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Evidence Guide: AHCPHT207 - Perform mushroom substrate process tasks

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AHCPHT207 - Perform mushroom substrate process tasks

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare for each process stage

  1. Confirm work requirements with supervisor
  2. Check and prepare tools, machinery and equipment
  3. Report and fix faults or variations from required settings
  4. Follow site quarantine protocols and farm and personal hygiene requirements
Confirm work requirements with supervisor

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Check and prepare tools, machinery and equipment

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Report and fix faults or variations from required settings

Completed
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Follow site quarantine protocols and farm and personal hygiene requirements

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Fill units with mushroom substrate

  1. Operate filling equipment at a speed that maintains continuous operation
  2. Fill units with mushroom substrate
Operate filling equipment at a speed that maintains continuous operation

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Fill units with mushroom substrate

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Assist with spawning processes

  1. Inspect and report any abnormalities found in spawn
  2. Mix spawn into mushroom substrate
  3. Check spawn usage rate and report any observed variation
  4. Apply and mix supplement if required
  5. Install spawned mushroom substrate in spawn run rooms
  6. Take samples of mushroom substrate
  7. Check mushroom substrate for presence of pests and take remedial action if required
Inspect and report any abnormalities found in spawn

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Mix spawn into mushroom substrate

Completed
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Check spawn usage rate and report any observed variation

Completed
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Apply and mix supplement if required

Completed
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Install spawned mushroom substrate in spawn run rooms

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Take samples of mushroom substrate

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Check mushroom substrate for presence of pests and take remedial action if required

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Prepare and apply casing mixture

  1. Assemble and check required quantities of pesticides, peat, limestone and additives for casing
  2. Blend casing ingredients according to farm procedures
  3. Take samples of prepared casing and mushroom substrate before casing has been added
  4. Apply and mix supplement if required
  5. Check casing depth, structure and consistency and report any variation
Assemble and check required quantities of pesticides, peat, limestone and additives for casing

Completed
Date:

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Blend casing ingredients according to farm procedures

Completed
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Take samples of prepared casing and mushroom substrate before casing has been added

Completed
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Apply and mix supplement if required

Completed
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Check casing depth, structure and consistency and report any variation

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Finalise mushroom substrate processes

  1. Clean, check and return equipment and tools
  2. Clean up at the end of each process stage
  3. Complete records legibly and accurately
  4. Report work outcomes and seek feedback on performance
Clean, check and return equipment and tools

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Clean up at the end of each process stage

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Complete records legibly and accurately

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Report work outcomes and seek feedback on performance

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare for each process stage

1.1 Confirm work requirements with supervisor

1.2 Check and prepare tools, machinery and equipment

1.3 Report and fix faults or variations from required settings

1.4 Follow site quarantine protocols and farm and personal hygiene requirements

2. Fill units with mushroom substrate

2.1 Operate filling equipment at a speed that maintains continuous operation

2.2 Fill units with mushroom substrate

3. Assist with spawning processes

3.1 Inspect and report any abnormalities found in spawn

3.2 Mix spawn into mushroom substrate

3.3 Check spawn usage rate and report any observed variation

3.4 Apply and mix supplement if required

3.5 Install spawned mushroom substrate in spawn run rooms

3.6 Take samples of mushroom substrate

3.7 Check mushroom substrate for presence of pests and take remedial action if required

4. Prepare and apply casing mixture

4.1 Assemble and check required quantities of pesticides, peat, limestone and additives for casing

4.2 Blend casing ingredients according to farm procedures

4.3 Take samples of prepared casing and mushroom substrate before casing has been added

4.4 Apply and mix supplement if required

4.5 Check casing depth, structure and consistency and report any variation

5. Finalise mushroom substrate processes

5.1 Clean, check and return equipment and tools

5.2 Clean up at the end of each process stage

5.3 Complete records legibly and accurately

5.4 Report work outcomes and seek feedback on performance

Required Skills and Knowledge

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare for each process stage

1.1 Confirm work requirements with supervisor

1.2 Check and prepare tools, machinery and equipment

1.3 Report and fix faults or variations from required settings

1.4 Follow site quarantine protocols and farm and personal hygiene requirements

2. Fill units with mushroom substrate

2.1 Operate filling equipment at a speed that maintains continuous operation

2.2 Fill units with mushroom substrate

3. Assist with spawning processes

3.1 Inspect and report any abnormalities found in spawn

3.2 Mix spawn into mushroom substrate

3.3 Check spawn usage rate and report any observed variation

3.4 Apply and mix supplement if required

3.5 Install spawned mushroom substrate in spawn run rooms

3.6 Take samples of mushroom substrate

3.7 Check mushroom substrate for presence of pests and take remedial action if required

4. Prepare and apply casing mixture

4.1 Assemble and check required quantities of pesticides, peat, limestone and additives for casing

4.2 Blend casing ingredients according to farm procedures

4.3 Take samples of prepared casing and mushroom substrate before casing has been added

4.4 Apply and mix supplement if required

4.5 Check casing depth, structure and consistency and report any variation

5. Finalise mushroom substrate processes

5.1 Clean, check and return equipment and tools

5.2 Clean up at the end of each process stage

5.3 Complete records legibly and accurately

5.4 Report work outcomes and seek feedback on performance

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

maintain site quarantine protocols and personal hygiene

fill units with mushroom substrate

apply spawn into mushroom substrate

prepare and apply casing mixture

accurately complete records

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices of mushroom substrates

farm standards and procedures, including those relating to workplace health and safety, food safety, HACCP, quality systems and emergency procedures

the impact on the rest of mushroom production cycle of deviations of mushroom substrate quality from farm standards for substrate

the mushroom production cycle

substrate production

site quarantine protocols

Range Statement