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 |