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Horticulture and Landscape Supervisor Apprenticeship Assessment Plan

Role Unit Evidence required

Specific Details Date set Date Completed

Core 2 Supervise a project through the full cycle

Core 2 Keep records including financial, resource, work progress, legal and staffing

Topic 1.4: supervise a project-

Collate the following documents for your portfolio

• Specification document,

• programme of works Spreadshseet,

• contract of employment,

• calculation of resources,

• client brief

• including budget,

• timeframes ( including start date and proposed finished day)

• resources.

Once you have collated these documents, please undertake the following task;

Please read these documents and provide a written explanation ( word limit 250 words) to demonstrate that you have understood the documents and their relevance to you personally and your work place.

Once this task is complete, please keep these documents in your students file. They will be required for your Supervisory Studies Project (SSP) at the end of the course.




Core 2 Keep records including financial, resource, work progress, legal and staffing

Collate the following documents:

• Data Protection Policy• Modern Slavery Policy• Equal Opportunities Policy• Gender Pay Gap• Right To Work Checking Policy• Occupational Health and Safety Policy• Quality Policy• Environmental Policy




Core 2 Collate the following documents relating to the tender documents of a landscape contract: • Insurance documents• Landscape specification.• Specfication drawings• Surveys- soil surveys• British standard- relating to works• Planning legislation relevant to tasks;• Keep accurate financial records to include: • Purchasing and ordering • Deliveries and receipts • Invoice and sales • Payment to suppliers


Please read these documents and provide a written explanation ( word limit 250




words) to demonstrate that you have understood the documents and their relevance to you personally and your work place.


Core 4

Run a tool box talk explaining the organisations values and expectations when dealing with customers including general principles to adopt and complaints procedure

Collate the following documents

• Copy of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) • Copy of Company mission statement/ organisational values, ethical/non-ethical (fair-trade,

sustainability, environment, human/animal rights)




Core 4 Support team members to interact with a challenging / dissatisfied customer.

Know how to identify dissatisfied customers:

Collate the following pieces of information.

• Evidence of negative reviews • Complaints received (letters/e-mails)• customer reviews (social media, surveys)• Provide copies of organisation customer service and complaints procedures.

Core 4 Support team members to interact with a challenging / dissatisfied customer.

• Provide copies of organisation customer service and complaints procedures.


Please read these documents and provide a written explanation ( word limit 250 words) to demonstrate that you have understood the documents and their relevance




to you personally and your work place.


Core 4 Illustrate methods of attracting customers and retaining their loyalty

• Provide examples of marketing literature for your organisation.




Core 4 Recommend improvements to a given marketing strategy

Create a marketing report, giving recommendations to support a given objective, e.g. increase market share, increase sales, increase customer base

Core 5 Implement a change effectively and ensure team members ‘buy in’ to the change.

Document 1 change you have implemented in your organization.

Core 5 The concept of team role theory, understand Belbin’s team roles, contributions and

Create a report, linking Belbins theory to your work colleagues ( minimum 2 examples)




allowable weaknesses of each role

core 5 Techniques that can be used to motivate team members

Keep a reflective journal, applying Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to them and there colleagues.

Core 5 Provide support and guidance to a team member facing difficulties within their work role

Document a scenario in your organisation where you have personally supported a team member

Core 5 Carry out an appraisal review on a worker, set objectives and report on performance

Carry out an appraisal review on a worker, set objectives and report on performance.

Undertake this once every 3 months (every quarter )

Document the workers attainment towards their KPI

Core 5 Manage team performance, identify strengths and weaknesses in the team, provide leadership to enhance

Document your teams performance, ( word processed, guideline, 500 word limit,)




productivity

Core 5 Manage own resources

• Create development plan for a member of staff.• Create a personal development plan with own line manager.

Core 5 Agree with team member(s) specific, measurable objectives (SMART) in line with business needs

Create and document SMART goals for 2 staff members ( 2 minimum)

Core 6 Create a risk assessment on an activity you are supervising

• generic risk assessment • site specific / point of work risk assessment • task specific risk assessment • point of work risk assessment

Core 6 Manual handling principles

• Manual handling risk assessment for a specific task

Core 6 Collate document relating to Health and policies and procedures.

Topic 1.3: policies and procedures

The organisations

• Health & Safety Policy

• Safety Management Systems (plan, do, check, act)

• Safety Plans (CDM)

• Pictorial evidence of Safety signs, used on site, and safe systems of work








The student must include a copy of there CPD folder. This could include;

• Training on hazards at work, measures to avoid these hazards and emergency procedures

• Formal Training / Accreditation Programmes (LISS, CSCS, NPORS)


• Examples of the organisations Risk Assessment.

• Certificate of handling handling training

• Certificate of handling handling training

• Certificate of first aid handling training




Core 7 Develop a site waste plan and record waste transfer notes




Core 7 Produce an environmental risk assessment, set up protection zone round identified protected species

Undertake an environmental risk assessment for a specified invasive species on one of your sites

Core 7 Set up biosecurity measures to control the spread of invasive species

Core 7 Collate documents relating to environmental protection

Undertake an environmental risk assessment for a protected species on one of your sites

Core 7 Produce an environmental risk assessment, set up protection zone round identified protected species

Produce an environmental risk assessment, set up protection zone round identified pro-tected species. The environmental risk assessment and subsequent protection zone needs to be for specific/ named site

Core 8 Plant Growth & Development- 1. Analyse, research and formulate solutions to cultivation problems. Produce an

Plant Growth & Development- 1. Analyse, research and formulate solutions to cultivation problems. Produce an action plan to resolve the issues.




action plan to resolve the issues.

Core 9 Run a tool box talk on the use of tools, equipment or machinery

Run a tool box talk on the use of tools, equipment or machinery

Core 9 Operate machinery

• Carry and record out pre-use checks for machinery in accordance with the manufacturers’ recommendations, for 2 machines

Core 9 Operate machinery

Carry out risk assessments for the machines accordance with The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

Core 10 Maintenance plan

Create a (1 year, 3, 5 year’s), maintenance plan for specified area in your workplace

Core 10 Able to implement a vegetation control plan and instruct staff in cultural and chemical methods

Produce a vegetation control plan and instruct staff in cultural and chemical methods. Please

Core 10 Pesticide application record booklet

Produce the original or photocopy of pesticide application booklet for your workplace. (Knapsack sprayer).







Core 11 Identify legal identity of plants, registered names and selling names.

Identify legal identity of plants, registered names and selling names.

Core 11 Use dichotomous plant identification keys and flora keys to name unidentified plants

Create a dichotomous plant identification tree for:

• 3 shrubs• 3 Trees and• 3 herbaceous

Core 12 Investigate and record characteristics of soils

Record the characteristics of soils present on 3 separate worksite

Core 12 Supervise soil sampling

Supervise a colleague undertaking soil sampling a your worksite.

Core 12 Supervise soil cultivation

Supervise a colleague undertaking single and double digging of 3mx3m area.

Core 12 Supervise soil improvement

Supervise a colleague incorporate a soil amerlirant into an area of soil, minimum 3mx3m area.

Core 12 Supervise fertiliser application to meet a crop requirement

Supervise a colleague applying a fertilser to specified crop for a specified outcome.




Core 12 Identify growing media and the crops they are suitable for

Identify 3 different types of growing media and specify the crops they are suitable for

Core 13 Informing work teams of biosecurity

Document a biosecurity issue on site, write and apply a suitable IPM plan to control a know pest on site.

Core 13 Control pests, diseases and disorders

For a named example, Identify and control (remediate) ;

• 1 Pest• 1 disease and;• 1 disorder

Core 13 Run a tool box talk on biosecurity using a real and current threat to a horticultural site

Run a tool box talk on biosecurity using a real and current threat to a horticultural site

Core 14 Produce an inventory of protected species for a horticultural site with management controls to protect them from horticultural operations

Produce an inventory of protected species for a NAMED horticultural site with management controls to protect them from horticultural operations




Core 14 Collate animal survey reports ( if applicable)

• Bat Survey• Great crested newt survey

Core 14 Produce a management proposal for increasing the biodiversity of a horticultural site. Identify opportunities and threats and develop an action plan.

Produce a management proposal for increasing the biodiversity of a horticultural site. Identify opportunities and threats and develop an action plan.

Core 14 For a horticultural site develop a style guide to identify existing historic planting and set guidelines for future planting and management.

For a horticultural site develop a style guide to identify existing historic planting and set guidelines for future planting and management.




Core 15 Develop an operational plan for the routine inspection, assessment, maintenance and repair of landscape boundaries / surfaces/ structures.

Create a method statement, site specific risk assessment and a list of appropriate PPE for the repair of the following;

BoundaryStructureSurfacefor each task;

• assess landscaper’s work and produce a snagging list for action

• check site has been left safe, work is compliant with specification and waste has been removed from site

• sign off of landscaper’s work

Evidencing through a picture diary plus, additional evidence.

Core 15 Collate Example of a method statement/contract paperwork for routine maintenance and requisition repair of hard landscape features.




Core 15 Quality assure completed landscape repairs against industry standard.




Core 16 Identify common heartwood rotting fungi

Identify 5 common heartwood rotting fungi an specify their host trees.

Core 16 Collate examples of arboricultural surveys.




Core 16 Supervise cordoning off a tree to protect the public

Supervise cordoning off a tree to protect the public

Core 16 Carry out a visual tree assessment and communicate risks if present

Carry out a visual tree assessment in 3 separate trees, from 3 different genera and communicate risks via a written report.

H 17 Supervise management of propagation environment

Supervise management of propagation environment




H 17 Develop propagation schedules

Develop propagation schedules for a specified planting project.

Propagation schedule must include;

• Vegetative propagation (cuttings, root division)

• sexual reproduction ( seed sowing)

H 17 Supervise the production of plant propagules

Supervise the production of;

• 2 species of hardwood cutting

• 2 species of softwood cuttings

• 2 species of semi-ripe cuttings

H 17 Supervise the sowing of seeds

• Supervise the sowing of;

• 2 species of small seeds

• 2 species of medium seeds

• 2 species of large seed

H 17 Supervise plant production

Supervise plant production through the following stages;

• germination

• Pricking out

• potting on

• Supplementary feeding/fertisling




• P&d management

H 19 Supervise staff in pruning and training techniques

Supervise staff undertaking pruning of:

• ornamental specimen,• formative and routine pruning of shrubs• hedges in accordance with growth patterns • Fruit trees and bushes for optimal fruiting • pruning to train bush forms; • wall-trained shrubs; • clinging and self-supporting climbing plants

H 19 Supervise the cultivation and maintenance of soft landscape elements

Supervise staff undertaking maintenance tasks for the following areas;

• Trees and Shrubs

• Herbacous border

• Winter and Summer bedding.

H 19 Develop a maintenance plan for horticultural site.

Develop a maintenance plan for named horticultural site. (You must visit this horticultural site on a regular basis, minimum 1 visit per month)

H 20 Plan and supervise installation of irrigation systems

Plan and supervise installation of irrigation systems

H 20 Plan and supervise routine maintenance, fault finding and repair of irrigation

Plan and supervise routine maintenance, fault finding and repair of irrigation systems




systems

H 20 Produce a management plan for a turf surface

Produce a management plan for a turf surface

H 21 Produce a management plan for a turf surface

Produce a management plan for a turf surface

H 21 Supervise maintenance activities on winter and summer turf surfaces

Supervise maintenance activities on winter and summer turf surfaces

H 21 Carry out a Performance Quality Standard (PQS) assessment

Carry out a Performance Quality Standard (PQS) assessment











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