I enjoy equally the challenges of assessing experienced workers who have the skills but not the qualifications, and new entrants to the forestry industry. Low literacy levels are accomodated by the training and assessment material. I find it rewarding to watch a client's self esteem rise as they recieve recognition for their achievements.

I am convinced that forestry gangs benefit from having structured, progressive training that builds productivity, while reducing accidents, reworks and staff turnover. I am registered to train and assess in the following fields, and up-skill myself on an ongoing basis to meet the needs of industry.

Units I am qualified to assess

UNIT CODE	UNIT TITLE
1.01	General Requirements
1211	Apply first line vegetation firefighting measures
1212	Set up and start a motorised portable fire pump
1213	Communicate in the event of forest emergencies
1214	Demonstrate knowledge of the safety code for forest operations
1215	Identify personal safety standards in a forest
1.01 V2	DKO GR for employment in forests
17769	Demonstrate knowledge of the general requirements for employment in a plantation forest
1.02	Forestry Knowledge
17757	Demonstrate knowledge of commercial forestry and forest industry sectors in New Zealand
17760	Demonstrate knowledge of commercial plantation trees in New Zealand
17761	Demonstrate knowledge of quality determining factors in commercial plantation forestry
1.03	Tree Selection
6951	Demonstrate knowledge of selecting plantation trees
6952	Select plantation trees for a forest crop
1.04	Plotting for Forest Operations V1
1221	Demonstrate knowledge of job prescriptions for forest operations
1222	Establish and measure sample plots for forest operations
1223	Establish sample plots for forest harvesting operations
1224	Use prescription maps for forest operations
1.06	Chainsaw Maintenance & Operating
43	Maintain a chainsaw
6916	Demonstrate knowledge of the Code of Practice relating to chainsaw use
6917	Operate a chainsaw
1.08	Wire Rope and Accessories
1231	Prepare wire ropes for forest operations
1.12	Fire Control: Stage One
3268	Operate light pumps for fire and rescue purposes
3270	Establish and deliver water supplies for fire fighting
3278	Recognise command structures of emergency services
3285	Protect personal safety at vegetation fires
3286	Control vegetation fire using dry fire fighting techniques
3287	Suppress vegetation fire with water and water with additives
1.15	Chainsaw Delimb/Prep.of Felled Trees for
1230	Trim and prepare felled trees for extraction
2.02	Forest Planting
1234	Plant plantation trees
1235	Plant plantation trees in a production situation
6923	Demonstrate knowledge of planting plantation trees
2.04	Silvicultural Pruning
1243	Prune plantation trees from the ground
1244	Prune plantation trees from the ground in a production situation
1245	Prune plantation trees from off the ground
1246	Prune plantation trees from off the ground in a production situation
6949	Demonstrate knowledge of pruning plantation trees
6951	Demonstrate knowledge of selecting plantation trees
2.05	Silvicultural Thinning (Small Trees)
1247	Thin plantation trees to waste (early thinning)
1248	Thin plantation trees to waste in a production situation
6950	Demonstrate knowledge of thinning plantation trees
6951	Demonstrate knowledge of selecting plantation trees
2.07 V2	Silvicultural Thinning (Large Trees)
6950	Demonstrate knowledge of thinning plantation tree
6951	Demonstrate knowledge of selecting plantation trees
1248	Thin plantation trees to waste in a production situation
17763	Demonstrate knowledge of tree felling
17766	Fell trees safely using a chainsaw and basic techniques
17767	Thin plantation trees to waste (late thinning)
2.08	Chainsaw Pruning
6972	Prune trees with a chainsaw from off the ground
6973	Prune trees with a chainsaw from the ground
7572	Prune trees with a chainsaw in a production situation
3.01	Tree Processing on the Landing
6924	Process tree stems on a landing
1252	Demonstrate knowledge of log making
3.02	Log Making
1252	Demonstrate knowledge of log making
1254	Mark logs to optimise value
6918	Mark logs for log making in a production situation
3.03	Tree Felling Advanced
6922	Fell trees in a commercial forest operation using advanced techniques
4.01	Fell Trees for Extraction
17763	Demonstrate knowledge of tree felling
17766	Fell trees safely using a chainsaw and basic techniques
17765	Fell trees in a commercial forest harvesting operation
6953	Fell trees in a commercial forest production situation
24580	Demonstrate  knowledge of the role and responsibility of the tree felling observer

Other Units
13	Demonstrate knowledge of chainsaws
532	Obtain first aid certificate
1227	Demonstrate knowledge of plantation forest harvesting
1232	Demonstrate knowledge of forest planting site preparation
1236	Demonstrate knowledge of releasing plantation trees
1238	Release plantation trees using handtools
1240	Release plantation trees using handtools in a production situation
1241	Demonstrate knowledge of plantation forest establishment and silviculture
1256	Demonstrate knowledge of the log extraction process
6925	Fell trees under supervision
6926	Demonstrate knowledge of the log loading process
6940	Fell trees in a commercial forest operation
10616	Use knots and lines in fire and rescue situations
13108	Describe effects of hydration and nutrition on safety, health and performance of forestry workers
13109	Demonstrate knowledge of factors which impair the performance of forestry workers
17757	Demonstrate knowledge of commercial forestry and forest industry sectors in New Zealand
17760	Demonstrate knowledge of commercial plantation trees in New Zealand
17761	Demonstrate knowledge of quality determining factors in commercial plantation forestry
17772	Demonstrate knowledge of environmental requirements in forest operations
19766	Manage the log making and processing activities on the landing

Fire Units
497	Protect health and safety in the workplace
3270	Establish and deliver water supplies for fire fighting
3278	Demonstrate knowledge of command and control structure
3285	Demonstrate knowledge of protection of personal safety
3286	Control vegetation fires using dry fire fighting techniques
3287	Suppress vegetation fires with water and with water additives
3288	Load water and additives for aerial operations
3291	Lead a vegetation fire crew
4573	Communicate in the outdoors using a two way radio
17279	Describe the coordinated management system
20386	Operate pumps for fire fighting
20388	Work safely with aircraft at emergency incidents
21417	Operate light pumps at a vegetation fire environment

Units I hold but cannot assess yet
2767	Climb a well branched tree
2768	Prune young amenity trees and shrubs
2770	Assess a site for amenity trees
2772	Transplant amenity trees and shrubs manually
2775	Prune mature amenity trees
2822	Undertake sectional felling in tree work