Demonstrate Knowledge of the History and Traditions of Landscaping

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Demonstrate knowledge of the history and traditions of landscaping

PurposeThis unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in landscaping. People credited with this unit standard are able to identify: the major characteristics of pre-17th century influences on landscapes; the major characteristics of landscape influences from 17th to 20th century; the major characteristics of 20th century influences on landscape; and the characteristics of themes used in contemporary New Zealand gardens.

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Special notes

Major characteristics are those characteristics largely responsible for distinguishing an item from another similar item.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Identify the major characteristics of pre-17th century influences on landscapes.

Performance criteria

1.1Influences of the Neolithic to Bronze Age period are identified in terms of major characteristics of this period.

1.2Influences of the Iron Age on the landscapes of Western Asia, Egypt, Greece, and the Roman Empire are identified in terms of their major characteristics.

1.3Influences of the Middle Ages including the Mannerism and Baroque periods are identified in terms of the major characteristics of each.

Element 2

Identify the major characteristics of landscape influences from 17th to 20th century.

Performance criteria

2.117th century European influences are identified in terms of their major characteristics.

2.2Western Classicism, The Chinese School, and The English School influences of the 18th century are identified in terms of the major characteristics of each.

2.319th century influences from Mainland Europe, British Isles, and United States of America are identified in terms of the major characteristics of each.

Element 3

Identify the major characteristics of 20th century influences on the landscape.

Performance criteria

3.1Early 20th century influences from Europe and the Americas are identified in terms of the major characteristics of each.

3.2Late 20th century influences from Eastern and Western hemispheres are identified in terms of the major characteristics of each.

Element 4

Identify the characteristics of themes used in contemporary New Zealand gardens.

Performance criteria

4.1Theme landscaping is explained in terms of the general concepts.

Rangeplant types, features, layout, traditions.

4.2Commonly used landscape themes are identified and described in terms of the characteristics of habitat and style.

Rangefive of the following habitats – coastal, alpine, prairie, woodland, desert, wetland, sub-tropical;

five of the following styles – native, formal English, cottage garden, oriental, lawn and shrubbery, rockery, architectural, low maintenance.

Please note

Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.

Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.

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 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018