Internal Assessment 84%
Examination 16%

Certificate of Trade Studies Awarded Marks

Marks will be calculated in the following manner:

Section 1

Examination (100%) multiply by 0.08 8%
Internal Assessment (100%) multiply by 0.17 17%

Section 2

Examination (100%) multiply by 0.08 8%
Internal Assessment (100%) multiply by 0.17 17%

Section 3

Internal Assessment (100%) multiply by 0.25 25%

Section 4

Internal Assessment (100%) multiply by 0.25 25%

TOTAL 1.00 = 100%

Certificate of Trade Studies % =

(Section 1 Exam % x 0.08)
+ (Section 1 Internal Assessment % x 0.17)
+ (Section 2 Exam % x 0.08)
+ (Section 2 Internal Assessment % x 0.17)
+ (Section 3 % x 0.25)
+ (Section 4 % x 0.25)

SECTION 1: PLANT FUNCTION AND NUTRITION

One two-hour written divisional examination 30%
Internal Assessment 70%

The student must pass in BOTH components
to achieve a pass in the section.

One two-hour written examination which includes:

Objective short-answer questions, paragraph answer
questions and essays 15%
Essay questions 15%

Internal Assessment

Workbook based upon simple experiments in Plant
Physiology and Nutrition 35%

A report into one aspect of plant physiology
(objectives 3.3; 4.3; 5.3; 6.2; 7.2) 20%

Short-answer objective test questions 15%

SECTION 2: PESTS AND DISEASES 1

One two-hour written divisional examination
paper 30% Internal Assessment 70%

A pass must be gained in BOTH components
to achieve overall pass.

Final Examination

The two-hour written examination, with marks divided
as follows:

Multiple choice and True/False items - Short (one
line written) answer items - Paragraph (four to
eight lines written) answer items 30%

The above questions should include some problem-
solving items.

Internal Assessment

Practical Assignments:

(NOTE: These assignments should be rotated with
suitable alternatives every second year, to prevent
assignment-copying between students).

Assignment 1:

Each student shall interpret a detailed Pest and
Disease Prevention program for a crop/plant group of
the student's choice (in consultation with the
lecturer). This program should be in a wallchart form, and include
details, such as:

pest/disease name; prevention method and
instructions; timing; (blank) spaces to be filled in
by the operator; etc. 20%

Tests:

A minimum of two theory tests follow a similar format to the final
exam 30%

Two practical identification tests with students to
identify pests and diseases from displayed samples,
and to give prevention or control measures 20%

SECTION 3: NURSERY OPERATIONS

Internal Assessment

Internal Assessment

Practical Skills Assessment

Formal and informal evaluation of skills associated
with the maintenance of containerised greenstock,
the receival/despatch of goods and maintenance of
field-grown plants 40%

Activity Book

Completion of sections as required 30%

Tests

Two written tests comprising short-answer questions, longer-answer and essay
questions 30%

SECTION 4: NURSERY STRUCTURES AND
EQUIPMENT

Internal Assessment 100%

Internal Assessment

Practical Skills Assessment

Formal and informal evaluation of skills associated
with the maintenance or construction of nursery
structures 30%

Activity Book

Completion of sections as required 30%

Assignment

An evaluation of materials available for covering shadehouses or for cladding
greenhouses 20%

Tests

Two written tests comprising short-answer questions, longer-answer and essay
questions 20%

Note 1: The apprentice is required to pass
every single module of the assessment. In the case
of failing one or more parts of the assessment, the
apprentice is only required to pass the failed parts
of the subject. This can be achieved by repeating
the sections. Other methods to pass the failed
sections may be determined by the Department of
Employment and Training.

Note 2: Each section within Horticulture
(Nursery) App 2B is an existing TAFE subject.