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Undertake care and maintenance of medicinal cannabis

Undertake care and maintenance of medicinal cannabis

Unit of competency
National Code
AHCMDC304
State Code
OCS51
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
24/12/2020
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
21/05/2021
Field of Education
050301 - Horticulture
Original Release Date
21/05/2021
Nominal Hours
55
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to care for and maintain medicinal cannabis plants during their vegetative and flowering cycles according to the care and maintenance plan. It includes the care and maintenance of mother plants that are kept in the vegetative stage. It requires the ability to prepare for care and maintenance activities, assess plant growth for care and maintenance requirements, apply trimming and training techniques to achieve best flower production, monitor and control plant health and environmental climate conditions, and carry out all recording and reporting requirements throughout the vegetative and flowering cycles according to regulatory and quality requirements.The unit applies to individuals who perform skilled maintenance work on medicinal cannabis plants on a licensed medicinal cannabis production site. They may work independently or as part of a team.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Prepare for care and maintenance of medicinal cannabis
  • 1.1 Confirm maintenance plan and monitoring schedules with supervisor
  • 1.2 Identify health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement control measures
  • 1.3 Prepare self and required approved tools, equipment and materials, including personal protective equipment, according to hygiene and sanitation and health and safety procedures
  • 1.4 Check cultivation work area is clean and free of waste on entering secured area
2. Maintain medicinal cannabis plants
  • 2.1 Check and record quantity and weight of plants to be maintained, including mother plants, against specifications
  • 2.2 Check plant growth to determine maintenance needs
  • 2.3 Trim and shape plants to allow airflow, and set up framework for flowering
  • 2.4 Use trimming and shaping techniques to preserve mother plants in the vegetative stage
  • 2.5 Secure and train plants onto support structures
  • 2.6 Use tools and equipment safely and cautiously around cultivation environment
  • 2.7 Repot and transfer pots betweenvegetative and flowering areas using safe practices
  • 2.8 Check water and nutrient requirements after pruning and potting, and adjust manually or use control systems to maintain to required levels
  • 2.9 Record required data and observations according to workplace qualityprocedures, including any deviations in recorded quantities and weights
3. Monitor plant health and climate control during growing and flowering stages
  • 3.1 Calculate and record quantity and weight of plants to be monitored
  • 3.2 Check plant health according to monitoring schedule, and adjust water and nutrients levels as required
  • 3.3 Check for signs of disease or pests, and if required, apply treatments according to workplace procedures
  • 3.4 Check climate control systems, including temperature, lighting, carbon dioxide and humidity levels, according to specification and adjust as required
  • 3.5 Monitor growing system for safety, hygiene and plant waste to be removed
  • 3.6 Record required data and observations according to workplace quality procedures, including any deviations in recorded quantities and weights
4. Complete postcare and maintenance activities
  • 4.1 Check cultivation work area is clean before safely leaving secured area
  • 4.2 Check plant waste is weighed, recorded and placed in designated containers, and material waste is safely disposed of according to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • 4.3 Record and report on care and maintenance activities, including any non-compliance or potential problems
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