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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD: 

Demonstrate an understanding of vegetable crop harvesting 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
117965  Demonstrate an understanding of vegetable crop harvesting 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Primary Agriculture 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 01 - Agriculture and Nature Conservation Primary Agriculture 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 1  NQF Level 01  4 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Registered" 		 2004-12-02  2007-12-02  SAQA 0357/04 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2008-12-02   2011-12-02  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard. 

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 
Learners understand the basic principles of harvesting vegetable crops and the effects of crop type of harvesting process. 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
No prior learning assumed to be in place. 

UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
The unit standard refers to an understanding of the methods of harvesting different groups of vegetable crops and their post harvest handling. 

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
Demonstrate an understanding of harvesting intervals as required by different crop types and under different production systems. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
Demonstrate an understanding, explain in informal language the relevance of different harvest schedules for determinate and indeterminate fruit bearing vegetable crops. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
Demonstrate an understanding of the effects of environmental conditions on harvesting times. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
Demonstrate an understanding of the influence of harvesting interval of leafy parts on the development of root harvest. 

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
Harvest fruit bearing vegetables crops. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
The harvestable stages fruit bearing vegetable crops are identified and harvested. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
The effects of fruit ripeness on its storability are explained. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
Post harvest ripening process is defined. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
The effects of fruit ripeness on the storage requirements are explained. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5 
Fruit bearing vegetable crops are cleaned and packed. 

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
Harvesting leafy vegetables. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
The process of cutting leafy vegetables is defined. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
Measures to prevent spread of post harvests diseases are applied. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
The difference between continuous and once off harvest programme is defined. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
Cleaning and sorting procedure for leafy vegetable crops is applied. 

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4 
Harvesting root vegetables. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
The harvestable stage of the crop is identified. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
Cleaning procedures common in root crop production is applied. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
The process of post harvest treatments, storage and post harvest disease prevention is applied. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4 
Cleaning and sorting procedure for root crops is applied. 

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 5 
Harvesting dual purpose crops (those that render both leafy and root harvests) and juvenile vegetables (baby vegetables) for niche markets. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
Leaves on crops that render root harvest are identified and harvested. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
Optimal numbers of leaves that can be harvested without influencing the root harvest are selected. 

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
The effect of harvest timing on optimising harvests is explained. 


UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
The assessment of qualifying learners against this standard should meet the requirements of established assessment principles. It will be necessary to develop assessment activities and tools, which are appropriate to the context in which qualifying learners are working. These activities and tools may include an appropriate combination of self-assessment and peer assessment, formative and summative assessment, portfolios and observations.

The assessment should ensure that all the specific outcomes, critical cross-field outcomes and essential embedded knowledge are assessed.

The specific outcomes must be assessed through observation of performance. Supporting evidence should be used to prove competency and specific outcomes only when they are not clearly seen in the actual performance.

Essential embedded knowledge must be assessed in its own right through oral and written evidence and cannot be assessed only through observation.

The specific outcomes and essential embedded knowledge must be assessed in relation to each other. If a qualifying learner is able to explain the essential embedded knowledge but is unable to perform the specific outcomes they should not be assessed as competent. Similarly if a qualifying learner is able to perform the specific outcomes but is unable to explain or justify their performance in terms of the essential embedded knowledge they should not be assessed as competent.

Evidence of the specified critical cross-field outcomes should be found both in performance and in the essential embedded knowledge.

Performance of specific outcomes must actively affirm target groups of qualifying learners and not unfairly discriminate against them. Qualifying learners should be able to justify their performance in terms of these values.
  • Assessors assessing a learner against the unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.
  • Institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this unit standard must be accredited as a provider with the relevant ETQA.
  • Moderation of assessment will be overseen by the relevant ETQA according to moderation guidelines in the relevant qualification and the agreed upon ETQA procedures. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    Materials
  • Names of different type of vegetable production systems.
  • Names and characteristics of different vegetable crops types and their harvestable parts
  • Procedures and methods of sorting, cleaning and handling vegetable produce after harvest
  • Procedures and methods for caring of equipment

    Processes
  • Procedures and rules for harvesting different crop types
  • Produce care during harvest and post harvest handling
  • Critical steps in the harvest procedure

    Quality
  • Principals of quality and its relation to market prices
  • Personal hygiene and the potential effects of marketability of the harvest 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identifying and solving problems regarding the layout and placement of a vegetable garden and its components, such as Identifying, caring maintenance and storage of equipment. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Working effectively with other team members of a team responsibly for harvesting and growth manipulation by:
  • Preventing, not creating and resolving conflict
  • Understanding the relationship between effective team work and productivity
  • Understanding the effect of the negligent actions of one influences the team effort, morale and productivity 
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    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    The importance of punctuality and productivity on profitability. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communication effectively using visual or language communication skills while harvesting vegetables and observing and communicating damage. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Demonstrate an understanding that the process is a set of related systems by explaining the importance of well manger seedling production and disorder management on productivity and thus job security. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING 
    Contributing to the personal development of each learner participating as a responsible citizen by being aware of the effect of the importance of hygiene and being sensitive to the cultural diversity within a team. 

    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    N/A 

    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
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    1. Interactive Trading 747 ( PTY) LTD 
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