Field Engineering and Technology
Review of Rural Contracting unit standards
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
Rural Contracting |
Agrichemical Application |
6236-6238, 6241, 6242, 6246, 6247, 23618 |
Agricultural Contracting |
6257, 6260, 6261, 6265, 6267, 6283, 6284, 19561, 19563, 19564, 19575, 19576, 23621, 23622, 23624, 23626-23628 |
Connexis Infrastructure ITO has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published March 2020
Summary
Connexis Infrastructure ITO consulted with Agrichemical Application contractors, the Rural Contractors Federation, Primary ITO and stakeholders completed a review of the unit standards listed above.
Consultation was carried out in February 2020 and providers with consent to assess had the opportunity to give feedback via email. Due to low usage of the unit standards the decision was made to expire them without replacement.
Main changes
· All standards were designated expiring without replacement.
These Category D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2021
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 |
Engineering and Technology > Rural Contracting > Agrichemical Application
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
6236 |
Operate a boom or band sprayer for agrichemical application |
4 |
10 |
D |
6237 |
Operate a handgun sprayer for agrichemical application |
3 |
6 |
D |
6238 |
Operate a knapsack motorised mist blower for agrichemical application |
3 |
6 |
D |
6241 |
Use a wiper type applicator for agrichemical application |
2 |
2 |
D |
6242 |
Prepare to apply, and apply, agrichemicals to crops by band spraying |
4 |
10 |
D |
6246 |
Drive application equipment carrying diluted agrichemicals and develop an emergency procedure guide |
4 |
8 |
D |
6247 |
Prepare to apply, and apply, agrichemicals for external parasite control in livestock |
4 |
20 |
D |
23618 |
Plan, price, and manage an agrichemical application pest control programme |
6 |
30 |
D |
Engineering and Technology > Rural Contracting > Agricultural Contracting
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
6257 |
Operate a mounted front end loader unit for agricultural contracting |
3 |
5 |
D |
6260 |
Plan and install an open drain system for rural land drainage |
4 |
10 |
D |
6261 |
Plan and install an underground drain system for rural land drainage |
4 |
15 |
D |
6265 |
Trim and limb shelter belts |
4 |
10 |
D |
6267 |
Spread effluent on the land by tanker and/or muck spreader |
3 |
5 |
D |
6283 |
Operate heavy chipping and mulching machinery for agricultural contracting |
4 |
10 |
D |
6284 |
Construct farm tracks and prepare on-farm building sites |
4 |
17 |
D |
19561 |
Manage health and safety for an agricultural contracting workplace |
5 |
6 |
D |
19563 |
Install an agricultural or horticultural water reticulation system |
3 |
10 |
D |
19564 |
Install an agricultural or horticultural irrigation system |
3 |
10 |
D |
19575 |
Operate a hydraulic excavator for agricultural contracting |
4 |
20 |
D |
19576 |
Carry out multi-vehicle agricultural contracting operations on roads |
3 |
6 |
D |
23621 |
Demonstrate use of survey equipment for agricultural contracting land development |
4 |
8 |
D |
23622 |
Produce and confirm a plan to carry out a basic agricultural contracting operation |
3 |
4 |
D |
23624 |
Operate a mobile weighbridge for agricultural contracting |
4 |
4 |
D |
23626 |
Operate a loader wagon for silage harvesting |
4 |
12 |
D |
23627 |
Plan the acquisition of plant for agricultural contracting |
5 |
9 |
D |
23628 |
Plan, price, and manage agricultural contracting work |
6 |
30 |
D |