FIELD                        AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

 

Revision and rollover of Horticulture unit standards - Change to accreditation option to match reviewed AMAP 0032

 

Subfield	Domain	Id
Horticulture	Amenity Horticulture	1667, 1668, 1669, 1670, 1672, 1674, 1675, 1676, 21026, 21027, 21028, 21031, 21032, 21033, 21035, 21036
	Arboriculture	2763, 2765, 2766, 2767, 2768, 2769, 2770, 2772, 2773, 2774, 2775, 2776, 2818, 2819, 2820, 2821, 2822, 17150, 17151, 17152, 17256, 17257, 17258, 17259, 17260, 17261, 17262
	Floriculture	833, 1783, 1786, 1789, 1792, 1795, 1804, 1807, 20699
	Floristry	12057, 20685, 20686, 20687, 20688, 20689, 20690, 20691, 20692, 20693, 20694, 20695, 20696
	Forest Nursery	10941, 10942, 10943, 10944, 10945, 10946, 10947, 10948, 10949, 10950, 10951, 10952, 10953, 10954, 10955, 10956
	Fruit Production	775, 776, 791, 792, 803, 804, 806, 807, 808, 809, 811, 816, 825, 828, 830, 831, 832, 834, 1784, 12393, 12394, 21212, 21214, 21215, 21216, 21217, 21218, 21219, 21220, 21221, 21222, 21223
	Horticulture Production Management	3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3021, 3022
	Horticulture Property Management	2996, 2998, 2999, 3000, 3001, 3002
	Horticulture Resources Management	2997, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031
	Nursery Production	1803, 1806, 20555, 20556, 20557, 20558, 20559, 20560, 20561, 20562, 20563, 20564, 20565, 20566, 20567, 20568, 20569, 20570, 20571, 20572, 20573
	Organic Horticulture	10321, 10322, 10323, 10324, 10325, 10326, 10327, 10328, 10329, 10330, 10331, 10332, 10333, 10334, 10335, 10336
	Production Horticulture	20574
	Vegetable Production	805, 1781, 1787, 1790, 1793, 1796, 1802, 1805
	Viticulture	774, 810, 19923, 19924, 19925, 19926, 19927, 19928, 19929, 19930, 19931, 19932, 19933, 19934, 19935, 19936, 19937, 19938, 19939, 19940, 19941, 19942, 19943, 19944

Note:   Unit standards in bold are also being rolled over.

 

The New Zealand Horticulture Industry Training Organisation has revised the unit standards listed above, which were registered between March 1995 and July 2005.  The standards in bold have also had their period of registration extended.

 

The reason for the rollover is to maintain the currency of the unit standards until they have been reviewed.

 

The review of these unit standards is planned to take place during 2006/2007.

 

Date new versions published                        February 2006

 

New comments by date                        June 2008

 

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards                        December 2008

 

Reason for the revision

 

The standards have all been published as new versions to display the new accreditation options that appear on the ITO's reviewed AMAP [Ref: 0032 version 3].

 

This revision affects 219 of the Horticulture ITO's 339 registered standards.  The remaining standards, in the Landscape, Plant and Garden Retail, and Production Horticulture domains are currently under review and will display the new accreditation options when they are re-registered.

 

All the standards have been published as new versions to match the new accreditation options that appear on the reviewed AMAP.

 

Former accreditation options

 

Levels 1 and 2            Evaluation of documentation by NZQA.

 

Levels 3-7Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.

 

New accreditation options

 

Level 1Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.

 

Level 2Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.

 

Levels 3-7Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry and teaching professional in the same field from another provider.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision

 

·           Change to version number

·           Change to accreditation option

·           Minor editorial amendments to correct errors

·           Legislation updated ie Local Government Act 1974 now Local Government Act 2002 and Hire Purchase Act 1971 now Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003

·           Unit 10325, Explain the key factors influencing the development of organic horticulture in New Zealand update years of enactment for Fair Trading Act and Consumer Guarantees Act to 1986 and 1993 respectively

·           Unit 1674, Select control programmes for amenity plant pests has had a reference to NZS 8409:1995 updated to NZS 8409:2004

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) Ref: 0032

 

Version 3 published and unit standard accreditation options changed to match.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.