Applications are now open for students currently in Year 10 or 11 in Tasmania who would be interested in applying for the Cadet Forester Program Australian School-based Apprenticeship. Source: Timberbiz
This round of the program will begin in 2024. Student applications are currently open and will close on the November 22, 2023. There are positions available in the North/North East, North West and South of Tasmania.
The Cadet Forester Program is a Certificate II in Forest Operations and is the first step on the path to a diverse career in Forest Management in an industry which will play an important role in climate change, now and into the future.
This Certificate II in Forest Operations includes the following training units:
- Work effectively in the forest and wood products industry
- Communicate and interact effectively in the forest and wood products industry
- Follow environmental protection procedures in forest and wood products operations
- Follow workplace health and safety policies and procedures in forest and wood products operations
- Develop knowledge of the forest and wood products industry
- Follow fire prevention procedures
- Provide first aid
- Operate communications systems and equipment
- Work in a team
- Trim and cut felled trees
- Navigate in forest areas
- Collect forest data or samples for assessment and analysis
- Measure trees
Students will work one day a week with their employer and attend school the other four days. There are three block training sessions with the Registered Training Organisation of four days, during each school holiday period. Under the Australian School-based Apprenticeship model the student is paid for the time they are training both with the employer and the RTO.
For further details watch the Cadet Forester Program video here.
For an application form go to www.arbre.net.au
Or if you have any questions or require any further information contact Denise at Arbre on: [email protected] or call 0419 130 557
