-season maintenance.
Standard-setting body:
Plant seedlings in open ground
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard and unit standard 2802, have been replaced by unit standard 22183.
785 Unit Standard 1 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for planting; plant out seedlings; and work on a planting machine.
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Demonstrate knowledge of harvest principles for horticultural crops and use basic harvest techniques
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 802, unit standard 812, unit standard 1062, and unit standard 2807, have been replaced by unit standard 22186 and unit standard 22187.
800 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to state when horticultural crops are ready to be harvested, and hand harvest horticultural produce.
Standard-setting body:
Store fruit
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard and unit standard 21221 was replaced by unit standard 29844.
811 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of fruit production. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of storage requirements; store a crop; and remove produce from the store.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of agrichemicals
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3
823 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the terms used when referring to agrichemicals; state how to dispose of residues; and demonstrate correct use of safety equipment.
Standard-setting body:
Use, maintain, and store safety equipment for use with agrichemicals
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3
824 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: read and interpret safety sections of labels on spray packages; use safety equipment; and maintain safety equipment.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of plant nomenclature
Version 5
829 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: state how plant names are given or changed; use correct nomenclature for naming plants; and identify unfamiliar plants.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 32
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Pollinate a greenhouse tomato crop
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 782, unit standard 798, unit standard 2816, and unit standard 2817, have been replaced by unit standard 22179 and unit standard 22180.
838 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to pollinate greenhouse tomato plants, and spray to pollinate greenhouse tomato flower trusses.
Standard-setting body:
Level 3
Select and harvest individual pieces of produce
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 800, unit standard 802, unit standard 812, and unit standard 2807, have been replaced by unit standard 22186 and unit standard 22187.
1062 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: select harvesting equipment for a given crop; remove the crop from its growing environment; and prepare the crop for transport.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of a horticultural irrigation system
Version 4
12395 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the use of irrigation materials and install a system for horticultural irrigation; and describe features of an electric circuit and solenoid switching system, and install automatic controls.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Carry out basic canopy maintenance in the vineyard
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29823.
19924 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in the viticulture industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to carry out basic manual grapevine canopy maintenance activities.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Field graft grapevines
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard replaced was replaced by unit standard 29834.
19929 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in the viticulture industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to carry out basic manual grapevine canopy maintenance activities.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Support mechanical grape harvesting operations
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29845
19942 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in the viticulture industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to collect grapes from a mechanical harvester and deliver them to the receival point.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Maintain agricultural and horticultural property structures
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard, unit standard 19, unit standard 796, and unit standard 799, have been replaced by unit standard 22176.
21 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: replace glass in a window and louvre; repair minor damage to a brick or block wall; and maintain horticultural property roads or tracks.
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Demonstrate knowledge of permaculture and plan a site
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 10324.
21041 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the principles of permaculture; describe procedures used to analyse a site for permaculture; create a permaculture plan for a selected site; and describe considerations when implementing the permaculture plan.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe the principles of organic horticultural production
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 10326, unit standard 10328, unit standard 10331, and unit standard 10332
21043 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: planning requirements for establishment and maintenance of an organic horticultural production system, soil management, pest control, factors that affect disease control, weed management, and companion planting in organic horticulture.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe compost making, and make compost in organic horticulture
Version 2
21045 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the process of composting and the characteristics of suitable materials; make compost using a selected method; describe and test for characteristics that determine compost quality; and describe application of compost in horticulture.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 32
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe, prepare, and apply liquid fertilisers used in organic horticulture
Version 2
21047 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe liquid fertilisers used in organic horticulture; and prepare and apply liquid fertilisers.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of vermiculture
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
21049 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of vermiculture; apply the principles of vermiculture and describe the use of products of vermiculture.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe soil properties and their effect on plant growth
Version 3
22175 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the influence of soil composition and structure on plant growth; water properties of soil, and the effects of excess and insufficient water on plant growth; the effects of chemical and biological properties of soil on plant growth; the role of fertilisers and lime in plant health and growth; and how modifying soil properties in a horticulture sector can influence plant growth, and sustainable soil management practices.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of plant processes and plant life cycles
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 22177 were replaced by unit standard 29829.
22178 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of plant processes; describe how environmental factors affect plant processes; and demonstrate knowledge of plant life cycles.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Maintain a hydroponic system and monitor plants in the system
Version 3
22179 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: maintain a hydroponic system and describe composition of nutrient solutions and techniques to minimise plant damage; and monitor plants in a hydroponic system.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Prepare equipment, and harvest a horticulture crop by hand
Version 3
22186 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare harvesting tools and/or equipment for, harvest by hand, and handle and transport a horticulture crop.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe irrigation filters, and repair and maintain an irrigation system used in horticulture
Version 4
22189 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe irrigation filters; repair a leaking or broken irrigation pipe; carry out pre- season maintenance of an irrigation system; and maintain an irrigation system.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plan a fertiliser programme for horticulture use
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
22192 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the properties and characteristics of fertilisers used in horticulture; assess the nutrient status of a selected horticulture area; and plan an annual fertiliser programme for a selected horticulture area.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Calculate fertiliser requirements, prepare and apply fertiliser, and maintain and store fertiliser equipment
Version 3
22193 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: calculate the fertiliser requirements for a selected horticulture area; prepare and apply fertiliser to a selected horticulture area; and maintain and store fertiliser equipment.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Grade horticultural produce to pre-determined criteria
Version 3
23355 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify grade standards of horticultural produce; and grade produce to a pre-determined criteria.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Stack and strap packed produce onto pallets
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29837.
23358 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work in a packhouse. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe packaging standards, stacking aids, and safety equipment; stack packaging onto pallets; strap pallets of packed produce; and complete documentation for packed produce.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of workflow management in a postharvest operation
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29832.
23707 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work in a postharvest operation who are required to have a basic knowledge of workflow management. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of workflow systems used in a postharvest operation, describe processes for the resolution of problems in workflow systems in a postharvest operation, and demonstrate knowledge of a workflow system''s documentation and/or software as used in a postharvest operation.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Cultivate by tractor mounted implements
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5
27 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out pre-use maintenance checks of cultivation implements; attach cultivation implements; prepare cultivation work plan; carry out cultivation using tractor mounted implements; and detach, maintain, and store cultivation implements after use.
Standard-setting body:
Use and maintain specialist horticulture production and harvest equipment
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 783, unit standard 784, unit standard 2808, and unit standard 2812, has been replaced by unit standard 22182.
2801 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to set, adjust, use, and provide routine maintenance for specialist equipment required in the production of a defined crop, without damage to the crop, injury to themselves, or danger to others.
Standard-setting body:
Take soil and leaf samples for testing
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4
2806 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to take soil samples which are representative of the area to be assessed and are accurately plotted for reference; take representative leaf samples of existing plants for separate analysis; explain and state the advantages of integrated soil and leaf sample analysis.
Standard-setting body:
Identify harvest criteria and determine crop readiness for harvest
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 800, unit standard 802, unit standard 812, and unit standard 1062, have been replaced by unit standard 22186 and unit standard 22187.
2807 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to identify set standards for crop harvest; determine readiness for harvest of a given crop; and predict harvest commencement dates and harvest duration for that crop.
Standard-setting body:
Use and maintain specialist post-harvest equipment in horticulture
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 783, unit standard 784, unit standard 2801, and unit standard 2812, have been replaced by unit standard 22182.
2808 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to set, adjust, use, and maintain specialist equipment required in post-harvest activities in a defined horticulture sector; and work to defined standards without damage to the product, injury to themselves, or danger to others.
Standard-setting body:
Establish crops in hydroponic systems
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 782, unit standard 798, unit standard 838, and unit standard 2816, have been replaced by unit standard 22179 and unit standard 22180.
2817 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to plant out a crop in a Nutrient Film Technique (N.F.T.) system and a media based system; mix and circulate pre-determined nutrient mixes; and use control systems to establish required conditions for crop growth.
Standard-setting body:
Operate a pipe rail trolley for greenhouse work
Version 2
29501 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to operate a pipe rail trolley for greenhouse work.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Carry out and monitor quality control procedures and input data in a post-harvest operation
Version 2
29821 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to carry out and monitor quality control procedures and input data in a post-harvest operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Artificially pollinate tree or vine crops
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 775.
29822 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: collect male pollen from tree or vine crops; and artificially pollinate female flowers on tree or vine crops.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Carry out canopy maintenance of trees or vines
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 19924.
29823 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the relationship between canopy maintenance and vegetative growth; carry out maintenance of the tree or vine canopy; and complete canopy maintenance follow-up activities.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Carry out maturity testing of crop samples
Version 2
29824 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe quality standards and testing procedures for the maturity status of a horticulture crop; and carry out maturity testing of crop samples.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Collect samples for crop maturity testing
Version 2
29825 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the objectives of sampling for crop maturity; sample the crop for maturity testing and describe sources of errors that can occur when collecting samples; and record and/or store crop sampling information.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe horticulture product storage life and post-harvest treatments
Version 2
29828 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the relationship between post-harvest physiology of plant tissue, and crop storage and shelf life characteristics; post-harvest treatments used in horticulture production; and storage methods for horticulture products.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of plant structure, functions and processes
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 22177 and unit standard 22178.
29829 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe plant structures and their functions; demonstrate knowledge of plant tissue structures and their importance for plant growth; describe the importance of plant processes for plant growth and/or development; and the effects of environmental factors on plant processes.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe quality assurance standards, food safety regulations, and product compliance for a horticulture crop
Version 2
29830 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe quality assurance standards for a horticulture crop; and food safety industry regulations, product compliance standards, and the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) method of quality control for a horticulture crop in a post-harvest operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe the functions of greenhouse environmental control methods for optimising plant growth
Version 2
29831 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working under limited supervision with responsibility for their work routines, in a production horticulture context. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate understanding of how greenhouse environmental control methods are used to optimise plant growth in the workplace.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe workflow management in a horticulture operation
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 23707.
29832 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: workflow systems used in a horticulture workplace; procedures for the resolution of problems in workflow systems in a horticulture workplace; and workflow system documentation and/or software used in a horticulture workplace.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Grade produce to pre-determined standards using a computerised system
Version 2
29833 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify relevant grade standards for a horticulture crop; and grade produce using a computerised grading system.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Field graft and/or bud fruit trees or vines
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 19929.
29834 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for grafting and/or budding; field graft and/or bud fruit trees or vines; and maintain the new grafts and/or buds for a period of at least six weeks.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Palletise produce and complete documentation
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 23358.
29837 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe packaging standards, labelling, stacking aids, and safety equipment; carry out quality check of packaging and apply bar code and/or pallet card; stack packaging onto pallets; secure and package pallets; and complete documentation for pallets of packed produce.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Plant and care for plants
Version 3
29838 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare an area for planting; plant; complete post planting operations; and care for newly planted plants.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Pull out the crop and clean the greenhouse for crop change, and set up the new crop, support and irrigation
Version 2
29840 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe plant support materials used in greenhouse production; pull out the crop, remove support materials and clean the greenhouse in preparation for crop change; set up, check and adjust the new crop, support materials, and irrigation in the greenhouse.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Recognise plant pests, diseases, and disorders of a horticulture crop
Version 2
29841 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to recognise plant pests, diseases, and disorders of a horticulture crop.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Select and prepare consumables for continuous post-harvest packing, and update inventory
Version 2
29842 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to select and prepare consumables for continuous post-harvest packing, and update inventory.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Stack and store produce in a coolstore or other storage facility, clean surroundings and document cleaning schedule
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 21221 and unit standard 811.
29844 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe procedures and storage systems of coolstores or other storage facilities; move and stack pallets of produce; operate the refrigeration system, and monitor the coolstore or other storage facility environment, and stored produce; clean immediate surroundings and document the cleaning schedule of coolstores or other storage facilities.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Support mechanical crop harvesting
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 19942.
29845 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for harvest support activities; collect produce from a mechanical harvester and describe the causes and prevention of soil compaction; transfer produce to receival point; and complete harvest support activities.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Carry out manual thinning of tree or vine crops
Version 2
30073 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the relationship between crop loading and the timing of crop thinning; and hand thin buds, shoots, flowers, or crop.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 32
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Prune mature fruit trees
Version 1 This unit standard and unit standard 32884 replaced unit standard 830.
32883 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of fruit tree training systems and tree growth, health and parts; and prune mature fruit trees, dispose of prunings and maintain records.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Train and prune young fruit trees
Version 1 This unit standard and unit standard 32883 replaced unit standard 830.
32884 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of fruit tree training systems, and tree growth, health and parts; and train and prune young fruit trees, dispose of prunings and maintain records.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Explain properties of soil
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard, unit standard 14, unit standard 34, and unit standard 35, have been replaced by unit standard 22174 and unit standard 22175.
33 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the formation of soil; describe the nature of soil water and its influence on soil characteristics; describe the chemical properties of soil; and describe the biological properties of soil.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of the modification of soils
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard, unit standard 14, unit standard 33, and unit standard 35, have been replaced by unit standard 22174 and unit standard 22175.
34 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the steps in taking samples for a soil test; describe the modification of soil physical properties; describe the modification of soil chemical properties; and describe the modification of soil biological properties.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of fertilisers
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard, unit standard 14, unit standard 33, and unit standard 34, have been replaced by unit standard 22174 and unit standard 22175.
35 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the roles that macro-nutrients play in plant health and growth; describe the influence of micro-nutrients on plant health and growth; and identify the major forms of fertilisers and lime available to a producer.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of the production horticulture industry in New Zealand
Version 5
771 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify significant production horticulture areas in New Zealand; demonstrate knowledge of horticultural servicing organisations; describe reasons why horticulture crops are grown in a specific area; and demonstrate knowledge of a horticulture crop grown in New Zealand.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Prevent frost damage
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 793, and unit standard 2800, have been replaced by unit standard 22184.
790 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: check the frost alarm; check the frost protection equipment; start and stop frost protection measures; and follow up frost protection.
Standard-setting body:
Control the greenhouse environment
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29831.
794 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain how the greenhouse environment can be controlled; and control, monitor and maintain the greenhouse environment.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Establish and maintain support systems for greenhouse crops and remove the support systems
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard and unit standard 797, have been replaced by unit standard 22181.
795 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe support systems for greenhouse crops; use support structures; and remove the support structures.
Standard-setting body:
Maintain greenhouse hygiene
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard and unit standard 795, have been replaced by unit standard 22181.
797 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe greenhouse hygiene; clean out a greenhouse; and demonstrate knowledge of soil fumigation.
Standard-setting body:
Maintain a nutrient film technique (NFT) system
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 782, unit standard 838, unit standard 2816, and unit standard 2817, have been replaced by unit standard 22179 and unit standard 22180.
798 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to maintain an NFT system, and maintain plants in an NFT system.
Standard-setting body:
Erect and maintain shadehouses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 19, unit standard 21, and unit standard 796, have been replaced by unit standard 22176.
799 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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This unit standard is for people, working or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to erect the shadehouse; erect the shadehouse; and repair the shadehouse.
Standard-setting body:
Transport harvested crop to the depot
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4
801 Unit Standard 1 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to place containers in position for staff to fill them, and remove containers to the packhouse or central depot.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of principles involved in agrichemical use
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3
826 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the modes of action of different groups of agrichemicals; demonstrate knowledge of first aid for cases of agrichemical poisoning; and demonstrate knowledge of the standard for using agrichemicals.
Standard-setting body:
Use, maintain, and calibrate dusting and misting systems for applying agrichemicals
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3
827 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare special equipment for applying agrichemicals and measure and mix agrichemicals for application; determine work patterns for special equipment application for a specified task; apply agrichemicals with special equipment; and decontaminate special equipment and store after use.
Standard-setting body:
Train and prune fruit trees
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 7 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 32883 and unit standard 32884.
830 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working under limited supervision with responsibility for their work routines, in a production horticulture context. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate understanding of fruit tree training systems; tree growth, health and parts; and train and prune young trees, prune mature fruit trees, and dispose of prunings.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Train and prune vine crops
Version 6
831 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of vine crop growth, health and training systems; train and prune vines consistent with the training system used.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of training systems for brambles, and prune and tie up brambles
Version 7
832 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of training systems for brambles and plant health; train, prune and tie up brambles.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Level 4
Describe factors influencing the development of organic horticulture in New Zealand
Version 5
10325 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the social and cultural factors that influence the development of organic horticulture in New Zealand; the environmental and commercial factors influencing the development of organic horticulture in New Zealand; key factors determining the viability of an organic horticulture venture.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Operate and maintain an irrigation regime
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 22190.
12396 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: use meteorological instruments; use tensiometers; plan and maintain a water budget; and test water quality.
Standard-setting body:
Describe the scope and application of standards that apply to organic horticulture in New Zealand
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 10322.
21040 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the purpose of organic certification and the options available for organic certification in New Zealand; how organic standards are applied; the process for achieving organic certification; and the procedures and requirements for exporting certified organic products.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Develop and apply an organic pest, disease, and weed management plan for an organic crop
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 10329 and unit standard 10330.
21044 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the criteria for selection of an organically produced crop; use site data to plan and implement a soil and fertility management programme; identify pests and diseases associated with the selected crop, and plan for and carry out the management of these organisms using organic methods; and identify weeds that will negatively affect crop development and plan for weed management in the selected crop.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of obtaining and maintaining organic certification for horticulture operations
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 10336.
21046 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the requirements for maintaining organic certification; identify how certification integrity may be endangered in organic horticulture operations; and outline the requirements of an organic management plan for a horticultural operation to obtain organic certification.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe the requirements for post-harvest handling of organic horticultural produce
Version 2
21048 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: general packaging requirements for protection of organic status post-harvest; practices used in packhouses to ensure organic integrity is maintained; and storage and transport requirements for organic horticultural produce to maximise quality and ensure organic integrity is maintained.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Manage a greenhouse crop
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 22181 were replaced by unit standard 29894.
22180 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: establish plants in growing situations; fertigate plants; operate environmental control systems to ensure optimum plant growth; manage, control and record crop production; and maintain greenhouse hygiene.
Standard-setting body:
Layout, remove and clean support materials for planting in greenhouse production
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 22180 were replaced by unit standard 29894.
22181 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe support materials for planting used in a greenhouse crop; layout the support materials for planting; maintain support materials for planting; remove the support materials for planting; and clean greenhouse support material.
Standard-setting body:
Use and maintain horticulture equipment
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 783, unit standard 784, unit standard 2801, unit standard 2808 and unit standard 2812.
22182 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare horticulture equipment to meet operational requirements; operate horticulture equipment efficiently and safely; and complete routine maintenance of horticulture equipment.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Select and install artificial shelter
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standards 776, 804 834, 12394, 19926, 19927, 19933, 19934, 19935, 21216 21958 were replaced by unit standard 29893.
22184 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard will be able to: select artificial shelter to meet plant requirements; install and manage an artificial shelter system; and maintain an artificial shelter system.
Standard-setting body:
Manage a crop harvest
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard, unit standards 19925, 21214, 21215 were replaced by unit standard 29889.
22187 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify established harvest criteria; assess crop readiness for harvesting; conduct pre-harvest crop assessment; and manage the crop harvest operation from picking to packaging.
Standard-setting body:
Operate an irrigation system used in horticulture
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29903.
22190 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to plan and monitor a water budget, and operate an irrigation system in a commercial horticulture business.
Standard-setting body:
Describe plant anatomy and morphology and how plants adapt to different environments
Version 3
22194 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: plant anatomy and morphology; and how plants adapt to specific environments, and management requirements of plants.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Implement a produce packaging system
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standards 806, 2809, 2814, 23706, 23710, 23712, 23713 were replaced by unit standard 29884 and unit standard 29899.
23360 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in a packhouse. People credited with this unit standard are able to maintain an inventory of packhouse supplies and order packaging materials; and design and implement a system to ensure sufficient packaging is assembled and packed to meet workplace packing plans.
Standard-setting body:
Write and validate work instructions for a horticultural process
Version 2
23704 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to, for a horticultural process: describe the benefits of written work instructions; describe the planning process for writing work instructions; write a work instruction; and validate a written work instruction.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 32
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of inventory management and manage an inventory in a postharvest operation
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standards 806, 2809, 2814, 23360, 23710, 23712, 23713 were replaced by unit standard 29884 and unit standard 29899.
23706 Unit Standard 12 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in a postharvest operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe inventory management techniques in a postharvest operation, describe inventory recording techniques in a postharvest operation, demonstrate knowledge of preventing wastage of inventory during storage in a postharvest operation, and manage an inventory management system in a postharvest operation.
Standard-setting body:
Design and conduct a workplace procedure review in a horticultural operation
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29883.
23708 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in a horticultural operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to: design a plan to review a workplace procedure in a horticultural operation, and conduct a workplace procedure review in a horticultural operation and document the outcome.
Standard-setting body:
Manage and assess a computer based record system in a horticultural operation
Version 2
23709 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: manage a computer based record system in a horticultural operation; and assess system performance and information production in a horticultural operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of technical requirements for produce in a postharvest operation
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standards 806, 2809, 2814, 23360, 23706, 23712, 23713 were replaced by unit standard 29884 and unit standard 29899.
23710 Unit Standard 12 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work in a postharvest operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of technical requirements for produce in a postharvest operation.
Standard-setting body:
Develop and implement a product safety programme in a postharvest operation
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 23714 were replaced by unit standard 29892.
23711 Unit Standard 12 Credits
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This unit standard is designed for those people involved in the development and implementation of a product safety programme in a postharvest operation. People credited with this unit standard are, for a postharvest operation, able to: demonstrate knowledge of requirements for a product safety programme relevant to the postharvest operation, develop a product safety programme for a horticultural product relevant to the individual''s workplace, implement the product safety programme, respond to occurrences of non-conformance, and contribute to continuous improvement of product safety procedures.
Standard-setting body:
Manage workflow to meet the requirements of a postharvest operation
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standards 806, 2809, 2814, 23360, 23706, 23710, 23713 were replaced by unit standard 29884 and unit standard 29899.
23712 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in a postharvest operation who are required to have a basic knowledge of workflow management. People credited with this unit standard are able to: manage workflow systems to meet the requirements of a postharvest operation, manage problems that occur within a workflow system in a postharvest operation, and manage workflow system''s documentation and/or software as used in a postharvest operation.
Standard-setting body:
Implement technical requirements in a postharvest operation
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standards 806, 2809, 2814, 23360, 23706, 23710, 23712 were replaced by unit standard 29884 and unit standard 29899.
23713 Unit Standard 12 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in a postharvest operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to: implement technical requirements for specific markets in a postharvest operation, implement the technical requirements and workplace procedures for non-conforming product in a postharvest operation, and identify potential sources and outcomes of non-conformance in a postharvest operation.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of a product safety programme in a postharvest operation
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 23711 were replaced by unit standard 29892.
23714 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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This unit standard is designed for those people involved in the development and implementation of a product safety programme in a postharvest operation. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of legislative requirements for a product safety programme relevant to the postharvest operation, demonstrate knowledge of a product safety programme for a horticultural product relevant to the individual''s workplace, describe procedures for responding to occurrences of non-conformance in a postharvest operation, and describe procedures for continuous improvement of product safety procedures in a postharvest operation.
Standard-setting body:
Install water management systems for small scale horticulture sites
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4
2799 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to work from specified requirements to select and install watering and drainage systems, using proprietary products in accordance with manufacturer's requirements to meet the water management needs of a small horticulture site.
Standard-setting body:
Use portable structures for the shelter of plants
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 790, and unit standard 793, has been replaced by unit standard 22184.
2800 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to select and install portable structures for the shelter of plants; and store and maintain such structures to ensure that they continue to provide the level of shelter required.
Standard-setting body:
Maintain a documented work record of horticultural activities and prepare an enterprise report
Version 5
2804 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to maintain a work record of horticultural activities and prepare an enterprise report.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Supervise storage of harvested horticulture crops
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard and unit standards 806, 2814, 23360, 23706, 23710, 23712, 23713 were replaced by unit standard 29884 and unit standard 29899.
2809 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify crop storage requirements; prepare for crop storage; and supervise crop storage and control.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of rootstock requirements and select rootstock for planting
Version 5
2811 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of rootstock requirements; and determine options and select rootstock for planting.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Select and apply specialist foliar sprays
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 783, unit standard 784, unit standard 2801, and unit standard 2808, have been replaced by unit standard 22182.
2812 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to select specialist sprays to meet identified nutrient, trace element, cosmetic, physiological, and fruit and flower growth stimulus requirements; apply such sprays in accordance with specialist advice under conditions which maximise their effectiveness; and meet all requirements of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
Standard-setting body:
Apply quality control practices in horticulture product harvesting and packaging
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard and, unit standards 806, 2809, 23360, 23706, 23710, 23712, 23713 were replaced by unit standard 29884 and unit standard 29899.
2814 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to identify harvesting and packaging standards for a horticulture crop in a recognised horticulture sector, and apply and monitor quality crop harvesting and packaging practices according to industry standards.
Standard-setting body:
Explain details of fruit and vegetable culture
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4
2815 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to answer questions a home gardener may ask about the culture of fruit and vegetable crops grown in New Zealand home gardens.
Standard-setting body:
Set up a hydroponic growing facility
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 782, unit standard 798, unit standard 838, and unit standard 2817, have been replaced by unit standard 22179 and unit standard 22180.
2816 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to establish a hydroponics growing facility to include setting up a controlled environment; establishing nutrient mixing and distribution systems; selecting and establishing the growing medium on required gradients; and adjusting systems to operational requirements.
Standard-setting body:
Disinfest growing mediums
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4
2865 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to undertake disinfestation of growing mediums to control weeds, fungi, and pests using selected materials and techniques; and ensure that required aeration and planting delay requirements are met.
Standard-setting body:
Develop standard operating procedures for a horticulture workplace
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 23708.
29883 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to develop standard operating procedures for a horticulture workplace.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe post-harvest systems and continuous improvement in a post-harvest workplace
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 29899 replaced unit standards 806, 2809, 2814, 23360, 23706, 23710, 23712 and 23713.
29884 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the relationship between post-harvest systems to meet systems and workplace goals; and the application of continuous improvement in a post-harvest workplace.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe plant biology in a production horticulture context
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 3006.
29885 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe plant biology in a production horticulture context.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe quality standards and regulatory requirements for a horticulture crop
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 789 and unit standard 21222.
29886 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe quality standards and regulatory requirements for a horticulture crop.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of greenhouse environmental control systems to maintain optimal conditions for plant growth
Version 2
29887 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of greenhouse environmental control systems to maintain optimal conditions for plant growth.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of nursery production
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 20563.
29888 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe physical, environmental, and economic factors affecting a nursery production business; and demonstrate knowledge of the preparation and monitoring of a 12 month production plan for a nursery, and the effect of costs on nursery crop production.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Implement and monitor a crop harvest plan in a horticulture workplace
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standards 19925, 21214, 21215 and unit standard 22187.
29889 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for crop harvesting; implement crop harvest plan; and monitor the crop harvest in a horticulture workplace.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Implement and monitor a horticulture crop protection plan
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standards 27211, 27212 and 27214.
29890 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to implement and monitor a horticulture crop protection plan.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of environmental risk management and minimise negative environmental effects for horticulture
Version 2
29891 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe industry recommendations for environmental risk management and assess workplace management practices; and implement and monitor horticultural process control measures to minimise negative environmental effects, in a horticulture production system.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe, implement and monitor food safety procedures in a horticultural operation
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 23711 and unit standard 23714.
29892 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe, implement and monitor food safety procedures in a horticultural operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Implement and monitor fruit crop production activities
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standards 776, 804, 834, 12394, 19926, 19927, 19933, 19934, 19935, 21216, 21958 and 22184.
29893 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to implement and monitor fruit crop production activities.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Implement and monitor indoor crop production activities
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 22180 and unit standard 22181.
29894 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to implement and monitor indoor crop production activities.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Implement nursery crop production schedules and monitor nursery crops
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 20567.
29895 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to implement nursery crop production schedules and monitor nursery crops.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Implement and monitor outdoor crop production activities
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 25149 and unit standard 25150.
29896 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to implement and monitor outdoor crop production activities.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Implement and monitor pack and dispatch in a nursery production workplace
Version 2
29897 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to implement and monitor pack and dispatch in a nursery production workplace.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Implement plant propagation plans and monitor plant propagation
Version 2
29898 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe and implement plant propagation plans and monitor plant propagation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Implement and monitor post-harvest activities
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 29884 replaced unit standards 806, 2809, 2814, 23360, 23706, 23710, 23712 and 23713.
29899 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to implement and monitor post-harvest activities.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Implement and monitor plant management techniques in a production horticulture workplace to optimise production
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standards 19928, 19941, and 21955.
29900 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to implement and monitor plant management techniques in a production horticulture workplace to optimise production.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Monitor, record, and report on production goals in a horticulture workplace
Version 2
29901 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to monitor, record, and report on production goals in a horticulture workplace.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Supervise and monitor the operation of post-harvest equipment
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 809.
29902 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to supervise and monitor the operation of post-harvest equipment.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Supervise irrigation in a horticulture growing environment
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 22190.
29903 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: supervise irrigation in a horticulture growing environment.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe the use of, and grow crops and specimens, in soil-less growing media in horticulture
Version 5
3004 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard will be able to: describe soil-less growing media in horticulture and grow crops and specimens in soil-less media.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of plant classification in horticulture
Version 6
3008 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the features of plant families in horticulture; and identify plants in horticulture by family characteristics, botanical description, and plant classification keys.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe sustainable soil management practices for a horticulture site
Version 2
30257 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are, for a horticulture site, able to describe: the types and characteristics of soil, and the role and importance of organic matter; and sustainable soil management practices.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate understanding of legislation in relation to sustainability practices in a horticulture organisation
Version 2
30258 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the impact of legislation on environmental sustainability relevant to a horticulture organisation; and analyse the impacts of a horticulture organisation on the environment, and recommend environmentally sustainable solutions.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe frosts, and frost protection methods for a horticulture operation
Version 1
32900 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: how climatic and landform conditions cause radiation and advection frosts; factors determining frost risk and cultural practices for reducing frost risk; methods available for frost prediction and monitoring; operation and principles of frost protection methods.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe organic and biodynamic practices, certification requirements, and practices for a horticulture operation
Version 1
32901 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe organic and biodynamic practices, certification requirements, and practices for a horticulture operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of water conservation and use in a horticulture operation
Version 1
32903 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate and apply knowledge of water conservation and use in a horticulture operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Assess and manage risks to freshwater from horticultural production
Version 1
40124 Skill Standard 10 Credits
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Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Prepare seedbeds and sow crops on a field scale
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 6
50 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: distinguish between various seedbed types; prepare a seedbed; sow seed using mechanical seed drills on a field scale; and maintain seedbed and seedlings to post emergence stage.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Distinguish between fertilisers and calculate the cost of plant-usable nutrient in fertilisers
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4
778 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to recognise fertilisers, and calculate the cost of fertilisers.
Standard-setting body:
Apply plant nutrients through an irrigation system
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 798, unit standard 838, unit standard 2816, and unit standard 2817, have been replaced by unit standard 22179 and unit standard 22180.
782 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare the fertiliser solution, and use the application equipment.
Standard-setting body:
Prepare a seedbed and lay polythene mulch
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 784, unit standard 2801, unit standard 2808, and unit standard 2812, have been replaced by unit standard 22182.
783 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to use special cultivation equipment to prepare a seedbed, and use a mulch laying machine to lay polythene mulch.
Standard-setting body:
Use and maintain a precision seeding machine
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 783, unit standard 2801, unit standard 2808, and unit standard 2812, have been replaced by unit standard 22182.
784 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to seed the area; operate the precision seeder; and service the seeder.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of basic legal requirements affecting a horticulture business
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard and unit standard 21222 were replaced by unit standard 29886.
789 Unit Standard 7 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe business ownership structures; describe basic legal requirements in buying and leasing real estate; state how to comply with Inland Revenue Department (IRD) requirements; and demonstrate knowledge of the legal obligations of an employer and employee.
Standard-setting body:
Build artificial shelter systems
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 790, and unit standard 2800, have been replaced by unit standard 22184.
793 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the advantages of artificial shelter; explain how artificial shelter designs function; erect an artificial shelter system to detailed plans supplied by management; and repair artificial shelter.
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Erect and maintain greenhouses
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 19, unit standard 21, and unit standard 799, have been replaced by unit standard 22176.
796 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe how to build a greenhouse; build a simple greenhouse; and maintain a greenhouse.
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Determine crop maturity and decide when to harvest the crop
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 800, unit standard 812, unit standard 1062, and unit standard 2807, have been replaced by unit standard 22186 and unit standard 22187.
802 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: take a representative sample of the crop; use a technique to determine maturity; and direct the harvest operation.
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Use and maintain packhouse plant
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 6 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 29902.
809 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work in a packhouse. People credited with this unit standard are able to use and maintain: loading equipment; packhouse equipment; sorting tables and sizing machines; and packaging equipment.
Standard-setting body:
Conduct pre-harvest crop assessment
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard, unit standard 800, unit standard 802, unit standard 1062, and unit standard 2807, have been replaced by unit standard 22186 and unit standard 22187.
812 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: select random areas or plants; estimate the crop; and revise crop estimates.
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Bud and graft young plants
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3
819 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in any kind of horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of budding and grafting; collect scion wood; graft plants; bud plants; and care for plants after grafting or budding.
Standard-setting body:
Level 5
Modify plant growth patterns
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5
2805 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify reasons for use of plant growth modification; modify plant growth using environment controls, and document results; modify plant growth using applied materials; and define applications and methods of genetic plant growth modification.
Standard-setting body:
Select an integrated pest and disease management programme in production horticulture
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard and unit standard 27209 were replaced by unit standard 29913.
2810 Unit Standard 7 Credits
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This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work in horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify life cycles of pests which affect a defined crop; identify diseases which are likely to affect the defined crop; assess a range of pest control measures; assess a range of disease control measures; and select a control programme for pests and diseases in a defined crop
Standard-setting body:
Describe environmental management and carbon dioxide enrichment of greenhouses
Version 2
29904 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with the unit standard are able to: describe greenhouse environmental management; and carbon dioxide (CO2) enrichment of greenhouses, and assess enrichment options.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe inventory, and plan and manage an inventory management system in a post-harvest operation
Version 2
29905 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe factors causing wastage of inventory and methods used to monitor potential inventory losses; plan and manage an inventory management system in a post-harvest operation.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe post-harvest physiology and storage
Version 2
29906 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: post-harvest physiology and crop loss; factors which influence crop quality loss and storage life in a storage facility; production factors which influence crop storage life.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Develop a horticulture crop harvest plan, and manage its implementation and review
Version 2
29907 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: develop a horticulture crop harvest plan to achieve harvest goals and standards for a crop; manage the implementation of a harvest plan; review the harvest plan and make recommendations for improvement.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Develop a horticulture production plan, and manage its implementation and review
Version 2
29908 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: develop a horticulture production plan to achieve production goals and standards for a crop; manage the implementation of a production plan; review the production plan and make recommendations for improvement.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Develop a horticulture production quality control plan, and manage its implementation and review
Version 2
29909 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: develop a quality control plan to achieve goals and standards for a horticulture product; manage the implementation of a quality control plan; and review the quality control plan and make recommendations for improvement.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Develop a plan to optimise efficiency of a post-harvest system, and manage its implementation and review
Version 2
29910 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify operational areas and describe the relationships between post-harvest operational areas in adding value to a horticulture product; identify the procedures which guide post-harvest operational areas to optimise efficiency; develop a plan to optimise the efficiency of elements within a post-harvest operational area; manage the implementation of a plan to optimise the efficiency of elements within a post-harvest operational area; and review the plan and make recommendations for improvement.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Develop a post-harvest operation plan, and manage its implementation and review
Version 2
29911 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: develop a post-harvest operation plan to achieve operation goals and standards for a crop; manage implementation of a post-harvest operation plan; and review the post-harvest operation plan and make recommendations for improvement.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Develop a post-harvest quality control plan, and manage its implementation and review
Version 2
29912 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: develop a post-harvest quality control plan to achieve quality goals and standards for a crop; manage the implementation of a quality control plan; and review the quality control plan and make recommendations for improvement.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Develop an integrated pest management plan for a horticulture context, and manage its implementation and review
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 2810 and unit standard 27209.
29913 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: develop an integrated pest management (IPM) plan for a horticulture context to achieve production goals and standards; manage the implementation of an IPM plan; review the IPM plan and make recommendations for improvement.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Develop an outdoor vegetable harvest plan, and manage its implementation and review
Version 2
29915 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: develop an outdoor vegetable harvest plan to achieve harvest goals and standards for a crop; manage the implementation of a harvest plan; and review the harvest plan and make recommendations for improvement.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Develop an outdoor vegetable production plan, and manage its implementation and review
Version 2
29916 Unit Standard 14 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: develop an outdoor vegetable production plan to achieve production goals and standards for a crop; manage implementation of a production plan; and review the production plan and make recommendations for improvement.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe a quality control system, and identify quality requirements and standards for a horticulture product
Version 2
29918 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe a quality control system for a horticulture operation; and research and identify quality requirements and standards for a horticulture product.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Investigate a horticulture crop management technique, develop a plan, and manage its implementation and review
Version 2
29919 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: investigate and select horticulture crop management techniques that optimise crop production; develop a plan to optimise horticulture crop production from the selected crop management technique; monitor the implementation of a plan for a horticulture crop management technique, and manage variations to the plan; and review the plan and make recommendations for improvement.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Identify a sustainable outdoor vegetable management technique, develop a plan, and manage its implementation and review
Version 2
29920 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify outdoor vegetable management techniques that have an adverse impact on sustainable crop production; investigate a sustainable outdoor vegetable management technique for a crop; develop a plan for the selected sustainable outdoor vegetable management technique for a crop; monitor the implementation of a plan for the sustainable outdoor vegetable management technique for a crop, and manage variations to the plan; and review the plan and make recommendations for improvement.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Investigate an outdoor vegetable crop management technique, develop a plan, and manage its implementation and review
Version 2
29921 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: investigate outdoor vegetable crop management techniques that optimise crop production; develop a plan to optimise outdoor vegetable crop production for a selected crop management technique; monitor the implementation of a plan for the outdoor vegetable crop management technique, and manage variations to the plan; and review the plan and make recommendations for improvement.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Manage an agrichemical risk management plan for a horticulture operation
Version 2
29922 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: allocate responsibilities for the person in charge of agrichemicals in a horticulture operation; determine agrichemical information requirements for a horticulture operation; determine relevant agrichemical recording procedures; plan training requirements and manage the implementation of the training programme for agrichemical users in a horticulture operation; and manage instances of non-compliance with the agrichemical risk management plan.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Manage plant, machinery and/or equipment in a horticulture operation
Version 3
29924 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of factors to consider when making capital expenditure decisions; identify seasonal operational requirements of plant, machinery and/or equipment, and plan for their availability; develop and manage a routine maintenance schedule or cleaning procedure for plant, machinery and/or equipment; and plan and manage the implementation of training requirements for the use of plant, machinery and/or equipment.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Data as at 03 October 2024