Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- Coordinate workplace health and safety, and communication within a team, while ensuring risks to the physical environment, areas of cultural and/or historical significance value are identified and protected in forest harvesting operations.
- Apply advanced technical skills to operate machinery and equipment in a harvesting operation.
Graduates of the Log Making strand will also be able to:
- Assess and mark stems to maximise value recovery and meet the requirements of log specification/cutting instructions in a harvesting operation.