Field Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Review of Forestry unit standards
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
Forestry |
Forest Foundation Skills |
17769, 22994, 22995, 22997 |
Forest Operations |
17772, 24574, 24575, 24579 |
|
Forest Operations Advanced |
6964, 24571, 24577 |
Competenz has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published February 2020
Planned review date December 2024
Summary
Unit standards were reviewed and updated with full industry consultation as part of the Competenz scheduled five yearly review.
Main changes
· Minor changes were made to update terms and definitions and to align unit standards with current industry practices and terminology.
· Unit standard 24577 had changes made to the management of worker health.
· Unit standard 24579 had the fire response outcome removed as it was determined that response to fire was the same as other incidents.
· Unit standard 22994 had changes made to the impairment of forestry workers.
· Unit standard 17772 had changes made to cover industry compliance with environmental legislation.
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 Foundation Skills
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
17769 |
Demonstrate knowledge of general health, safety, and environmental requirements in forestry |
2 |
5 |
B |
22994 |
Demonstrate knowledge of factors that affect the performance of forestry workers |
3 |
10 |
B |
22995 |
Demonstrate knowledge of employment in a forestry operation |
2 |
5 |
B |
22997 |
Demonstrate knowledge of principles of commercial forestry |
2 |
5 |
B |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Operations
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
17772 |
Demonstrate knowledge of environmental requirements in forestry operations |
3 |
5 |
B |
24574 |
Demonstrate knowledge of, and contribute to, worksite health and safety for commercial forestry operations |
3 |
5 |
B |
24575 |
Demonstrate knowledge of factors that affect the quality of commercial forestry operations |
3 |
5 |
B |
24579 |
Demonstrate knowledge of incident response in plantation forests |
3 |
5 |
B |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Operations Advanced
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
6964 |
4 |
10 |
B |
|
24571 |
Demonstrate knowledge of internal and external customer needs within a commercial forestry operation |
4 |
5 |
B |
24577 |
Demonstrate knowledge of health and safety management in a commercial forestry operation |
4 |
10 |
B |