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Units of Competency (Arboriculture & Horticulture )

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4. Planting, Caring and Management of Plants

1. Arboriculture and Horticulture Project Administration and Management2. Occupational Safety and Health for the Arboriculture and Horticulture Industry3. Plant Selection, Cultivation and Propagation4. Planting, Caring and Management of Plants5. Diagnosis and Treatment of Pests and Diseases6. Survey, Inspection and Risk Assessment

QF Level ( 1234567 )

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4. Planting, Caring and Management of Plants

There is a wide range of work involved in the arboriculture and horticulture industry. Arboricultural work includes pruning, tree removal, cabling, guying, staking, planting trees and arranging tree safety structures to be undertaken at ground or elevated level. Horticultural work involves processes such as planting, tilling soil, watering, applying pesticides, pruning and clearing of withered plants. Effective management can ensure that trees and plants are taken care of properly to reduce the risks of tree collapses or plants being infected by pests or diseases.

This functional area includes: "Tree Planting", "Transplantation and Removal", "Tree Protection and Maintenance", "Soil Management", "Arboricultural and Horticultural Work at Height", and "Plant Cultivation and Care".

QF Level

Code

Name

QF Level:

Level 1

Code:

109079L1

Name:

Plant trees

QF Level:

Level 1

Code:

109091L1

Name:

Carry out tree protection operations

QF Level:

Level 1

Code:

109092L1

Name:

Carry out tree maintenance operations

QF Level:

Level 1

Code:

109102L1

Name:

Carry out soil management

QF Level:

Level 1

Code:

109111L1

Name:

Carry out plant cultivation and care operations

QF Level:

Level 1

Code:

109112L1

Name:

Carry out lawn cultivation and care operations

QF Level:

Level 1

Code:

109113L1

Name:

Carry out hydroseeding operations

QF Level:

Level 2

Code:

109080L2

Name:

Transplant trees

QF Level:

Level 2

Code:

109081L2

Name:

Carry out tree removal at ground level

QF Level:

Level 2

Code:

109082L2

Name:

Remove tree stumps

QF Level:

Level 2

Code:

109093L2

Name:

Prune trees

QF Level:

Level 2

Code:

109103L2

Name:

Carry out composting operations

QF Level:

Level 2

Code:

109106L2

Name:

Carry out arboricultural and horticultural work at height

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109083L3

Name:

Supervise tree planting

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109094L3

Name:

Prune trees near overhead lines

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109095L3

Name:

Supervise tree protection operations

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109096L3

Name:

Supervise tree maintenance operations

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109104L3

Name:

Supervise soil management

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109105L3

Name:

Prepare work plans for composting operations

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109107L3

Name:

Climb trees

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109108L3

Name:

Supervise tree climbing operations

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109109L3

Name:

Supervise arboricultural and horticultural work at height

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109110L3

Name:

Install rigging systems

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109114L3

Name:

Supervise plant cultivation and care operations

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109115L3

Name:

Supervise lawn cultivation and care operations

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109116L3

Name:

Supervise hydroseeding operations

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109117L3

Name:

Set up and maintain automatic irrigation systems

QF Level:

Level 3

Code:

109118L3

Name:

Carry out formative pruning

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109084L4

Name:

Supervise tree transplanting

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109085L4

Name:

Supervise tree removal

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109086L4

Name:

Supervise tree stump removal

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109087L4

Name:

Prepare work plans for tree planting

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109088L4

Name:

Prepare work plans for tree transplanting

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109089L4

Name:

Prepare work plans for tree removal

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109090L4

Name:

Prepare work plans for tree stump removal

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109097L4

Name:

Supervise tree pruning operations

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109098L4

Name:

Prepare work plans for tree pruning operations

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109099L4

Name:

Prepare work plans for tree protection operations

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109100L4

Name:

Prepare work plans for tree maintenance operations

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109101L4

Name:

Plan tree restoration operations

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109119L4

Name:

Prepare work plans for plant cultivation and care operations

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109120L4

Name:

Prepare work plans for lawn cultivation and care operations

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109121L4

Name:

Prepare work plans for skyrise greening and maintenance operations

QF Level:

Level 4

Code:

109122L4

Name:

Prepare work plans for hydroseeding operations

QF Level:

Level 5

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QF Level:

Level 6

No Item

QF Level:

Level 7

No Item

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