National Certificate in Horticulture with optional strands in Amenity Horticulture, Fruit Production, Landscape, Nursery Production, Postharvest, Production Horticulture, Viticulture, and Vegetable Production

Level 4 Credits 140

This qualification contributes credits to the National Certificate in Horticulture - Advanced (Level 4), people intending to progress to that qualification should bear this in mind when choosing electives.

People who achieve this qualification have the ability to undertake a range of horticultural tasks at a tradesperson level. There are two paths in this qualification to achieve the required total of 140 credits:

• A general horticulture qualification, where 110 credits are required from the specified domains in the subfield Horticulture, resulting in award of the National Certificate in Horticulture (Level 4).

• A specialised horticulture qualification, where at least 70 of the 110 credits required from the specified domains in the subfield Horticulture must come from the domain appropriate to one of the strands, resulting in, for example, award of the National Certificate in Horticulture (Level 4) with the Amenity Horticulture strand.

HORTICULTURE ELECTIVE: A minimum of 110 credits, of which a minimum of 40 credits at Level 4 or above may come from any unit standard from the following Domains;

Amenity Horticulture
Arboriculture
Floriculture
Forest Nursery
Fruit Production
Horticulture Production Management
Horticulture Property Management
Horticulture Resources Management
Landscape
Nursery Production
Production Horticulture
Vegetable Production
Viticulture

DAS BALANCE: The balance of credits, if required, to achieve a minimum of 140 credits, of which a minimum of 70 credits at Level 4 or above, may come from anywhere on the DAS.

 

Horticulture Production Management
Horticulture Property Management
Horticulture Resources Management

Landscape
Nursery Production
Production Horticulture
Vegetable Production
Viticulture

NQF ELECTIVE: The balance of credits, if required, to achieve a minimum of 140 credits, of which a minimum of 70 credits at Level 4 or above may come from anywhere on the NQF.

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Amenity Horticulture Optional Strand

A minimum of 70 credits from Amenity Horticulture

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Fruit Production Optional Strand

A minimum of 70 credits from Fruit Production

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Landscape Strand

A minimum of 150 credits, of which a minimum of 70 credits at Level 4 or above from the following Electives;

Horticulture Elective: Any unit standard from any Domain in the following Subfield;

Horticulture

Landscape Elective: A minimum of 70 credits from any unit standard from the following Domain;

Landscape

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Nursery Production Strand

A minimum of 150 credits, of which a minimum of 70 credits at Level 4 or above from the following Electives;

Horticulture Elective: Any unit standard from any Domain in the following Subfield;

Horticulture

Nursery Production Elective: A minimum of 70 credits from any unit standard from the following Domain;

Forest Nursery
Nursery Production

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Postharvest Strand

A minimum of 150 credits, of which a minimum of 70 credits at Level 4 or above from the following Electives;

Horticulture Elective: Any unit standard from any Domain in the following Subfield;

Horticulture

Postharvest Elective: A minimum of 70 credits;

Unit Standard	Description	Level	Credit
804	Apply post-harvest treatments to a fruit crop Amenity Horticulture Optional Strand: A minimum of 70 credits;  Unit Standard    Description  Level  Credit 2765 Plant trees and shrubs 2 4 2766 Maintain amenity trees and shrubs 3 8 2772 Transplant amenity trees and shrubs manually 3 4 17269 Maintain grounds, play areas and play equipment 4 5 20429 Conduct an inspection of park infrastructure 4 4 20838 Demonstrate basic construction skills in a park area 3 10 22209 Develop maintenance programmes in hard and soft landscaping 4 6 25399 Prepare to use, use, and remove a brushwood chipper 3 3 25401 Prepare to use, use, and remove a stump grinder 3 3 25404 Assess a site for amenity trees and select trees 3 8 Or from the following Domain; Amenity Horticulture Fruit Production Optional Strand A minimum of 70 credits from Fruit Production Lanscape Optional Strand A minimum of 70 credits from Landscape Nursery Production Optional Strand A minimum of 70 credits from Nursery Production Postharvest Optional Strand A minimum of 70 credits from the following unit standards;  Unit Standard    Description  Level  Credit 804 Apply post-harvest treatments to a fruit crop 4 5 806 Calibrate and check fruit sizing equipment 4 3 809 Use and maintain packhouse plant 4 5 811 Store fruit 2 3 1783 Select and apply post harvest treatments - floriculture 4 4 1795 Store floriculture produce 2 3 2809 Supervise storage of harvested horticulture crops 4 5 2814 Apply quality control practices in horticulture product harvesting and packaging 4 5 21048 Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for postharvest handling of organic horticultural produce 4 5 21220 Maintain and monitor fruit temperatures for a harvested fruit crop 3 5 21221 Stack and store fruit in a coolstore or other storage facility 2 5 21222 Comply with industry quality assurance requirements for fruit production 4 10 22185 Demonstrate knowledge of quality control systems in production horticulture 2 5 23355 Grade produce to pre-determined criteria 3 8 23356 Prepare packaging for produce 2 5 23357 Pack graded produce 2 5 23358 Stack and strap packed produce onto pallets 3 8 23359 Demonstrate knowledge of packhouse hygiene and food safety requirements and maintain personal hygiene 2 5 23360 Implement a produce packaging system 4 5 23704 Write work instructions for a horticultural process 4 5 23705 Demonstrate knowledge of human resource management in a horticultural operation 4 12 23706 Demonstrate knowledge of inventory management and manage an inventory in a postharvest operation 4 12 23707 Demonstrate knowledge of workflow management in a postharvest operation 3 5 23708 Design and conduct a workplace procedure review in a horticultural operation 4 8 23709 Manage and evaluate a computer based record system in a horticultural operation 4 5 23710 Demonstrate knowledge of technical requirements for produce in a postharvest operation 4 12 23711 Develop and implement a product safety programme in a postharvest operation 4 12 23712 Manage workflow to meet the requirements of a postharvest operation 4 5 23713 Implement technical requirements in a postharvest operation 4 12 23714 Demonstrate knowledge of a product safety programme in a postharvest operation 4 8 Viticulture Optional Strand A minimum of 70 credits from Viticulture Back to top Vegetable Production Optional Strand Meet the requirements of 1 of the following sets; Set A: Outdoor Production A minimum of 70 credits is required from the following unit standards;  Unit Standard    Description  Level  Credit 6278 Operate a root crop harvester 4 20 19044 Describe the legal requirements and occupational hazards associated with tractor use 2 2 19048 Apply fertilisers using tractor or All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) with mounted or trailed equipment 3 6 19051 Drive a crawler tractor with an attached implement on undulating terrain 3 6 19062 Cultivate with a tractor with more than one implement 4 5 19063 Describe methods to maximise tractor efficiency during cultivation 4 4 19064 Prepare to plough, and plough a paddock 4 5 19119 Recognise common pests, diseases, and disorders of nursery production 4 5 19122 Recognise common pests, diseases, and disorders important to floriculture 4 5 24536 Drive a 2 wheel drive tractor with an attached implement on undulating terrain 3 3 24537 Drive a 2 wheel drive tractor with an attached implement on undulating terrain 3 3 24552 Check and drive a basic wheel tractor with an attached implement on flat terrain 2   Or any unit standard from the following Domain; Vegetable Production Set B: Indoor Production A minimum of 70 credits is required from the following unit standards;                                                                                            Back to top 3 5 3004 Use soil-less growing media in horticulture 4 4 20562 Prune and train nursery plants 4 5 21218 Operate and maintain powered orchard machinery 3 10 22179 Maintain a hydroponic system 3 5 22180 Manage a greenhouse crop 4 20 22181 Layout, remove and clean support materials for planting in greenhouse production 4 5 22186 Select and harvest a horticulture crop 3 5 Or any unit standard from the following Domain; Vegetable Production  Unit Standard    Description  Level  Credit 794 Control the greenhouse environment