Field           Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

 

Review of Forestry unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Forestry

Forest Harvesting Operations

19761-19764

Forest Landing Operations

16842, 17759

Forest Mensuration

6959

Forest Operations

6965

Machine Operations - Forestry

6927

 

Competenz has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                               February 2020

 

Summary

 

Competenz has reviewed these units as part of the ongoing maintenance of unit standards.  

The nine unit standards listed above were recommended for expiry.  Stakeholders were informed and none objected to the proposal to recommend the standards for expiry.

 

Main changes

 

·         All unit standards were designated expiring without replacement due to their low and declining usage.

 

Category D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2022

 

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

 

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

 

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry >Forest Harvesting Operations

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

19761

Demonstrate knowledge of helicopter logging

3

6

D

19762

Prepare logs for extraction by helicopter

4

6

D

19763

Measure, mark, and record log details for helicopter extraction

4

8

D

19764

Manage a helicopter forest harvesting operation

5

10

D

 

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Landing Operations

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

16842

Mark logs using a computer aided log-making system

4

10

D

17759

Audit value recovery from stems using computer aided log-making systems

5

20

D

 

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Mensuration

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

6959

Calculate log scaling volume

5

6

D

 

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Operations

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

6965

Apply environmental management to forest roading and earthworks

4

12

D

 

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Machine Operations - Forestry

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

6927

Operate a vehicle mounted hydraulic loader in a commercial forestry environment

3

10

D