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Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting

Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting

Unit of competency
National Code
AHCPHT310A
State Code
WG869
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
16/08/2013
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
18/11/2013
Field of Education
050301 - Horticulture
Original Release Date
18/11/2013
Nominal Hours
30
Description
This unit covers the process of coordinating harvesting activities for horticultural crops and defines the standard required to: prepare for crop harvesting activities; maintain harvest requirements; coordinate a work group; monitor crop quality.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Prepare for crop harvesting
  • 1.1 The crop to be harvested and the requirements and procedures to assure crop quality are identified according to enterprise work procedures
  • 1.2 Crop maturity is determined by experience, specification charts, aids or devices and according to client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  • 1.3 Suitable weather conditions for picking are established according to enterprise work procedures
  • 1.4 Tools, equipment and machinery are selected according to harvest requirements and enterprise work procedures
  • 1.5 Pre-operational and safety checks are carried out on tools, equipment and machinery according to manufacturers specifications and enterprise work procedures
  • 1.6 Workplace health and safety (WHS) hazards are identified, risks assessed, controls implemented and reported to the supervisor
  • 1.7 Suitable safety and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are selected, used and maintained
2. Co-ordinate harvesting activities
  • 2.1 Seasonal labour is informed of the harvest plan/strategy
  • 2.2 Basic training is undertaken to ensure that the crop is harvested according to company quality requirements
  • 2.3 Harvest staff are allocated daily work tasks
  • 2.4 Work program allows for contingencies caused by weather or other interruptions to harvest activities
  • 2.5 The harvest is monitored and changes to deployment of staff are made accordingly
3. Monitor crop quality throughout harvest
  • 3.1 Harvesting procedures and the harvested crop comply with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  • 3.2 The crop is handled carefully to prevent damage according to enterprise work procedures
  • 3.3 Sorting and grading of the crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  • 3.4 Crop storage minimises postharvest deterioration according to enterprise work procedures
  • 3.5 The crop is transported with minimum damage according to enterprise work procedures
  • 3.6 Picking tallies or harvest yields are calculated and recorded according to enterprise work procedures
4. Deliver crop to specified destination
  • 4.1 Delivery details including quantity, timing and destination are confirmed according to enterprise work procedures
  • 4.2 Crop is delivered with damage levels that are within client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  • 4.3 Delivered crop complies with client, enterprise and industry quality assurance specifications
  • 4.4 Delivery documentation is completed accurately according to enterprise work procedures
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Crops may include:
horticultural crops including those for human consumption
Horticultural crops may include:
all fruit
vegetables
herbs
flowers
foliage
bulbs
tubers
nuts
fungi
wild harvest plants
oils
olives
grains
seeds
hops
specialised crops not specifically named as broad acre crops
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:
prepare for crop harvesting activities
maintain harvest requirements
coordinate a work group
monitor crop quality
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D7185 AHCPHT302A Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
BAP24 AHCPHT310 Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting Unit of competency