Certificate III in Forest Operations - FWP30122
TAFE Gippsland
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Pre-degree
CRICOS:
This qualification describes the job of people who operate at a production level in a forest operation. Individuals with this qualification apply specialised skills and knowledge relevant to operational roles in forest operations. This includes applying knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and protecting the environment, including the areas of cultural significance. They are also expected to operate equipment according to workplace procedures and conduct work tasks specific to a forest operation. At this level, workers complete tasks under limited supervision and collaborate with others to meet productivity requirements.This qualification enables specialisations in:Forest Nursery Production,Silviculture, orTimber Harvesting and Haulage. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Subjects
- Navigate to an incident
- Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (capacity 10 metre tonnes and above)
- Conduct backhoe/loader operations
- Operate forwarder
- Work effectively with others
- Respond to urban fire
- Recover four wheel drive vehicle
- Access, capture and communicate forestry field data using mobile devices
- Undertake propagation activities
- Conduct initial investigation at incident scene
- Control plant pests, diseases and disorders
- Extract, clean, store and despatch tree seeds
- Graft nursery stock for planting in seed orchard
- Fell trees manually (advanced)
- Perform complex four wheel drive operations
- Operate four wheel drive vehicle on unsealed roads
- Use arborist climbing techniques
- Conduct civil construction grader operations
- Communicate effectively with general public or stakeholders concerned about forest practices
- Follow environmental protection procedures in forest and wood products operations
- Navigate in forest areas
- Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases
- Collect and record production data
- Provide First Aid in remote or isolated site
- Suppress wildfire
- Apply biosecurity measures
- Operate integrated or split flail and wood chipper with crane
- Use chainsaw within a tree
- Undertake aerial rescue
- Transport and store chemicals
- Apply cultural heritage protection requirements in forest operations
- Conduct civil construction wheeled front end loader operations
- Erect timber structures and features
- Identify, evaluate and mark quality seed trees
- Plan and construct conventional fencing
- Conduct tip truck operations
- Harvest trees manually (advanced)
- Work effectively in the forest and wood products industry
- Apply fatigue management strategies
- Apply knowledge of tree stock growing in a forest nursery
- Provide Advanced First Aid
- Apply tree jacking techniques in felling trees
- Operate automated topping system as part of tree production nursery operations
- Respond to isolated structure fire
- Monitor log recovery (rigging slinger)
- Operate skidder
- Use on-board computer systems for single grip harvester
- Conduct civil construction skid steer loader operations
- Apply communication protocols during post-bushfire vegetation clearing and clean-up operations
- Read and interpret digital maps and forest operation plans
- Apply sustainable silviculture treatments
- Operate irrigation controller and sensor technology
- Apply pest animal control techniques
- Operate excavator with log grapple
- Conduct tractor operations
- Follow fire prevention procedures
- Interpret road maps and navigate pre-determined routes
- Implement environmentally sustainable work practices in the work area/work site
- Take local weather observations
- Maintain seed orchard
- Assess fire risk
- Work in a team
- Construct and maintain forest roads and tracks
- Maintain safety at an incident scene
- Monitor weather conditions
- Apply biodiversity protection principles
- Conduct mechanical processor operations
- Conduct roller operations
- Control weeds
- Support effective workplace relationships
- Operate fertigation equipment
- Operate pumps
- Conduct civil construction dozer operations
- Monitor and maintain nursery plants
- Trim trees using a pole saw
- Rehabilitate tracks, quarries and landings
- Operate loader
- Prune trees
- Conduct pump operations
- Operate yarder
- Respond to aviation incident (specialist)
- Follow workplace health and safety policies and procedures in forest and wood products operations
- Apply situational awareness and a safety mindset in operational forestry roles
- Conduct operator level equipment maintenance in forest and wood products industry
- Manage mother plants
- Conduct civil construction tracked front end loader operations
- Operate harvesting machine with winch-assist system
- Operate heavy plant in fire control operations
- Transport forestry logs using trucks
- Operate breathing apparatus open circuit
- Apply quality and product care procedures in forest and wood products operations
- Assess wood materials visually
- Transport forestry produce using trucks
- Conduct tree hazard assessment post-fire
- Fell trees manually (intermediate)
- Prepare, maintain and test response equipment
- Apply safety, health and environmental requirements in forest and wood products operations
- Use environmental care procedures to undertake fire salvage operations
- Provide First Aid
- Protect places of cultural significance
- Use firearms to humanely destroy animals
- Operate four wheel drive vehicle in a towing situation
- Ground spread fertiliser and soil ameliorant
- Operate pressurised irrigation systems
- Comply with soil and water protection
- Load and unload plant
- Implement quality assurance procedures
- Plant trees mechanically
- Use on-board computer systems for forwarder
- Implement erosion and sediment control measures
- Use mechanised equipment for forestry site preparation
- Conduct mechanically assisted tree falling operations
- Harvest trees manually (intermediate)
- Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair
- Conduct civil construction excavator operations
- Respond to wildfire
- Prevent injury
- Operate split flail and wood chipper fed by mobile machine
- Push trees with machines in forest fire control operations
- Operate single grip harvester
- Operate feller buncher
- Apply tree seed treatment
- Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Communicate and interact effectively in the forest and wood products industry
- Assist with prescribed burning
- Operate automated seed sowing line for containerised forest seedling production
- Work autonomously
- Operate crawler tractor
- Grade and mark logs
Standard entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forestech | No |
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