Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.
Crops may include:
a wide variety of 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
other specialised crops not specifically named as broad acre crops.
Harvesting practices may include:
the correct use of equipment
select picking
reporting or recording tallies
removing out-of-type plants
removing rotten or immature fruit.

EVIDENCE GUIDE
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:
estimate the readiness of produce for picking
harvest the crop using the correct technique
stack produce in containers without causing damage or losses
transport produce from the field according to enterprise requirements
select and grade produce at picking where required.
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.