State/Territory Eligibility Summary Table - ANZSCO 841311

State/Territory Eligibility Details - ANZSCO 841311

841311: Forestry Worker

Description

Assists with cultivating, maintaining and protecting forests. Registration or licensing may be required.

Skill Level 4

Occupations at Skill Level 4 have a level of skill commensurate with one of the following:

- NZ Register Level 2 or 3 qualification or
- AQF Certificate II or III.

At least one year of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

• Assessing Authority

  There is no Assessing Authority assigned to ANZSCO code 841311

Specialisations

• Fire Lookout
• Forestry Tree Pruner
• Tree Planter
• Tree Thinner (NZ)

Specialisation titles are any commonly used titles which refer to a subset of jobs belonging to the occupation designated in the principal title. These jobs involve the performance of specialised tasks rather than the broader range of tasks usually performed in the occupation.

Unit Group 8413: Forestry and Logging Workers

Description

Perform routine tasks associated in cultivating and maintaining natural and plantation forests, and logging, felling and sawing trees. Tree Surgeons are excluded from this unit group. Tree Surgeons are included in Unit Group 3622 Gardeners, in Occupation 362212 Arborist.

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

- In Australia:

AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

- In New Zealand:

NZ Register Level 2 or 3 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

At least one year of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Registration or licensing may be required.

Tasks

• Maintaining forest roads, buildings, facilities, signs and equipment
• Killing weeds, felling and de-barking non-productive trees and thinning young plantations
• Collecting seeds, and cultivating and planting seedlings for reafforestation purposes
• Applying fertilisers, insecticides and herbicides to individual trees and general forest areas
• Maintaining look-out for fires in forests
• Removing major branches and tree tops, trimming branches and sawing trunks into logs
• Assisting with loading and transporting logs
• Planning the felling of trees and determining the natural and intended fall of each tree
• Clearing surrounding area of saplings and debris prior to tree-felling
• Operating and maintaining manual and machine saws to fell trees and to cut felled trees into logs

Other occupations in this Unit Group

• 841312: Logging Assistant  
• 841313: Tree Faller  

• Occupation ceilings programme year 2018-2019
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Explanatory Notes - Information

Eligibility

The term “may be eligible” relates to general eligibility and should not be misinterpreted as your individual eligibility to apply for a visa. Note that additional specific requirements and criteria also apply to visa eligibility (e.g. higher English requirements, evidences of a job offer, etc).

Definitions

• Occupation List refers to the register of professional occupations which might qualify for an Australian Visa. There are 7 skilled occupation lists in total.
• MLTSSL is the acronym for 'Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List'.
• STSOL is the acronym for 'Short-term Skilled Occupation List'.
• ROL is the acronym for 'Regional Occupation List'.
• IMMI 18/051, IMMI 18/048, IMMI 18/049, IMMI 18/43, IMMI 18/050 refer to current Legislative Instruments which list the table of occupations appropriate for the respective visa programmes.
• Conditions refer to current caveats applying for a particular occupation under specific visa programmes.

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