Subjects
To be awarded the FWP50116 Diploma of Forest and Forest Products, competency must be achieved in fifteen (15) units of competency.
six (6) core units of competency
nine (9) units of competency from the elective group, consisting of:
5 units from Group A
4 units from Group A and /or Group B, the total of which may also include up to 2 units recommended for packaging at Certificate IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma level from this or any other endorsed Training Package or state/territory accredited course.
Elective units must be relevant to work undertaken in the forest and wood products industry.
CORE UNITS
Field | Unit Code | Unit Title |
Core | Manage quality customer service | |
Manage people performance | ||
Facilitate continuous improvement | ||
Contribute to the systematic management of WHS risk | ||
Manage personal work priorities and professional development | ||
Lead and manage team effectiveness | ||
GROUP A ELECTIVE UNITS | ||
Field | Unit Code | Unit Title |
Fire Control | Protect and preserve incident scene | |
Supervise response | ||
Prerequisite PUAFIR302B Suppress urban fire OR PUAFIR303B Suppress wildfire (Fire specific) | ||
Conduct fire investigation and analysis activities | ||
Prerequisite PUALAW001B Protect and preserve incident scene | ||
Implement prevention strategies | ||
Command agency personnel within a multi-agency emergency response | ||
Prerequisite PUAOPE021A Control a Level 1 incident PUAOPE015A Conduct briefings and debriefings (Fire sector specific) | ||
Breeding & Propagation | Manage a controlled growing environment | |
Manage genetic resources | ||
Breed trees | ||
Site Establishment & Maintenance | Design irrigation, drainage and water treatment systems | |
Manage water systems | ||
Plan and manage an inventory program | ||
Implement forestry chain of custody certification system | ||
Manage road construction and maintenance | ||
Develop a native forest regeneration plan | ||
Promote plantations as a sustainable form of land use | ||
Prepare and present geographic information systems data | ||
Protect heritage and cultural assets | ||
Tree Growing & Maintenance | Plan a plant establishment program | |
Develop a strategy for the management of target pests | ||
Plan a growing-on program | ||
Plan a propagation program | ||
Manage trial and research material | ||
Develop biohazard contingency plans | ||
Manage tending operations in a native forest | ||
Coordinate stand nutrition | ||
Coordinate plantation tending operations | ||
Manage coupe planning | ||
Harvesting | Manage tree harvesting to minimise environmental impact | |
Design harvesting plans | ||
Timber Products & Processes | Produce complex truss and frame plans and details using computers | |
Design timber structures | ||
Schedule and coordinate load shifting | ||
Coordinate log debarking operations | ||
Plan and coordinate boiler operations | ||
Plan and coordinate heat plant operations | ||
Implement sustainability in the workplace | ||
Undertake carbon stock sampling of forests and plantations | ||
Plan and monitor timber treatment plant operations | ||
Plan and monitor saw log operations | ||
Coordinate timber drying operations | ||
Plan and monitor board conversion | ||
Diagnose and calculate production costs | ||
Install and commission CNC software | ||
Sample and test products to specifications | ||
Assess product feasibility of designs | ||
Develop, trial and evaluate prototypes | ||
Generate and transfer complex computer-aided drawings and specifications | ||
Manage product design | ||
Optimise CNC operations | ||
Plan production | ||
Plan and coordinate panel production | ||
Perform laboratory testing | ||
Competitive Manufacturing | Develop competitive systems and practices for an organisation | |
Develop business plans in an organisation implementing competitive systems and practices | ||
GROUP B ELECTIVE UNITS | ||
Field | Unit Code | Unit Title |
Machinery & Equipment | Manage installation and commissioning of equipment | |
Organise enterprise maintenance programs | ||
Safety & Quality Processes | Devellop procedures to minimise risks in the use of chemicals | |
Manage risk | ||
Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability | ||
Implement sustainable forestry practices | ||
Manage a multi-team response | ||
Prerequisite PUAOPE001B Supervise response (Fire specific) | ||
Conduct a sustainability energy audit | ||
Develop sustainable energy practices | ||
Administration & Business | Initiate a quality audit | |
Manage budgets and financial plans | ||
Manage an information or knowledge management system | ||
Administer contracts | ||
Prepare tender documentation | ||
Planning & Analysis | Build and sustain an innovative work environment | |
Manage operational plan | ||
Undertake project work | ||
Coordinate research and analysis | ||
Collect statistical data | ||
Training & Assessment | Develop a workplace learning environment | |
Communication & Relationships | Market products and services | |
Manage forestry information and interpretations programs | ||
Build and maintain community relationships | ||
Devise and conduct community consultations | ||
Implement public environmental health education programs |