Commissioner's Information Bulletin 659
Forest and Forest Products - Apprenticeships and Traineeships
Forest and Forest Products
Date of effect: 14 June 2016
Updated: 30 October 2020
Bulletin Information
In this Commissioner's Information Bulletin two apprenticeship Vocational Training Orders are varied to update qualification codes. Also, the naming convention for the sawdoctoring qualification is changed to saw technology:
- Forest and Forest Products – Saw Doctoring
- Forest and Forest Products - Wood Machining
Both qualifications are deemed not equivalent.
Additionally the school based pathway for wood machining is deleted.
The FWPv5.0 Forest and Wood Products Training Package was endorsed on 30 January 2020.
No other changes were made to Vocational Training Orders.
Superseded Bulletin
This Commissioner's Information Bulletin updates Bulletin 603.
Vocational Training Orders (VTOs)
Apprenticeships
Traineeships
Qualifications, structure and packaging
Transition Arrangements
Competency based completion
Competency based completion provisions for apprentices
Industrial arrangements
Licensing and regulatory arrangements
School based traineeships
Registered training organisations
Funding arrangements
Inspecting Vocational Training Orders
Enquiries
To sign up an apprentice or trainee call 1300 363 83. To find a job in an apprenticeship or traineeship search here.
For implementation of new pathways in relation to this Training Package profile, please contact Tim Cleary the Forest and Forest Products & Furnishing NSW ITAB on mobile 0438 846 546.
David Collins
The Commissioner for Vocational Training
Job descriptions
Apprenticeships
The Certificate III in Saw Technology provides specialist coverage of Saw Technology competencies, for example hand sharpening knives and blades, welding, aligning sawing production systems and assessing and maintaining saw and cutter performance.
The Certificate III in Wood Machining provides some specialist coverage of saw doctoring competencies, but has a focus on an in-depth knowledge of timber technology.
Progression from the trades would naturally be to Certificate IV in Timber Processing.
Traineeships
At the Certificate II and III levels, jobs cover a range of activities from planting, weeding, pruning and pest management, to falling trees, fire management and construction and maintenance of roads.
This sector also requires higher level technical skills in forest management, with a natural progression to Certificate IV in Forest Operations. At the Certificate IV level there is a balance of supervisory functions together with technical skills in areas such as fire control, breeding and propagation, site establishment and maintenance, tree growing and maintenance.
At the Certificate II and III levels, jobs cover a range of activities from construction of roads and log-landings, plant and equipment operation and harvesting trees to stump removal and segregating or sorting logs.
At the Certificate II and III levels, jobs cover a range of activities from sawing logs, producing hardwood or softwood chips, kiln drying, conducting end matching and finger jointing operations to weighing loads.
This sector also requires skills at Certificate IV in Timber Processing which provides a balance of supervisory responsibilities together with technical skills in areas such as grading and testing, timber treatment and drying, sawing operations and competitive manufacturing.
At the Certificate II and III levels, jobs cover a range of activities from producing veneer, machining panel, laminating boards and assembling products, to chipping or flaking wood and cutting panels to profile.
At the Certificate II and III levels, jobs cover a range of activities from dressing boards and timber, cutting material using computer programmed machinery to assembling products.
At the Certificate II and III levels, jobs focus on activities from stock control, estimating and costing jobs, cutting and machining material and grading products to sales and customer service.
At the Diploma level, job emphasis is on management in areas such as planning and managing inventory programs, genetic resources, propagation programs, native forest regeneration, product design and panel production.
At the Certificate II level, jobs involve routine business tasks using basic practical skills. Tasks may include:
- storing materials
- assembling products
- processing orders and dispatching products
- loading and unloading vehicles carrying special loads
- preparing cargo for transfer with slings
- laying up timber roof trusses
- operating a truss press
At the Certificate III level there are specialised job roles in either Design or Production Fabrication. Common to both roles, trainees will learn:
- Working effectively in the forest and forest products industry
- Communicating and interacting effectively in the workplace
- Implementing safety, health and environment policies and procedures
- Conducting quality and product care procedures
- Contributing to team effectiveness
Trainees will then undertake elective units to meet the different job roles of Designer and Production, as described in FPI30910 Certificate III in Timber Truss and Frame Design Manufacture. The specialist competencies may include:
- interpreting designs to prepare timber floor system
- preparing drawings and documents using computers
- creating drawings using computer aided design systems
- designing timber structures
- assembling timber wall frames
- planning and coordinating product assembly
- organising despatch operations
Industry strongly recommends the selection of particular electives to meet the different job roles of Designer and Production Fabricator. For recommended electives go to FPI30911 Certificate III in Timber Truss and Frame Design Manufacture. Registered training organisations should insert specialisation (job role) on the certificate only if the industry recommended electives are achieved.
Certificate IV Timber Truss and Frame Manufacture jobs are to analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources and provide leadership and guidance to others. Tasks may include:
- planning and coordinating product assembly
- constructing prototypes and samples
- calculating production costs
- preparing and advising on a broad range of timber floor system and wall frames details using computers
- producing labour and material schedules for ordering
- erecting roof trusses
Certificate IV in Timber Truss and Frame Design jobs are to analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources and to provide leadership and guidance to others. Tasks may include:
- researching and applying techniques for application to spatial design strategy
- designing timber structures
- planning and coordinating product assembly
- diagnosing and calculating production costs
- installing and commissioning cnc software
- identifying and producing estimated costs for building and construction projects
- managing projects
Diploma of Timber Truss and Frame Manufacture jobs are to manage team performance, deal with complex and non-routine difficulties, identify potential factors impacting on the effectiveness of the enterprise and develop strategies to manage organisational systems. Tasks may include:
- managing quality customer service
- managing personal work priorities and professional development
- managing installation and commissioning of equipment
- organising enterprise maintenance programs
- managing product design
- managing information management systems
- managing operational plans
Diploma of Timber Truss and Frame Design jobs are to deal with complex and non-routine difficulties, develop work plans, measure and maintain personal performance in varying work conditions, lead and manage continuous improvement systems and conduct formal and informal research. Tasks may include:
- assessing product feasibility of designs
- developing, trialling and evaluating prototypes
- generating and transferring complex computer-aided drawings and specifications
- managing product design
- optimising Computer Numerical Control (CNC) operations
- facilitating the development of a new product
- facilitating continuous improvement
- managing personal work priorities and professional development.
Forest and Forest Products - Saw Doctoring - Apprenticeships
Vocational Training Order
Date of effect | 14 June 2016 |
Updated | 30 October 2020 |
Qualification | FWP31019 Certificate III in Saw Technology |
Terms of apprenticeship | Full time:
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Probationary period | 3 months |
Forest and Forest Products - Wood Machining - Apprenticeship
Vocational Training Order
Date of effect | 14 June 2016 |
Updated | 30 October 2020 |
Qualification | FWP31119 Certificate III in Wood Machining |
Term of apprenticeship | Full time:
|
Probationary period | 3 months |
Forest and Forest Products Forest and Forest Products - Traineeship
Vocational Training Order
Date of effect | 14 June 2016 |
Updated | 17 August 2018 |
Qualification | FWP50116 Diploma of Forest and Forest Products |
Terms of traineeship | Full time:
See part-time apprenticeships and traineeships |
Probationary period | 3 months |
Forest and Forest Products - Forest Operations - Traineeship
Vocational Training Order
Date of effect | 14 June 2016 |
Qualifications | |
Terms of traineeships | Full time:
See part-time apprenticeships and traineeships |
School based | The term for a school based traineeship will be calculated in months from the date of commencement to 31 December of the HSC year. During this period the school-based trainee must undertake a minimum of 100 days on-the-job training. |
Probationary periods | Where the nominal term is:
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Forest and Forest Products - Timber Processing - Traineeship
Vocational Training Order
Date of effect | 14 June 2016 |
Qualifications |
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Terms of traineeships | Full time:
See part-time apprenticeships and traineeships |
School based | The term for a school based traineeship will be calculated in months from the date of commencement to 31 December of the HSC year. During this period the school-based trainee must undertake a minimum of 100 days on-the-job training. |
Probationary periods | Where the nominal term is:
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Forest and Forest Products - Timber Truss and Frame Design and Manufacturing - Traineeship
Vocational Training Order
Date of effect | 14 June 2016 |
Updated | 17 August 2018 |
Qualifications |
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Terms of traineeships | Full time:
Part-time: |
School based | FWP20716 Certificate II in Timber Truss and Frame Design and Manufacture The term for a school based traineeship will be calculated in months from the date of commencement to 31 December of the HSC year. During this period the school-based trainee must undertake a minimum of 100 days on-the-job training. |
Probationary periods | Where the nominal term is:
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