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Unit Standards Review

Domain: Sports Turf Construction and Drainage
Domain: Sports Turf Management
Domain: Sports Turf Weeds and Pests

If you are a past, current, or future participant in industry training, the NZSTITO value your comments and invite you to contribute to the Unit Standard Review project. We need to confirm that the units are current and relevant for training and assessment in the sports turf industry.

All Level 3 and 4 units are up for review in the domains of:

Sports Turf Management
Sports Turf Construction and Drainage
Sports Turf Weeds and Pests

The Core Expert Group made up of industry representatives representing bowling/green keeping, sports fields, cricket and golf have reviewed the units and they are now ready for wider consultation.

These units are available for comment by clicking on the Unit Standard. You are welcome to respond to all of these or self-select individual units.

All responses need to be received no later than 17 March 2008.

Domain: Sports Turf Construction and Drainage

Unit Standard No	Title¹
1155	Survey sports turf areas
1156	Drain sports turf areas
1164	Establish a sports turf surface
20532	Develop amenity turf areas
17955	Demonstrate knowledge of methods of upgrading sports turf root zones

Domain: Sports Turf Management

Unit Standard No	Title¹
1150	Demonstrate knowledge of the structure and organization of the New Zealand Sports Turf Industry
1151	Demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics and requirements of sports turf surfaces
1152	Demonstrate knowledge of elementary turf botany
1154	Demonstrate knowledge of ornamental plantings on sports turf areas
1153	Use sports turf machinery and equipment
1157	Demonstrate knowledge of sports turf soil water management
1161	Demonstrate knowledge of the mowing of sports turf areas
1162	Plan a fertilizer programme for sports turf use (Elements 1 and 2) Plan a fertilizer programme for sports turf use (Elements 3 and 4)
1163	Fertilise sports turf areas
17211	Demonstrate knowledge of the maintenance of cricket wicket blocks
17212	Demonstrate knowledge of the maintenance of a bowling green
20531	Use amenity turf maintenance tools and small equipment
20533	Mow turf areas
21622	Demonstrate knowledge of the maintenance of a sportsfield
1166	Irrigate sports turf areas
1170	Compare maintenance requirements for major sports turf surfaces and maintain a sports turf surface
1171	Supervise staff working on sports turf facilities
1172	Prepare and present a budget for sports turf operations
23562	Prepare a cricket pitch for play, and carry out post match cricket pitch repairs
23563	Renovate a cricket block

Domain: Sports Turf Weeds and Pests

Unit Standard No	Title¹
1158	Identify and monitor common turf pests
1159	Identify common turf weeds
1160	Identify common turf diseases
20530	Demonstrate knowledge of weeds, pests, diseases and disorders of amenity turf areas
1167	Control common turf pests
1168	Control common turf weeds
1169	Control common turf diseases

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