ForestWorks is looking for members of the industry to voluntarily contribute their expertise to a new project that will develop career pathways for students into a range of forestry roles. Source: Timberbiz
Industry says that one of the biggest challenges for the future is the attraction of new entrants into the industry, and this project seeks to ensure the pathways are the best they can be across the nation.
Members of the ForestWorks Technical Advisory Group can contribute their expertise to identifying the current skills requirements for a range of jobs in forestry operations.
This work will involve working with people from across the industry and State and Territory Governments to ensure that qualifications in our industry can be delivered in a school environment.
People suited for this role are those with experience in operational environments of forest growing and management or harvesting and haulage; people with experience in silviculture and harvesting operations, as well as people who work or have worked in nurseries and farm forestry.
The project will support students to access school-based VET, apprenticeships and traineeships by reviewing Certificate II and III qualifications in the Forest and Wood Products Training Package.
