Field           Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

 

Review of Forestry unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Forestry

Forest Mechanised Harvesting

30583-30586

Forest Operations Management

25746

Forestry Knowledge

1227

 

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 consulted via emails, Sector Advisory Group 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, and via emails and Skype with the industry.

 

Main changes

 

·         Guidance Information, outcomes, and performance criteria statements, where required, were updated to reflect current legislation, references, and industry practices.

·         Titles of unit 25746 and unit 30585 were changed to better reflect the content of the standards.

 

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 Mechanised Harvesting

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

30583

Establish an anchor for a cable-assisted forestry machine

4

5

B

30584

Demonstrate knowledge of a cable-assisted forestry machine operation

4

10

B

30585

Operate a cable-assisted forestry machine

Inspect, maintain and operate a cable-assisted forestry machine

4

20

B

30586

Manage a cable-assisted forestry machine operation

5

10

B

 

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Operations Management

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

25746

Prepare, conduct, and report process analysis in a forestry operation

Demonstrate knowledge of analysis techniques and conduct a time study and a delay time study in a forestry operation

5

8

B

 

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forestry Knowledge

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

1227

Demonstrate knowledge of plantation forest harvesting

2

5

B