Tairāwhiti Forestry Cadets

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On successfully completing your selected forestry programme of study you will have the pre-entry skills and qualifications required to work in the forest industry. Once employed you can continue to learn and gain advanced qualifications through a New Zealand forest industry apprenticeship. To join you will need to be physically fit and prepared to be drug free.

 

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 FORESTRY SKILLS - LEVEL 2

  • Production and Environmental Requirements
  • Basic Hazard Management
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Communication Systems
  • Māori Cultural Interests
  • Teamwork
  • Breaking Out
  • Forest Establishment
  • Landing Operations
  • Planting and Pruning

 Qualifications

NCEA Level 2 with Primary Industries (Forestry) Vocational Pathways - Level 2
New Zealand Certificate in Forest Industries Foundation Skills - Level 2

 

FOREST HARVESTING - LEVEL 3

  • Health and Safety
  • Hazard Management
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Communication Systems
  • Personal and Environmental Factors
  • Historical and Cultural Sites
  • Basic Machine Operation
  • Tree Felling
  • Breaking Out
  • Manual Processing
  • Log Scaling
  • Poleman
  • Quality Control

Qualification

New Zealand Certificate in Harvesting Operations with Strands - Level 3

 

 

FOREST OPERATIONS - LEVEL 3

  • Health and Safety
  • Hazard Management
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Communication Systems
  • Personal and Environmental Factors
  • Historical and Cultural Sites
  • Mensuration
  • Pruning
  • Thin to Waste

 

Qualification

New Zealand Certificate in Forest Operations with Strands - Level 3