Overview
To provide students with a solid foundation of essential generic skills
and knowledge required to start a career in Forest Harvesting and work
towards Level 4 Forestry qualifications.

Content
Graduates of this programme will be work ready forestry workers with
knowledge and skills in:

• First aid
• Breaking out
• Log loading
• Log extraction
• Incident response
• Tree felling
• Log making
• Environmental issues.
• Cable harvesting
• Chainsaw operation
• Chainsaw maintenance
• Processing
• Possess the personal equipment and chainsaw required to work
  in a harvesting crew

Career Options

• Skid work
• Breaking out - Hauler - Ground based
• Tree Felling
• Log Making
• Machine Operation

Admission Information
It would be an advantage for applicants to hold a Level 2 qualification
in forestry or to be able to demonstrate equivalent competencies.

Mature students who cannot provide evidence of previous academic
achievement may be asked to complete a literacy/numeracy
assessment to determine the level of support they will require. All
students must pass a test for illegal drugs prior to commencement of
on-job training and be physically able to complete the requirements of
the programme.

Applicants for whom English is not their first language require a
minimum IELTS score of 5.5.

Qualification Gained: NT4746
Northland Polytechnic Certificate in Forestry (Harvesting) (Level 3)