Field           Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

 

Revision and Rollover of Forestry unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Forestry

Forest Harvesting Operations

19722, 25754

Forest Health Surveillance

5695-5697, 5870, 5871, 5873, 18615, 22894, 22895

Forest Inventory

1125, 1129, 1130

Forest Mensuration

17762, 20584

Forest Operations Management

1123, 1225, 6963, 25747, 25752

Forestry Business Management

1124, 4282, 4289, 4293, 4294, 4296, 4298, 25748, 25749, 25751

Forestry Knowledge

1126, 1135, 1137, 1145, 1146, 14666, 14667

Forest Silvicultural Operations

25753

 

Competenz has completed the revision and rollover of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                               May 2020

 

Planned review date                                                                              December 2022

 

Summary

 

Competenz revised these unit standards in conjunction with the review of qualifications in the forestry sector.

 

Competenz has a system for recording all feedback on unit standards, programmes, and qualifications from all stakeholders.

 

All feedback received prior to the revision and rollover from stakeholders including training providers, consent holders, industry experts and individual businesses indicate these standards remain fit for purpose until they are next reviewed.

 

Main changes

 

·         The guidance information section was updated to reflect current legislation, references, and industry practices.

·         The planned review date was extended from 31 December 2020 to 31 December 2022.

·         The standards were updated to reflect the current template and terminology.