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.
- Operate technical machinery and equipment in a forestry operation.
Graduates of the Mechanised Thinning strand will also be able to:
- Develop, implement and evaluate mechanised thinning plans in a range of operational situations.
- Coordinate thinning activities using a mechanised thinning machine to meet the safety, environmental and productivity requirements of a forest operation.
