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Undertake care and maintenance of medicinal cannabis

KHU-AGR-0447

Australian Equivalent

AHCMDC304

Elements

Learning Outcomes

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to care for and maintain medicinal cannabis plants during their vegetative and flowering cycles according to the care and maintenance plan. It includes the care and maintenance of mother plants that are kept in the vegetative stage. It requires the ability to prepare for care and maintenance activities, assess plant growth for care and maintenance requirements, apply trimming and training techniques to achieve best flower production, monitor and control plant health and environmental climate conditions, and carry out all recording and reporting requirements throughout the vegetative and flowering cycles according to regulatory and quality requirements. The unit applies to individuals who perform skilled maintenance work on medicinal cannabis plants on a licensed medicinal cannabis production site. They may work independe

Elements & Learning Outcomes

E1Prepare for care and maintenance of medicinal cannabis

0447.E1.O1Confirm maintenance plan and monitoring schedules with supervisor

0447.E1.O2Identify health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement control measures

0447.E1.O3Prepare self and required approved tools, equipment and materials, including personal protective equipment, according to hygiene and sanitation and health and safety procedures

0447.E1.O4Check cultivation work area is clean and free of waste on entering secured area

E2Maintain medicinal cannabis plants

0447.E2.O1Check and record quantity and weight of plants to be maintained, including mother plants, against specifications

0447.E2.O2Check plant growth to determine maintenance needs

0447.E2.O3Trim and shape plants to allow airflow, and set up framework for flowering

0447.E2.O4Use trimming and shaping techniques to preserve mother plants in the vegetative stage

0447.E2.O5Secure and train plants onto support structures

0447.E2.O6Use tools and equipment safely and cautiously around cultivation environment

0447.E2.O7Repot and transfer pots between vegetative and flowering areas using safe practices

0447.E2.O8Check water and nutrient requirements after pruning and potting, and adjust manually or use control systems to maintain to required levels

0447.E2.O9Record required data and observations according to workplace quality procedures, including any deviations in recorded quantities and weights

E3Monitor plant health and climate control during growing and flowering stages

0447.E3.O1Calculate and record quantity and weight of plants to be monitored

0447.E3.O2Check plant health according to monitoring schedule, and adjust water and nutrients levels as required

0447.E3.O3Check for signs of disease or pests, and if required, apply treatments according to workplace procedures

0447.E3.O4Check climate control systems, including temperature, lighting, carbon dioxide and humidity levels, according to specification and adjust as required

0447.E3.O5Monitor growing system for safety, hygiene and plant waste to be removed

0447.E3.O6Record required data and observations according to workplace quality procedures, including any deviations in recorded quantities and weights

E4Complete post care and maintenance activities

0447.E4.O1Check cultivation work area is clean before safely leaving secured area

0447.E4.O2Check plant waste is weighed, recorded and placed in designated containers, and material waste is safely disposed of according to workplace and regulatory requirements

0447.E4.O3Record and report on care and maintenance activities, including any non-compliance or potential problems