Field Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Review of Forestry unit standards
|
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
|
Forestry |
Forest Foundation Skills |
27966 |
|
Forest Harvesting Operations |
1230 |
|
|
Forest Landing Operations |
1254, 6294, 24588, 25787 |
|
|
Forest Mensuration |
1222, 6955-6958, 6960 |
|
|
Forest Operations |
25788, 25804 |
|
|
Forest Operations Management |
27569 |
|
|
Forestry - Breaking Out |
6939 |
|
|
Forest Silvicultural Operations |
23097, 23098 |
|
|
Machine Operations - Forestry |
6926, 6931, 6932 |
|
|
Tree Felling |
1270, 24569, 24570, 25952, 28561 |
Competenz has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published June 2020
Planned review date December 2024
Summary
Competenz has reviewed these units as part of the scheduled five yearly review.
All stakeholders were invited to participate in this review via email, Sector Advisory Group (SAG) meetings, and Competenz Training Advisors. These unit standards were reviewed during March and December 2019 through face-to-face meetings with a Technical Advisory Group (TAG), consisting of industry experts.
Main changes
· Guidance Information, Outcomes, and Performance criteria statements, where required, were updated to reflect current legislation, references, and industry practices.
· The titles of unit standards 1254, 6924, 6939, 6956, 25788 and 27966 were updated to better align with outcomes.
· A last date for assessment of older versions of Category B unit standards was added.
Detailed list of unit standards – 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 |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Foundation Skills
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
27966 |
Demonstrate knowledge of general safety requirements for forest entry |
2 |
3 |
B |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Harvesting Operations
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1230 |
Trim felled trees for extraction in a forest harvesting operation |
3 |
5 |
B |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forestry Landing Operations
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1254 |
Mark logs to optimise value Mark logs to optimise value and assess the quality of own log making work |
4 |
10 |
B |
|
6924 |
Process tree stems on a landing Trim and cut tree stems on a landing and assess quality of own processing work |
3 |
10 |
B |
|
24588 |
Demonstrate knowledge of forestry landing management |
4 |
10 |
B |
|
25787 |
Carry out quality control of logs on a landing |
3 |
10 |
B |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Mensuration
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1222 |
Establish and measure sample pots for forest operations |
3 |
6 |
B |
|
6955 |
Carry out forest pre-harvest inventory sampling |
4 |
10 |
B |
|
6956 |
Carry out waste assessment in cutover forest Carry out waste-wood assessment in cutover forest |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
6957 |
Scale logs using a domestic scaling method |
4 |
10 |
B |
|
6958 |
Scale export logs using an export scaling method |
4 |
10 |
B |
|
6960 |
Prepare job prescriptions for forest operations |
4 |
6 |
B |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Operations
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
25788 |
Demonstrate knowledge of and implement temporary traffic control on private forest roads Demonstrate knowledge of, implement, and audit temporary traffic control on private forest roads |
3 |
5 |
B |
|
25804 |
Navigate in a plantation forest |
3 |
5 |
B |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Operations Management
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
27569 |
Demonstrate knowledge of and calculate the daily costs and production targets in forestry operations |
4 |
10 |
B |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forestry - Breaking Out
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
6939 |
Break out for ground based forest harvesting operations Break out for ground-based forest harvesting operations |
3 |
10 |
B |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Silvicultural Operations
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
23097 |
Rescue an injured or disabled person from a tree |
4 |
8 |
B |
|
23098 |
Ultra-high prune plantation trees |
4 |
10 |
B |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Machine Operations - Forestry
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
6926 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the log loading process |
3 |
5 |
B |
|
6931 |
Fleet, sort, and stack logs |
4 |
15 |
B |
|
6932 |
Load a logging truck and/or trailer |
4 |
15 |
B |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Tree Felling
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
1270 |
Salvage windthrown trees |
4 |
12 |
B |
|
24569 |
Fell trees using machine pushing assistance |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
24570 |
Fell trees using back-pulling machine assistance |
4 |
6 |
B |
|
25952 |
Fell trees using back-pulling machine assistance |
3 |
10 |
B |
|
28561 |
Plan and fell trees using advanced techniques in a commercial forest harvesting operation |
4 |
25 |
B |