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Assist with care and maintenance of medicinal cannabis

KHU-AGR-0442

Australian Equivalent

AHCMDC202

Elements

Learning Outcomes

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide assistance in the care and maintenance of medicinal cannabis plants during vegetative and flowering stages. It includes the care and maintenance of mother plants that are kept in the vegetative stage. It requires the ability to prepare self, tools, equipment and materials for maintenance tasks, assist with trimming, training and repotting tasks, assist with monitoring plant health and environmental climate conditions and reporting abnormalities, record and report on care and maintenance data, and clean up on completion. The unit applies to individuals who carry out a range of routine maintenance tasks on a licensed medicinal cannabis production site under the direction of a supervisor. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Elements & Learning Outcomes

E1Prepare for medicinal cannabis care and maintenance tasks

0442.E1.O1Identify and confirm plant care and maintenance tasks, workplace procedures and specifications with supervisor

0442.E1.O2Recognise health and safety hazards, and report safety concerns

0442.E1.O3Collect required tools, equipment and materials for the task, and check for approval and functionality

0442.E1.O4Fit and use personal protective equipment according to health and safety and hygiene requirements

0442.E1.O5Apply personal hygiene and tool and equipment sanitation procedures

0442.E1.O6Check cultivation work area is clean and free of waste on entering secured area

E2Assist with maintaining plants

0442.E2.O1Identify and inspect medicinal cannabis plants, including mother plants, to be maintained, and confirm quantity and weights with supervisor

0442.E2.O2Assist with trimming and training tasks according to supervisor instructions

0442.E2.O3Use tools and equipment safely and cautiously around growing systems while maintaining plants

0442.E2.O4Assist with repotting tasks, using required techniques for growing media used

0442.E2.O5Assist with water and nutrient requirements following trimming and repotting tasks

0442.E2.O6Use safe practices to transfer pots between vegetative and flowering cultivation areas, ensuring areas are clear of waste before moving plants

0442.E2.O7Record required data according to workplace quality procedures, reporting any deviations from quantity and weights

E3Assist with monitoring plant health and climate conditions during vegetative and flowering stages

0442.E3.O1Confirm quantity and weights of plants to be monitored with supervisor

0442.E3.O2Assist with monitoring plant health according to monitoring schedule, and report abnormalities as required

0442.E3.O3Check for signs of disease or pests, and report presence or potential of disease or pests as required

0442.E3.O4Assist with monitoring water and nutrient and climate control levels according to specifications, and report levels that are out of acceptable range

0442.E3.O5Assist with monitoring growth, health and climate conditions for mother plants to ensure that they remain in a vegetative stage, and report abnormalities as required

0442.E3.O6Keep growing system clean and free from plant waste at all times

0442.E3.O7Record required data according to workplace quality procedures, reporting any deviations from quantity and weights

E4Clean up after care and maintenance tasks

0442.E4.O1Clean and sanitise cultivation work area before safely leaving secured area

0442.E4.O2Weigh, record and place plant waste in designated containers according to workplace and regulatory requirements

0442.E4.O3Dispose of material waste safely according to workplace procedures

0442.E4.O4Check, clean and sanitise and store tools and equipment, reporting identified repair requirements to supervisor