State/Territory Eligibility Summary Table

State/Territory Eligibility Details

DAMA - Designated Area Migration Agreement

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Notes

• English, TSMIT (Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold), Age, Skills & Experience and PR Pathway are concessions that may be available for this occupation under the relevant DAMA.
• The table above literally reproduces the information published by the different Designated Area Representatives (DARs) in their DAMA Occupation lists. Concessions available (e.g PR pathway for applicants under NT DAMA) which have not been included by the DARs in relevant DAMA lists have also not been included above. Users should carefully review all information available in the DAR websites in relation to concessions.

841312: Logging Assistant

Description

Assists with logging, felling and sawing of trees in forests.

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 841312

• Alternative Titles
  • Logger

  Alternative titles are any commonly used alternative title (or titles) for the occupation. These alternative titles have the same meaning as the principal title but may be less commonly used.

• Specialisations
  • Sleeper Cutter

  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.

Indicative Skill Level

• 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
  • 841311: Forestry Worker  
  • 841313: Tree Faller  
• Occupation ceilings program year 2019-2020
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• Average Weekly / Annual Earnings 2018
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