Field Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Review of Agriculture, Horticulture, Pest Management, and Sports Turf unit standards
|
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
|
Agriculture |
Arable Farming |
19068, 19069 |
|
Horticulture |
Amenity Horticulture |
1668, 1669, 1674, 1675 |
|
Floriculture |
1783, 1804, 1807 | |
|
Fruit Production |
825, 828 | |
|
Nursery Production |
1803, 1806 | |
|
Vegetable Production |
1802, 1805 | |
|
Viticulture |
19932 | |
|
Pest Management |
Pest Control |
21554-21565 |
|
Sports Turf |
Sports Turf Weeds and Pests |
1158-1160, 1167-1169, 20530 |
The Primary Sector Group (PSG) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published August 2011
Planned review date December 2016
Summary
Discussions commenced in late 2009 between the 7 primary sector industry training organisations (ITOs) that form the PSG (Agriculture Industry Training Organisation Inc (Agriculture ITO), Equine Industry Training Organisation Inc (Equine ITO), Forest Industries Training and Education Council (FITEC), New Zealand Horticulture Industry Training Organisation Inc (Horticulture ITO), New Zealand Industry Training Organisation (NZITO), New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Limited (Seafood ITO), and New Zealand Sports Turf Industry Training Organisation Inc (Sports Turf ITO)). The decision was made to commence the review of unit standards across the PSG in the area of plant pest, weed, and disease control for the purposes of removing overlap, ie, the 'harmonisation' of unit standards.
All ITOs in the PSG were consulted in April and May 2010 to determine their roleholder requirements for plant pest, weed, and disease control. Outcomes were identified for each roleholder where a need was identified.
Outcomes were matched with registered unit standards, and where these did not exist, the content for new unit standards was identified. An outcomes document was developed and circulated by email to all accredited training providers for their feedback in June and July 2010. This initial consultation process also served to notify providers of the development, the implications of harmonisation on registered unit standards, and the subsequent impact on qualifications.
Feedback was taken into consideration in the next stage which was amending registered unit standards and writing new generic plant pest, weed, and disease control unit standards to replace the industry specific equivalents. Levels and credits of all unit standards were checked by assessors and moderators as part of the consultation process and changes were made to levels to more accurately reflect the level descriptors, and to credits to more accurately reflect the time taken for learning and assessment.
A consultation document of new and reviewed unit standards was circulated through the ITOs to their respective stakeholders for feedback in October 2010.
Feedback was taken into consideration in the final drafts. The unit standards were finalised, and endorsed by the PSG in February 2011.
Main changes
· B category review unit standards were reclassified to subfield Primary Sector, and domain Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control.
· Agriculture, Horticulture, and Sports Turf industry specific unit standards were replaced by generic equivalent unit standards.
· New unit standard 27217 was written to cover knowledge of integrated pest management.
· New unit standard 27216 was written to cover the preparation and application of agrichemicals using motorised equipment.
· Level and credit of unit standard 21558 have increased from 3 to 4, and 4 to 5 respectively as the level of responsibility and processes required for calibration accord best with the Level 4 descriptors.
Category C and D unit standards will expire on 31 December 2013
Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess
|
Current consent for |
Consent extended to | ||||
|
Nature of consent |
Classification or ID |
Level |
Nature of consent |
Classification or ID |
Level |
|
Subfield |
Agriculture |
Any |
Subfield |
Primary Sector
|
Same |
|
Domain |
Arable Farming |
Any |
Domain |
Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control |
Same |
|
Standards |
19068 |
4 |
Standards |
27207 |
3 |
|
19069 |
3 |
27208 |
3 | ||
|
Subfield |
Horticulture |
Any |
Subfield |
Primary Sector |
Same |
|
Domain |
Amenity Horticulture |
Any |
Domain |
Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control |
Same |
|
Standards |
1668 |
3 |
Standards |
27208 |
3 |
|
1669 |
3 |
27210 |
3 | ||
|
1674 |
4 |
27212 |
4 | ||
|
1675 |
4 |
27212 |
4 | ||
|
Domain |
Floriculture |
Any |
Domain |
Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control |
Same |
|
Standards |
1783 |
4 |
Standards |
27212 |
4 |
|
1804 |
4 |
27211 |
4 | ||
|
Domain |
Fruit Production |
Any |
Domain |
Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control |
Same |
|
Standards |
825 |
4 |
Standards |
27211 |
4 |
|
828 |
4 |
27207 27211 |
3 4 | ||
|
Domain |
Nursery Production |
Any |
Domain |
Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control |
Same |
|
Domain |
Vegetable Production |
Any |
Domain |
Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control |
Same |
|
Domain |
Viticulture |
Any |
Domain |
Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control |
Same |
|
Subfield |
Pest Management |
Any |
Domain |
Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control |
Same |
|
Domain |
Pest Control |
Any |
Domain |
Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control |
Same |
|
Standards |
21554 21562 |
2 2 |
Standards |
27213 |
|
|
21555 |
2 |
27210 |
3 | ||
|
21557 |
3 |
27208 |
3 | ||
|
21559 |
4 |
27210 27214 |
3 4 | ||
|
21564 |
3 |
27215 |
2 | ||
|
Subfield |
Sports Turf |
Any |
Subfield |
Primary Sector |
Same |
|
Standards |
1158 1160 |
3 3 |
Standards |
27207 27208 |
3 3 |
|
1159 |
3 |
27210 |
3 | ||
Impact on Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR)
All expiring standards will remain on their existing CMR. All new and Category B standards have been registered on a new CMR [Ref: 0232] developed by the PSG for the Primary Sector subfield.
Impact on registered qualifications
|
Key to type of impact | |
|
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 Agriculture ITO qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and will be updated following their mandatory review which is scheduled to commence in late 2011. The classifications and/or standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.
|
Ref |
Qualification Title |
Classification or ID |
|
0325 |
National Certificate in Agrichemical Supply (Level 3) with strands in Animal Health Products, and Plant Protection Products |
21563 |
|
0819 |
National Certificate in Seed Dressing (Level 4) |
21554, 21562 |
|
0986 |
National Certificate in Agriculture (Level 4) with strands in Arable Farming, Cattle Farming, Dairy Farming, Deer Farming, and Sheep Farming |
Pest Management > Pest Control, 19068, 19069, 21559 |
|
1036 |
National Certificate in Apiculture (Level 2) |
21554, 21556, 21561, 21562 |
|
1069 |
National Certificate in Apiculture (Level 3) |
Pest Management > Pest Control |
|
1177 |
National Certification Poultry Husbandry (Level 3) with strands in Egg Production, Poultry Hatchery, and Poultry Meat Production |
21554, 21563, 21564 |
|
1188 |
National Certificate in Agriculture (Production Management) with strands in Arable Farming, Cattle Farming, Dairy Farming, Deer Farming, and Sheep Farming |
19068, 19069, 21559 |
|
1194 |
National Certificate in Aerial Agrichemical Application (Level 4) |
21558, 21562, 21563, 21565 |
|
1434 |
National Certificate in Agriculture (Level 2) with strands in Cattle Farming, Dairy Farming, Deer Farming, and Sheep Farming |
21556 |
|
1435 |
National Certificate in Agriculture (Animal Feeding and Pastures) (Level 3) |
21555, 21556 |
|
1439 |
National Certificate in Arable Farming (Level 3) |
19069 |
|
1468 |
National Certificate in Agriculture (General Skills) (Level 2) |
21554, 21556, 21561, 21562, 21563, 21564 |
|
1509 |
National Certificate in Farming Skills (Work Ready) (Level 3) |
21554, 21555, 21556, 21561, 21562, 21564 |
The following Equine ITO qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and will be updated following their mandatory review which is scheduled to commence in late 2011. The standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.
|
Ref |
Qualification Title |
ID |
|
0367 |
National Certificate in Equine (Racecourse Maintenance) (Level 3) with strands in Harness Racing, and Thoroughbred Racing |
21555, 21563, 21564 |
|
0653 |
National Certificate in Equine (Racecourse Management) (Level 4) |
1158, 1159, 1160, 1167, 1168, 1169 |
The following FITEC qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and will be updated depending following their mandatory review which is scheduled to commence in 2014. The standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.
|
Ref |
Qualification Title |
ID |
|
1411 |
National Certificate in Forest Operations (Level 3) with strands in Establishment, Pruning, Thinning to Waste (Small Trees), Thinning to Waste (Large Trees), Tree Felling - Basic Techniques, Thinning for Extraction, Breaking Out for Ground Based Harvesting, Breaking Out for Cable Harvesting, Land Operations, and Mensuration |
21563 |
|
1412 |
National Certificate in Forest Operations Advanced (Level 4) with strands in Establishment and Silvicultural Operations Management, Production Tree Felling, Hauler Set-Up, Machine Operations - Hauler, Head Breaker Out - Cable Harvesting, Log Making, Machine Operations - Log Extraction, Machine Operations - Loader, Mechanised Tree Felling, Mechanised Processing, Helicopter Logging, and Inventory |
21563 |
The following Sports Turf ITO qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and will be updated following their mandatory review which is scheduled to commence in 2014. The standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.
|
Ref |
Qualification Title |
ID | ||
|
0203 |
National Certificate in Sports Turf Management (Level 4) |
1158, 1159, 1160, 1167, 1168, 1169, 21558, 21560, 21563, 21564 | ||
|
0700 |
National Certificate in Sports Turf (Introduction to Turf Care) (Level 3) |
1158, 1159, 1160 | ||
|
1078 |
National Certificate in Amenity Turf Maintenance (Level 3) |
20530, 21554, 21558, 21560, 21563, 21564 |
| |
The following Horticulture ITO qualifications are impacted by the outcome of this review and will be updated following their mandatory review which is scheduled to commence in 2012. The classifications and/or standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.
|
Ref |
Qualification Title |
Classification or ID |
|
1013 |
National Certificate in Horticulture (Introduction) (Level 2) |
Pest Management > Pest Control |
|
1014 |
National Certificate in Horticulture (Level 4) with optional strands in Amenity Horticulture, Fruit Production, Landscape, Nursery Production, Post Harvest, Viticulture, and Vegetable Production |
Pest Management > Pest Control, 1783 |
|
1015 |
National Certificate in Horticulture (Advanced) (Level 4) with strands in Amenity Horticulture, Fruit Production, Landscape, Nursery Production, Post Harvest, Production Horticulture, Viticulture, and Vegetable Production |
Pest Management > Pest Control, 825, 828, 1668, 1669, 1674, 1675, 1783, 1803, 1804, 1806, 1807, 19932 |
|
1470 |
National Certificate in Horticulture (Practical) (Level 1) |
Pest Management > Pest Control |
|
1471 |
National Certificate in Horticulture (Level 3) |
Pest Management > Pest Control |
The following table identifies qualifications developed by other SSBs that are impacted by the outcome of this review. The SSBs have been advised that the qualifications require revision. The classifications and/or standards that generated the status Affected are listed in bold.
|
Ref |
Qualification Title |
Classification or ID |
SSB Name |
|
0229 |
National Certificate in Agrichemical Application with strands in Livestock External Parasites, Total Vegetation Control, Aquatic, Broadacre, and Brush |
21554, 21558, 21560, 21563, 21564, 21565 |
Infratrain
|
|
0230 |
National Certificate in Agricultural Contracting with optional strands in Crop Production, Fencing, Harvesting, Land Development, Mechanical Vegetation Control, Transport, and Zero Tillage |
21563, 21564 | |
|
1660 |
National Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Level 2) with optional strands in Earthworks, Pavement Surfacing, Roads, Rural Contracting, and Utilities |
21554, 21556, 21560, 21563, 21564 | |
|
0529 |
National Certificate in Compliance and Regulatory Control (Plant Pest Control (Level 4) |
21563, 21564 |
Local Government ITO |
|
0642 |
National Certificate in Conservation (Trainee Ranger) (Level 3) |
21563, 21564 |
Learning State |
|
0797 |
National Certificate in Conservation (Level 4) |
Pest Management > Pest Control, 21554, 21555, 21556 | |
|
1475 |
National Certificate in Parks and Recreation (Park Ranger) (Level 3) |
1669, 21554, 21555, 21556, 21559, 21563, 21564 |
Skills Active Aotearoa Ltd |
Transition
While other SSBs will need to determine their qualification specific transition arrangements, transition for qualifications belonging to ITOs within the PSG are shown in the table below.
|
Credit for |
Exempt from |
|
825, 1804 |
27211 |
|
828 |
27207 and 27211 |
|
1668, 19069, 21557 |
27208 |
|
1674, 1675, 1783 |
27212 |
|
1158 and 1160 |
27207 and 27208 |
|
1159, 1669, 21555 |
27210 |
|
19068 |
27207 |
|
21554 and 21562 |
27213 |
|
21559 |
27210 and 27214 |
|
21564 |
27215 |
In addition, credit achieved within the domains of Pest Control, and Sports Turf Weeds and Pests can be used to meet the requirements for electives specifying the Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control domain.
Detailed list of unit standards - classification, title, level, and credits
|
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 |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Arable Farming
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
19068 |
Plan, monitor, and report on, a crop health supervisory programme |
4 |
4 |
D |
|
19069 |
Demonstrate knowledge of plant pests, diseases, and disorders, and assess control measures |
3 |
4 |
D |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Horticulture > Amenity Horticulture
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1668 |
Demonstrate knowledge of common amenity plant pests, diseases, and disorders |
3 |
8 |
D |
|
1669 |
Identify common weeds in amenity areas and describe control measures |
3 |
10 |
D |
|
1674 |
Select control programmes for amenity plant pests |
4 |
8 |
D |
|
1675 |
Select control programmes for amenity plant diseases and disorders |
4 |
8 |
D |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Horticulture >Floriculture
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1783 |
Select and apply post harvest treatments - floriculture |
4 |
4 |
D |
|
1804 |
Recognise common pests, diseases, and disorders important to floriculture |
4 |
5 |
D |
|
1807 |
Monitor pests and beneficial organisms in floriculture and act at threshold levels |
4 |
3 |
D |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Horticulture > Fruit Production
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
825 |
Recognise common pests, diseases, and disorders important to fruit production |
4 |
4 |
D |
|
828 |
Monitor pests and beneficial organisms in fruit crops and act at preset threshold levels |
4 |
3 |
D |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Horticulture > Nursery Production
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1803 |
Recognise common pests, diseases, and disorders of nursery production |
4 |
5 |
D |
|
1806 |
Monitor pest and beneficial organisms in the nursery and act at threshold levels |
4 |
4 |
D |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Horticulture > Vegetable Production
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1802 |
Recognise common pests, diseases, and disorders important to a vegetable crop |
4 |
4 |
D |
|
1805 |
Monitor pests in a vegetable crop, and investigate strategies to rectify an imbalance |
4 |
4 |
D |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Horticulture > Viticulture
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
19932 |
Monitor and control grapevine disorders and damage |
4 |
15 |
D |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Pest Management > Pest Control
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
21555
|
Demonstrate knowledge of weeds and their control
|
2
|
4
|
D |
|
21557
|
Identify plant pests, diseases, and disorders, and describe control measures |
3
|
4
|
D
|
|
21559
|
Describe, plan, and manage a weed control programme
|
4
|
5
|
D
|
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Pest Management > Pest Control
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Primary Sector > Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control
|
21554
21562
27213 |
Demonstrate knowledge of safety with agrichemicals Identify and interpret agrichemical product information Identify and interpret agrichemical product information, and demonstrate knowledge of safety with agrichemicals |
2
2
2 |
3
2
5 |
C
C |
|
21556 |
Control weeds under supervision |
2 |
2 |
B |
|
21558 |
Describe calibration, and calibrate agrichemical application equipment Describe calibration, and calibrate motorised agrichemical application equipment |
3
4 |
3
5 |
B |
|
21560 |
Demonstrate knowledge of agrichemicals |
3 |
6 |
B |
|
21561 |
Use, maintain, and store agrichemical application safety equipment Use, maintain, and store agrichemical personal protective equipment (PPE) |
2 |
2 |
B |
|
21563 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the HSNO Act, and NZS 8409:2004 for the use of agrichemicals |
3 |
5 |
B |
|
21564 27215 |
Prepare to apply, and apply, agrichemicals Prepare to apply, and apply, agrichemicals using hand held equipment |
3 2 |
5 5 |
C |
|
21565 |
Manage agrichemicals in accordance with NZS 8409:2004 |
4 |
10 |
B |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Sports Turf > Sports Turf Weeds and Pests
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1158 |
Identify and monitor common turf pests |
3 |
5 |
D |
|
1159 |
Identify common turf weeds |
3 |
5 |
D |
|
1160 |
Identify common turf diseases and disorders |
3 |
5 |
D |
|
1167 |
Control common turf pests |
4 |
7 |
D |
|
1168 |
Control common turf weeds |
4 |
7 |
D |
|
1169 |
Control common turf diseases |
4 |
7 |
D |
|
20530 |
Demonstrate knowledge of weeds, pests, diseases, and disorders of amenity turf areas |
3 |
10 |
D |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Primary Sector > Plant Pest, Weed, and Disease Control
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
27207 |
Describe and carry out monitoring of plant pests and diseases |
3 |
5 |
New |
|
27208 |
Identify and describe plant pests, diseases, and disorders, and methods of prevention and control |
3 |
8 |
New |
|
27209 |
Plan, implement, and monitor an integrated pest management (IPM) programme for a primary sector workplace |
5 |
15 |
New |
|
27210 |
Identify and describe weeds, and methods of prevention and control |
3 |
6 |
New |
|
27211 |
Recognise plant pests, diseases, and disorders, and beneficial organisms |
4 |
6 |
New |
|
27212 |
Plan, implement, and evaluate a plant pest and disease control programme |
4 |
12 |
New |
|
27214 |
Plan, implement, and evaluate a weed control programme |
4 |
8 |
New |
|
27216 |
Prepare to apply, and apply, agrichemicals using motorised equipment |
3 |
4 |
New |
|
27217 |
Demonstrate knowledge of integrated pest management (IPM) |
3 |
5 |
New |