FIELD                        AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

 

Review and reclassification of Floriculture, Fruit Production, and Vegetable Production unit standards

 

Subfield	Domain	Id
Horticulture	Floriculture	1786, 1789, 1792
	Fruit Production	806-809, 1784
	Vegetable Production	805, 1787, 1790

 

The New Zealand Horticulture Industry Training Organisation (NZHITO) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                        October 2006

 

Planned review date                        December 2011

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

NZHITO, in conjunction with the Postharvest/Packhouse advisory group, providers, and other stakeholders, has reviewed the unit standards listed above in the Floriculture, Fruit Production and Vegetable Production domains.  During the development of new unit standards for the postharvest sector NZHITO investigated the need to write unit standards that could be used in all packhouses (fruit, vegetable, and floriculture).  As a result these unit standards have been written generically, and registered in the Production Horticulture domain.

 

In the course of the review, consideration was given to the following:

·        The currency of the unit standards and their suitability for existing and proposed qualifications.

·        The accuracy and appropriateness of their content to the postharvest sector.

·        Inclusion of relevant legislation and licensing requirements in updated special notes.

·        Revision of elements, performance criteria and range statements to ensure they were technically correct and up to date.

·        The accuracy of credit values in reflecting the time taken for delivery, learning and assessment.

 

Comments and recommendations from stakeholders were considered through the process of review and consultation, and incorporated as appropriate.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·        Generic unit standards have been developed to replace Floriculture, Fruit Production, and Vegetable Production domain-specific unit standards.  The generic, replacement unit standards have been classified in the Production Horticulture domain.

·        Unit standards 804, 1784, and 1786 have been replaced by unit standard 23355.

·        Unit standards 807, 1787, and 1789 have been replaced by unit standards 23356, 23357, and 23358.

·        Unit standards 808, 1790, and 1792 have been replaced by unit standard 23360.

·        Unit standard 809 has been reclassified in Production Horticulture domain and its credit value has increased from 3 to 5.

·        Registration of new unit standard 23359.

 

Unit standards categorised as category C expire at the end of December 2008.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

Current Accreditation for			Accreditation extended to
Nature of accreditation	Classification or Id	Level	Nature of accreditation	Classification or Id	Level
Domain	Floriculture	2	Standards	23356, 23357, 23359	2
Domain	Floriculture	3	Standards	23356, 23357, 23359	2
				23355, 23358	3
Domain	Floriculture	4	Standards	23356, 23357, 23359	2
				23355, 23358	3
				23360	4
Domain	Fruit Production	2	Standards	23356, 23357, 23359	2
Domain	Fruit Production	3	Standards	23356, 23357, 23359	2
				23355, 23358	3
Domain	Fruit Production	4	Standards	23356, 23357, 23359	2
				23355, 23358	3
				809, 23360	4
Domain	Vegetable Production	2	Standards	23356, 23357, 23359	2
Domain	Vegetable Production	3	Standards	23356, 23357, 23359	2
				23355, 23358	3
Domain	Vegetable Production	4	Standards	23356, 23357, 23359	2
				23355, 23358	3
				23360	4
Standard	805	3	Standard	23355	3
Standard	807	2	Standards	23356, 23357	2
				23358	3
Standard	808	4	Standards	23359	2
				23360	4
Standard	1784	3	Standard	23355	3

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

AMAP 0032 has been updated to reflect the changes made to the standards.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

Qualifications that contain the reviewed standards or classifications are tabled below.

 

Affected	The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits The qualification lists a C or D category standard
Not materially affected	The qualification lists a standard that has a new title The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification

 

The following NZHITO qualifications are affected by the outcome of this review and will be reviewed in 2007.

 

Qualification title	Classification or standard in the qualification
National Certificate in Floristry (Level 4) with an optional Advanced strand [Ref: 1151]	1786
National Certificate in Horticulture (Floriculture) (Level 4) [Ref: 0087]	1786, 1789
National Certificate in Horticulture (Vegetable Production) (Level 4) [Ref: 0089]	805, 1787

 

Summary of main changes

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
C	Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id
D	Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Subfield            Horticulture

Id	Domain	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
805 and	Vegetable Production	Grade vegetables to pre-determined criteria	3	2	C
1784 and	Fruit Production	Grade fruit to pre-determined criteria	3	3	C
1786	Floriculture	Grade floriculture product to pre-determined criteria	3	5	C
23355	Production Horticulture	Grade produce to pre-determined criteria	3	8
806	Fruit Production	Calibrate and check fruit sizing equipment	4	3	B
807 and	Fruit Production	Pack and despatch pre-graded fruit	2	3	C
1787 and	Vegetable Production	Pack and despatch pre-graded vegetables	2	3	C
1789	Floriculture	Pack and despatch pre-graded floriculture products	3	3	C
23356 and	Production Horticulture	Prepare packaging for produce	2	5
23357 and	Production Horticulture	Pack graded produce	2	5
23358	Production Horticulture	Stack and strap packed produce onto pallets	3	8
808 and	Fruit Production	Implement a fruit packaging system	4	3	C
1790 and	Vegetable Production	Implement a vegetable production packaging system	4	3	C
1792	Floriculture	Implement a floriculture packaging system	4	3	C
23360	Production Horticulture	Implement a produce packaging system	4	5
809	Fruit Production Production Horticulture	Use and maintain packhouse plant	4	3 5	B
23359	Production Horticulture	Demonstrate knowledge of packhouse hygiene and food safety requirements and maintain personal hygiene	2	5	New