FIELD                        AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

 

Review of Horticulture Resources Management unit standards 3020 and 3024

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Horticulture

Horticulture Resources Management

3020, 3024

 

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

 

Date new versions published                        June 2007

 

Planned review date                        December 2012

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

NZHITO, in conjunction with stakeholders, has reviewed the unit standards listed above.  As part of a wider review of the Horticulture Resources Management domain, this review considered the currency of the unit standards and their suitability for existing and proposed qualifications; the accuracy and appropriateness of their content to the horticulture industry; the usage of the unit standards over the past five years; and the availability of other generic management programmes and national qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework.  The review of these unit standards has also been coordinated with the development of new unit standards for the postharvest sector.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

Unit standards 3020 and 3024 have been designated expiring and will not be replaced.  However, the review resulted in the registration of two recommended alternative unit standards (23705 and 23709).  These unit standards have been classified in the Production Horticulture domain, along with nine other new unit standards, developed for the postharvest sector.

 

Unit standards categorised as category D expire at the end of December 2010.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.

 

Review Categories and changes to classification, title, level and credits

 

The details of recommended alternative unit standards are in italics.

 

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

3020

 

 

23709

Horticulture Resources Management

Production Horticulture

Select and manage computer based record systems for horticulture operations

Manage and evaluate a computer based record system in a horticultural operation

6

 

 

4

 

5

 

 

5

D

3024

 

 

23705

Horticulture Resources Management

Production Horticulture

Negotiate and administer employment agreements in horticulture

Demonstrate knowledge of human resource management in a horticultural operation

6

 

 

4

3

 

 

12

D

 

Domain            Production Horticulture

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

23704

Write work instructions for a horticultural process

4

5

New

23706

Demonstrate knowledge of inventory management and manage an inventory in a postharvest operation

4

12

New

23707

Demonstrate knowledge of workflow management in a postharvest operation

3

5

New

23708

Design and conduct a workplace procedure review in a horticultural operation

4

8

New

23710

Demonstrate knowledge of technical requirements for produce in a postharvest operation

4

12

New

23711

Develop and implement a product safety programme in a postharvest operation

4

12

New

23712

Manage workflow to meet the requirements of a postharvest operation

4

5

New

23713

Implement technical requirements in a postharvest operation

4

12

New

23714

Demonstrate knowledge of a product safety programme in a postharvest operation

4

8

New