Qualification Overview

Qualification Title National Certificate in Forest Operations Advanced (Level 4) with strands in Establishment and Silvicultural Operations Management, Production Tree Felling, Hauler Set-Up, Machine Operations - Hauler, Head Breaker Out - Cable Harvesting, Log Making, Machine Operations - Log Extraction, Machine Operations - Loader, Mechanised Tree Felling, Mechanised Processing, Helicopter Logging, and Inventory
Qualification Type National Certificate
Level 4
Credits 40 - 76
Subject Area
  • Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies » Forestry Studies » Forestry Studies
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries » Forestry » Forest Operations Advanced
Strategic Purpose Statement
This qualification is designed for experienced forestry workers who have a good understanding of the forestry operation or operations they work in. The knowledge and skills covered in this qualification are related to crew roles requiring specialist skills, and/or skills leading to crew management are covered in this qualification.

The qualification includes a core compulsory set, a core elective set, and specialist strands. The core compulsory and core elective contain generic knowledge and skills which are applicable in a variety of forest operations, and enable crews to operate in a manner which meets customer needs as well as regulatory requirements. Each strand in this qualification allows candidates to specialise, and to gain advanced knowledge and skills pertaining to the operation they are required to work in.

This qualification builds on the knowledge and skills contained in the National Certificate in Forest Operations (Level 3) with strands in Establishment, Pruning, Thinning to Waste (Small Trees), Tree Felling - Basic Techniques, Thinning for Extraction, Breaking Out for Ground Based Harvesting, Breaking Out for Cable Harvesting, Landing Operations, and Mensuration [Ref: 1411].

As the Establishment and Silvicultural Operations Management strand covers management skills related to a variety of Silvicultural operations, candidates must have experience and qualifications in more than one Silvicultural operation before enrolling in this strand.

Candidates who have completed this qualification will have a wide range of technical skills relating to the operation they are employed in. They will be completely responsible for their own output, and will have the skills and knowledge required to monitor the output of other crew members when required. Depending on the selection of standards some candidates will be capable of operational management for their worksite.

The inclusion of Set B in the core elective section provides opportunities for employers and candidates to select standards from other areas of the Directory of Assessment Standards that meet the specific requirements of the enterprise.

People who complete this qualification may continue onto the National Certificate in Forestry (Operations Management) [Ref: 0834], the National Certificate in Forestry (Business Management) [Ref: 0820], the National Certificate in Forest Operations Management (Senior Crew Manager) [Ref: 1614] and/or the National Diploma in Forestry (Forest Management) (Level 6) [Ref: 0232].
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Entry Requirements Not available
Developed By Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Quality Assured By New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Number 1412
Status Discontinued
Created August 2008
Last Reviewed January 2015
Last Date For Entry December 2015
Discontinued December 2018

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