This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to care for and maintain medicinal cannabis plants during their vegetative and flowering cycles according to the care and maintenance plan. It includes the care and maintenance of mother plants that are kept in the vegetative stage. It requires the ability to prepare for care and maintenance activities, assess plant growth for care and maintenance requirements, apply trimming and training techniques to achieve best flower production, monitor and control plant health and environmental climate conditions, and carry out all recording and reporting requirements throughout the vegetative and flowering cycles according to regulatory and quality requirements.

The unit applies to individuals who perform skilled maintenance work on medicinal cannabis plants on a licensed medicinal cannabis production site. They may work independently or as part of a team.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.