FIELD                 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

 

Review of Forest Harvesting unit standard 1142

 

Subfield	Domain	Id
Forestry	Forest Harvesting	1142

 

The Forest Industries Training and Education Council (FITEC) has reviewed the unit standard listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          May 2009

 

Planned review date                                                                           December 2014

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

FITEC and representatives from log scaling companies have undertaken a review of the log scaling qualification and have made changes to unit standard 1142.

 

Feedback on this unit standard was gathered during a recent advisory group process used to review the unit standards in the National Diploma in Forestry (Forest Management) (Level 6) [Ref: 0232] and also during a meeting of industry representatives from Log Scaling businesses.  This unit standard is compulsory for the National Certificate in Forestry (Log Scaling) Level 4) [Ref: 1211].

 

Feedback indicated that the time taken to meet the outcomes and performance requirements of the unit standard to the depth required was longer than that represented by the credit value of the unit standard.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·           The number of credits allocated to this unit standard has increased from four to five.

·           The special notes have been standardised in accordance with FITEC's Unit Standard Writing Guide.

·           A special note has been added to include reference to a new Log Transport Safety Council Industry Standard.

·           Wording in the unit standard has been amended to clarify the outcomes and evidence requirements.

·           The unit standard has been reclassified in the Forest Operations Advanced domain.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

Current Accreditation for			Accreditation extended to
Nature of accreditation	Classification	Level	Nature of accreditation	Id	Level
Domain	Forest Harvesting	4+	Standard	1142	4

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

AMAP 0173 has been updated to reflect the changes made to the standard.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

Qualifications that contain the reviewed standard are tabled below.

 

Affected	The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits The qualification lists a C or D category standard
Not materially affected	The qualification lists a standard that has a new title The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification

 

The following FITEC qualifications are affected by the outcome of this review and will be reviewed in 2009.

 

Qualification title	Standard in the qualification
National Diploma in Forestry (Forest Management) (Level 6) [Ref: 0232]	1142
National Certificate in Forestry (Log Scaling) (Level 4) [Ref: 1211]	1142

 

 

Review Categories and changes to classification, title, level, and credits

 

All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
C	Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id
D	Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Subfield         Forestry

Domain          Forest Harvesting

                        Forest Operations Advanced

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
1142	Demonstrate knowledge of log distribution in commercial forestry Demonstrate knowledge of log distribution in New Zealand for commercial forestry operations	4	4   5	B