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Contact:

Peter Tutt, Director

Services:

Basic chainsaw operator training; manual tree falling training at basic and intermediate levels; technical service training for all hand held outdoor power products.

Locations:

Western Australia; other states and territories by arrangement.

Contact:

Ray Stone, Director

Services:

Full range of chainsaw and tree falling competencies

Locations:

All NSW

Contact:
Rod Stebbing, Director

Services:
Delivered in conjunction with our partner RTO, National Workplace Services Group Pty Ltd (NWSG) RTO 22148, we offer nationally recognised training and assessment in basic chainsaw safety and maintenance, and chainsaw and felling operations in park and forest work environments (commercial and non-commercial).

Locations: 

Victoria, New South Wales.

Contact: 

Karen Bowell

Services:
FITS Training Services is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 50716) based in Bunbury WA. Since its inception in 1980, FITS has provided quality nationally recognised training primarily in the area of Forestry, and is the preferred provider to Forest Products Industries in WA but we also provide training to the Civil Construction and Mining Industry. FITS currently provides services in the South West, Goldfields, Great Southern, Mid West, Wheatbelt and Kimberley regions.

FITS Training Service is also funded by the W.A. Department of Training and Workforce Development to offer funded Traineeships in Certificate III Harvesting & Haulage FWP30216, Certificate III Sawmilling & Processing FWP30316, and Certificate III Forest Growing & Management FWP30116.

Locations: 

Western Australia

Contact:

Adam Farquharson, Forestry Teacher

Services:

Qualifications in: Saw Technology, Forest Operations

Skill sets in: Plantation Forest Operator, Native Forest Operator

Short courses in: Chainsaw Operations, Forest Machinery, Soil and Water Protection, Biodiversity and Silviculture, Four Wheel Drive, short courses customised to client needs

Locations:

Saw Technology all States and Territories. All other courses NSW

Contact:
Wayne Lemke, Director

Services:
Chainsaw training, forest growing and management, harvesting and haulage

Locations:
ACT, NSW, Victoria

Contact:

Ian McLeod, Director

Services:

Certificate I to Diploma of Forestry; chainsaw; arborist; tree felling; First aid; confined spaces; loadshifting licences; Blue Card licences

Locations:

All states of Australia, PNG, Solomon Islands, Indonesia

Contact:

Phil Murray, Owner

About:

Workplace trainer for over 28 years, training chainsaw operators in all levels 30 years+. Retired manager, applications specialist for Stihl Australia. Original concept designer and author of “Pole Saw operation and maintenance” user guide, sold copy-write to NSW Department of Primary Industries. Currently under partnership/ contract with NSWDPI Tocal College.

Services:

Training and consultancy for machinery operators in horticulture and agriculture services. Key training services are in chainsaw safety and use from first time users to industry professionals.

Locations:

Australia wide and South Pacific Islands.

 

Contact:

Louise Kinloch – General Manager

Services:

Not-for-profit industry association providing nationally recognised training across all industry sectors, including truss and frame design and manufacture. Full qualifications and short courses, including government funded trainee-ships.

Locations:

Australia-wide

Contact:

Ron Catlin

Services:

We offer the following courses:

• Use handheld chainsaw

• Maintain Chainsaws

• Trim and cut felled trees

• Fell Trees manually (Basic)

• Fell Trees manually (Intermediate)

  • Pole saw

Locations:

• New South Wales

• Australian Capital Territory

Contact:

Charlie Waites, Director

Services:

Cert I to Diploma in Forestry, Cert I & II General Construction, national load shifting, confined space, dogging, rigging, OHS, first aid

Locations:

Eastern states of Australia

Contact:

Tracey Cuttriss – Administration Officer Forestec

Services:

Building on over 85 years’ experience in training and education TAFE Gippsland is set to provide improved opportunities and outcomes for vocational education students across Gippsland and South Eastern Victoria.

Contact:

Rob Rule, Manager

Services:

Sawmilling, timber drying, wood machining, sawdoctoring, forest growing and management, timber manufactured products, chainsaw.

Locations:

Victoria

Contact:

Peter Berry, Director

Services:

Chainsaw operation, machinery operation, Certificate III in Harvesting and Haulage

Locations:

Eastern states of Australia

Contact:

Greg Howard, Director

Services:

Forest harvesting training and assessment; occupational health and safety; accident investigation

Locations:

Tasmania, southern states

Contact:

Bill Towie, Director

Services:

Training and assessment in chainsaw maintenance and handling; basic, intermediate and advanced tree falling; treejacking techniques, all aspects of OHS, including safety management systems, incident investigation, training and audits.

Locations:

South-west WA, and other areas in WA by arrangement

Contact:

Peter Chaffin, Director

Services:

Chainsaw training and assessment. Scope of registration from chainsaw level one up to and including Fall trees manually advanced. AHC20410 Certificate II in Horticulture, AHC20510 Certificate II in Arboriculture and AHC30810 Certificate III in Arboriculture.

Locations:

Queensland and NSW

Contact:

Vince Carige

About:

We offer the following courses:

• Chainsaw readiness courses

• Certification of Levels 1-3

• WHS compliance policy and procedures

Locations covered:

• Western Australia

• Queensland

• South Australia

• Northern Territory

• Victoria

• New South Wales

• Australian Capital Territory

• Tasmania

• Remote regions

Additional Information:

Complete chainsaw trailer with all required PPE and equipment. Travel to the client.

Contact:

Colin MacRae, Director

Services:

Training in chainsaw maintenance and crosscutting, basic tree falling, intermediate tree falling

Locations:

NSW

Contact:

Wayne Perkins, Trainer Assessor

Services:

Trim and Cut Felled Trees to Advanced Tree Falling in both Non Commercial and Production Harvesting, Loader Operations, Environmental Care and OHS Policy and Procedures

Locations:

Queensland