Certificate III in Forest Operations

Work effectively in the forest and wood products industry

Communicate and interact effectively in the forest and wood products industry

Undertake aerial rescue

Use arborist climbing techniques

Apply biosecurity measures

Transport and store chemicals

Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases

Plan and construct conventional fencing

Operate irrigation controller and sensor technology

Operate pressurised irrigation systems

Erect timber structures and features

Coordinate machinery and equipment maintenance and repair

Ground spread fertiliser and soil ameliorant

Undertake propagation activities

Operate fertigation equipment

Protect places of cultural significance

Control weeds

Control plant pests, diseases and disorders

Use firearms to humanely destroy animals

Apply pest animal control techniques

Implement erosion and sediment control measures

Collect and record production data

Monitor weather conditions

Implement quality assurance procedures

Support effective workplace relationships

Work effectively with others

Monitor and maintain nursery plants

Follow environmental protection procedures in forest and wood products operations

Follow workplace health and safety policies and procedures in forest and wood products operations

Apply safety, health and environmental requirements in forest and wood products operations

Navigate in forest areas

Grade and mark logs

Trim trees using a pole saw

Rehabilitate tracks, quarries and landings

Use environmental care procedures to undertake fire salvage operations

Implement environmentally sustainable work practices in the work area/work site

Apply biodiversity protection principles

Comply with soil and water protection

Transport forestry logs using trucks

Transport forestry produce using trucks

Use chainsaw within a tree

Access, capture and communicate forestry field data using mobile devices

Read and interpret digital maps and forest operation plans

Apply situational awareness and a safety mindset in operational forestry roles

Apply quality and product care procedures in forest and wood products operations

Assess wood materials visually

Apply cultural heritage protection requirements in forest operations

Operate four wheel drive vehicle on unsealed roads

Recover four wheel drive vehicle

Operate four wheel drive vehicle in a towing situation

Perform complex four wheel drive operations

Apply tree jacking techniques in felling trees

Conduct operator level equipment maintenance in forest and wood products industry

Communicate effectively with general public or stakeholders concerned about forest practices

Fell trees manually (intermediate)

Fell trees manually (advanced)

Fell trees manually (intermediate)

Fell trees manually (advanced)

Construct and maintain forest roads and tracks

Follow fire prevention procedures

Assess fire risk

Apply communication protocols during post-bushfire vegetation clearing and clean-up operations

Conduct tree hazard assessment post-fire

Monitor log recovery (rigging slinger)

Operate integrated or split flail and wood chipper with crane

Operate split flail and wood chipper fed by mobile machine

Harvest trees manually (intermediate)

Harvest trees manually (advanced)

Operate yarder

Use on-board computer systems for forwarder

Use on-board computer systems for single grip harvester

Operate crawler tractor

Operate excavator with log grapple

Operate feller buncher

Operate forwarder

Operate loader

Operate single grip harvester

Operate skidder

Operate harvesting machine with winch-assist system

Conduct mechanical processor operations

Conduct mechanically assisted tree falling operations

Apply tree seed treatment

Graft nursery stock for planting in seed orchard

Extract, clean, store and despatch tree seeds

Apply knowledge of tree stock growing in a forest nursery

Identify, evaluate and mark quality seed trees

Maintain seed orchard

Manage mother plants

Operate automated topping system as part of tree production nursery operations

Operate automated seed sowing line for containerised forest seedling production

Prune trees

Apply sustainable silviculture treatments

Plant trees mechanically

Use mechanised equipment for forestry site preparation

Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Provide First Aid

Provide First Aid in remote or isolated site

Provide Advanced First Aid

Prepare, maintain and test response equipment

Assist with prescribed burning

Respond to urban fire

Respond to wildfire

Respond to aviation incident (specialist)

Operate breathing apparatus open circuit

Prevent injury

Respond to isolated structure fire

Suppress wildfire

Operate pumps

Take local weather observations

Operate heavy plant in fire control operations

Push trees with machines in forest fire control operations

Conduct initial investigation at incident scene

Navigate to an incident

Work in a team

Work autonomously

Maintain safety at an incident scene

Load and unload plant

Conduct tractor operations

Conduct roller operations

Conduct civil construction skid steer loader operations

Conduct backhoe/loader operations

Conduct civil construction excavator operations

Conduct civil construction wheeled front end loader operations

Conduct civil construction tracked front end loader operations

Conduct civil construction dozer operations

Conduct civil construction grader operations

Conduct pump operations

Conduct tip truck operations

Apply fatigue management strategies

Interpret road maps and navigate pre-determined routes

Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane (capacity 10 metre tonnes and above)