Tairāwhiti Forestry Cadets
Maru a Tāne
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.
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