AHCPER336 — Test, improve and maintain healthy soil in a permaculture system
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What an assessment for AHCPER336 must cover
37 assessable components: 5 elements (17 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 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 Sample soil in a permaculture system
- 1.1Determine site and purpose for soil tests in a permaculture system
- 1.2Collect soil samples according to workplace procedures
- 1.3Prepare and label soil samples according to soil testing procedures
2 Test soil for structural requirements and plant needs
- 2.1Carry out soil tests according to testing procedures and industry standards
- 2.2Arrange and submit soils for laboratory nutrient testing according to identified purpose, workplace procedures and laboratory requirements
- 2.3Collate and record test results for each sample according to workplace and testing procedures
3 Determine soil improvement requirements
- 3.1Determine requirements for soil improvement from test results
- 3.2Identify soil biota and develop strategy to optimise biodiversity
- 3.3Investigate soil improvement options
- 3.4Confirm soil improvement options with experienced stakeholders
4 Develop and implement soil improvement plan
- 4.1Develop a plan and schedule for soil improvement according to site requirements, purpose and test results
- 4.2Calculate rates of soil additives and supplements according to permaculture and organic principles
- 4.3Apply additives and supplements according to permaculture and organic principles
- 4.4Implement strategy to optimise soil biota
5 Maintain health of soil according to organic and permaculture principles
- 5.1Monitor and record performance of soil improvement plan
- 5.2Amend soil improvement plan for identified poor performance
- 5.3Monitor and modify cultural practices with potential to cause deterioration of soil health
Performance evidence
- identified purpose and site for soil sample and collected soil samples
- tested soil samples, which must include all of the following tests: texture, structure, organic matter, pH, water infiltration, compaction
- prepared a soil sample for laboratory testing of nutrients
- determined soil improvement requirements and strategy to improve soil biota
- implemented soil improvement plan according to permaculture and organic principles
- monitored soil improvement plan to maintain soil health
Knowledge evidence
- permaculture principles and practices related to soil health and plant nutrition: working with natural soils rather than importing soil, soil as an ecosystem, soil as biomass and carbon capture and storage
- sampling and testing of soils: purpose for testing soils, common soil tests and their outcomes, seasonal and soil temperature effects on soil, how to read and interpret soil test results, soil testing techniques, such as: jar test for soil structure, ribbon test and ball test for soil texture, infiltration or permeability test, pH testing, compaction test, non-wetting soil test, air-filled porosity test, worm count, microscopic biota in soils
- plant nutrient uptake and mineral action
- soil chemistry
- science of composting
- fungal and bacterial action and mulches appropriate to different plants
- additives to improve soils and protect soil biota and diversity, including: compost and worm castings, biochar, green manures, organic mulch, manures/animal bedding materials, leaf mould, plantings – green manures, nurse plants, companion planting, chop and drop, nutrient trapping systems, greywater use, organically certified products, amendments that may include rock dust, gypsum, dolomite, lime, zircon, sulphur and other minerals
- soil life, including microscopic life
- monitoring and recording procedures for soil improvement plans, including: observing changes over time, use of tables and charts to record data, importance of photographic records, documenting observations
- cultural practices detrimental to soil health, including: over-watering or under-watering, over-grazing, over-cultivating, off-contour ploughing
- methods of waste disposal causing minimal impact on the environment
- the effects of conventional agricultural chemicals on soils and soil ecosystems
Foundation skills
- Writing: Document soil sample accurately, maintaining traceability throughout testing and recording procedures
- Numeracy: Accurately perform calculations relevant to tests performed to establish baseline for soil health
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