AHCPGD309 — Perform specialist amenity pruning

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What an assessment for AHCPGD309 must cover

41 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 14 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 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 specialist amenity pruning

1.1Identify and inspect plants and determine pruning strategy according to plant characteristics or desired outcome
1.2Identify common diseases, pests and nutrition deficiencies in plants
1.3Identify potential hazards and risks, and implement safe working practices to manage risks
1.4Select tools, equipment and machinery required to perform specialist pruning and check for safe operation
1.5Select, fit, use and maintain personal protective equipment (PPE) applicable to the task
1.6Consult references where required to determine best pruning strategies for special plants

2 Undertake specialist pruning

2.1Undertake pruning using established and specialist pruning techniques
2.2Adhere to site environmental and disease control procedures
2.3Assess pruned plants to determine if pruning requirements have been met
2.4Carry out remedial work as required

3 Complete work

3.1Dispose of or recycle waste material from the site
3.2Clean, maintain and store tools, equipment and machinery
3.3Identify and report unserviceable tools, equipment and machinery according to workplace procedures
3.4Report completed specialist amenity pruning activities according to workplace procedures

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 performed specialist amenity pruning on at least three different plants including at least one tree using at least three of the following: secateurs, loppers or extension loppers, shears, pruning or pole saws, powered hedgers, powered secateurs
and has:
identified and inspected plants
applied workplace health and safety requirements, including fitted and used personal protective equipment (PPE)
selected, used and maintained tools, equipment and machinery required for specialist amenity pruning
stored and carried tools safely
carried out pruning using specialist pruning techniques
applied site environmental and disease control procedures
met pruning program requirements
assessed pruning quality
cleaned and cleared pruning site
reported unserviceable tools, equipment and machinery
reported work outcomes.

Knowledge evidence

principles and practices of specialist amenity pruning, including:
anatomy and physiology of plants, shrubs and trees
AS4373-2007 Pruning of amenity trees
compartmentalisation of decay in trees (CODIT)
effect on plant growth and habit after pruning
identification of plant species and their pruning requirements
local government tree protection and preservation regulations
types of plants and their pruning requirements, including; climbing plants, fruiting plants, standard plants
methods of specialist pruning, including; espalier, topiary, hedging, pleaching, crown lifting, pollarding, thinning out and sucker control
specialist pruning tools, equipment and machinery
workplace requirements applicable to health and safety in the workplace for performing specialist amenity pruning, including appropriate use of PPE
site environmental and disease control procedures applicable to performing specialist amenity pruning

Foundation skills

Oral communication: Use clear language to report tool, equipment and machinery unserviceability

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What does an assessment tool for AHCPGD309 need to cover?

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