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Demonstrate knowledge of pest plants

Level / 4
Credits / 5

PurposePeople credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: pest plant impacts; growth stages and adaptations of pest plants; and environment and conditions affecting pest plant growth and spread.

Subfield / Compliance and Law Enforcement
Domain / Compliance and Regulatory Control
Status / Registered
Status date / 25 July 2007
Date version published / 25 July 2007
Planned review date / 31 December 2012
Entry information / Open.
Accreditation / Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) / The Skills Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference / 0046

This AMAP can be accessed at

Special notes

Range

30 pest plants in total, as notified by two or more regional councils and/or unitary authorities.

Elements and performance criteria

Element 1

Demonstrate knowledge of pest plant impacts.

Performance criteria

1.1Total control, boundary control, and regional surveillance pest plants in New Zealand are identified.

1.2Pest plants are compared and contrasted with weeds.

1.3Impact of pest plants on environments is described in terms of displacement of indigenous or desirable species.

Rangeenvironments include but are not limited to – flora and fauna, waterways.

1.4Economic impact of pest plants in a New Zealand region is described in terms of short and long term effects.

Element 2

Demonstrate knowledge of growth stages and adaptations of pest plants.

Performance criteria

2.1Pest plant growth stages are defined.

2.2Pest plants are described physically at each stage of growth.

2.3Plant adaptations to changing environmental factors are identified.

Rangeadaptations may include but are not limited to – plant form, plant reproduction, physical and chemical defences, plant vigour, root systems.

Element 3

Demonstrate knowledge of pest plant growth and spread in terms of environment and seasonal conditions.

Performance criteria

3.1Environments that best support the growth of pest plants are specified.

3.2Spread of pest plants is defined in terms of the impact of seasonal conditions and environment changes.

Please note

Providers must be accredited by NZQA, 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 NZQA 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.

Comments on this unit standard

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 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018