AHCMDC304 — Undertake care and maintenance of medicinal cannabis

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What an assessment for AHCMDC304 must cover

63 assessable components: 4 elements (22 performance criteria), 14 performance evidence and 23 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare for care and maintenance of medicinal cannabis

1.1Confirm maintenance plan and monitoring schedules with supervisor
1.2Identify health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement control measures
1.3Prepare self and required approved tools, equipment and materials, including personal protective equipment, according to hygiene and sanitation and health and safety procedures
1.4Check cultivation work area is clean and free of waste on entering secured area

2 Maintain medicinal cannabis plants

2.1Check and record quantity and weight of plants to be maintained, including mother plants, against specifications
2.2Check plant growth to determine maintenance needs
2.3Trim and shape plants to allow airflow, and set up framework for flowering
2.4Use trimming and shaping techniques to preserve mother plants in the vegetative stage
2.5Secure and train plants onto support structures
2.6Use tools and equipment safely and cautiously around cultivation environment
2.7Repot and transfer pots between vegetative and flowering areas using safe practices
2.8Check water and nutrient requirements after pruning and potting, and adjust manually or use control systems to maintain to required levels
2.9Record required data and observations according to workplace quality procedures, including any deviations in recorded quantities and weights

3 Monitor plant health and climate control during growing and flowering stages

3.1Calculate and record quantity and weight of plants to be monitored
3.2Check plant health according to monitoring schedule, and adjust water and nutrients levels as required
3.3Check for signs of disease or pests, and if required, apply treatments according to workplace procedures
3.4Check climate control systems, including temperature, lighting, carbon dioxide and humidity levels, according to specification and adjust as required
3.5Monitor growing system for safety, hygiene and plant waste to be removed
3.6Record required data and observations according to workplace quality procedures, including any deviations in recorded quantities and weights

4 Complete post care and maintenance activities

4.1Check cultivation work area is clean before safely leaving secured area
4.2Check plant waste is weighed, recorded and placed in designated containers, and material waste is safely disposed of according to workplace and regulatory requirements
4.3Record and report on care and maintenance activities, including any non-compliance or potential problems

Performance evidence

An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.
There must be evidence that the individual has undertaken the care and maintenance of at least six medicinal cannabis plants on at least two occasions for a vegetative cycle and at least two occasions for a flowering cycle, including:
identified risks and applied control measures
maintained safe, clean and sanitised work area
selected and prepared the required tools, equipment and materials
applied the required hygiene and sanitation and health safety requirements for self and tools and equipment
monitored and recorded counts and weight of plants, and checked for deviations
applied trimming and shaping techniques that maintained right balance of growth and flower production and/or preserved mother plants
applied required training techniques to support plants onto structures
monitored plant health by visual inspection and sampling
applied required treatments and/or remedies to maintain plant health and/or treat any identified common health issues, disease or pests
monitored, controlled and made required adjustments to water and nutrient requirements and environmental climate conditions during the vegetative and flowering cycles based on specifications and plant needs
complied with security and waste disposal requirements
maintained accurate records and reports on maintenance data and activities, including any non-compliance and deviations.

Knowledge evidence

organisational care and maintenance plan for medicinal cannabis
process for conducting health and safety risk assessment, and control measures that may be used during plant maintenance processes
medicinal cannabis during the vegetative and flowering cycles, including:
plant morphology
signs of common plant health issues, including nutrient deficiencies or excesses, environmental stress such as water, temperature and humidity stress, and mould, and their remedies
signs of common diseases and pests, and their control
regulatory and workplace requirements related to the care and maintenance of medicinal cannabis plants, including:
hygiene and sanitation
health and safety, including manual handling
physical security of cannabis
disposal and destruction of plant waste
identification and traceability
recording and reporting requirements
biosecurity
principles of Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) in relation to the care and maintenance of medicinal cannabis plants during vegetative and flowering cycles, including:
trimming, shaping and training techniques used for optimum flower production, reducing risk of disease and preserving mother plants
different water and nutrient requirements for vegetative cycles, including mother plants, and flowering cycles
different climate requirements, including ideal target lighting intensity, carbon dioxide, temperature and humidity levels for vegetative cycles, including mother plants, and flowering cycles
monitoring plant health and climate conditions
disease and pest control
quality controls
function, operation and maintenance of tools and equipment used during the care and maintenance of medicinal cannabis plants, including approval and operational checks
function and operation of growing systems, including their control systems.

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret textual information from a range of sources to identify relevant information about maintenance requirements, monitoring schedule, workplace procedures and regulatory requirements
Writing: Use clear language and industry terminology to complete workplace records and reports
Oral communication: Use clear language and industry terminology to report on maintenance activities
Numeracy: Interpret numerical data from sampling and growing system gauges, and make adjustments to fertigation and climate controls

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What does an assessment tool for AHCMDC304 need to cover?

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