Skills Development Supported Qualifications

Training and qualifications that are supported by Skills Development:

Chainsaw & Arboriculture

• Chainsaw Maintenance and Crosscutting
• Chainsaw Maintenance, Crosscutting, Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm
• Felling and Processing Trees up to 380mm
• Arboricultural Ground Worker
• Safe Use of a Mobile Elevated Work Platform
• Tree Climbing and Rescue
• Aerial Cutting of Trees with a Chainsaw Using Free-fall Techniques
• Felling and Processing Trees Over 380mm
• Felling and Processing Trees Over 760mm
• Severing Individually Uprooted or Windblown Trees
• Dealing with Interwoven Stems and Part Blown Trees
• Severing Uprooted or Windblown Trees using a Chainsaw
• Assisted Fell Operations
• Safe Use of a Chainsaw from a Mobile Elevated Work Platform
• Utility Arboriculture Basic Electrical Knowledge (UA1)

Forest Machine Operations

• Forest Machine Operations - Base Machine (Tracked or Wheeled)
• Forest Machine Operations - Cable Craning
• Forest Machine Operations - Chokerman
• Forest Machine Operations - Felling
• Forest Machine Operations - Forwarder
• Forest Machine Operations - Flail/Mulcher
• Forest Machine Operations - Harvester
• Forest Machine Operations - Line Skidding
• Forest Machine Operations - Mounding and Drainage
• Forest Machine Operations - Processing
• Forest Machine Operations - Skidder
• Forest Machine Operations - Static Loader
• Debogging and Recovery of Forestry Machines
• Use of Tree-shears or Grapple-saw
• Traction Assist Winch

Health & Safety

• Emergency First Aid at Work + Forestry
• First Aid at Work + Forestry
• Basic Tree Survey and Inspection
• IPAF
• Risk Assessment
• Vehicle Banksman
• Forest Works Manager
• Aerial Rescue & First Aid Refresher

Pesticides

• Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides Guidance (PA1)
• Safe Application of Pesticides using Pedestrian Hand Held Equipment (PA6) - including all endorsements

Hand-Held Machinery

• Safe Use of a Powered Pole Pruner
• Safe Use of Brushcutters and Trimmers
• Safe Use of Forestry Clearing Saw

Plant & Large Machinery

• Safe Use of Manually fed Wood-chipper
• Safe Use of Stump Grinders
• Safe Use of All-Terrain Vehicles
• Tractor Driving and Related Operations
• Tractor Driving on Slopes
• General Winching Theory and Practice
• Introduction to Use of Mobile Cranes in Arboriculture

Other

• Drone Training GVC
• Planning and delivery of activity in Community Woodlands
• Uncovering Hidden Opportunities