Forest Industry Foundation Skills

• Classes each week (averaging about 18 hours per week)

• 1 x noho (26 hours)

  Your structured class and group times include: 

• Face-to-face with your kaiako or other presenters 

• Wānanga, noho (overnight stays) or online sessions 

• Practice, revision, and assessment activities

Your kaiako will confirm the dates and venues for your classes and noho.

Plan for around 8.5 hours of study in your own time each week.

Tasks and activities you’ll complete outside of class include: 

• Working through programme resources (such as workbooks, audio, video, or online activities) 

• Completing aromatawai (assessments)

• Required reading 

• Practising your new skills

• Doing research, reflection, or group study 

Keen to know how study fits around work and home? Our Enrolment Support and Study Experience section can help.

You’ll need to have access to a: 

• Computer or laptop 

• Reliable internet connection  

• 17769 | Demonstrate knowledge of general health, safety, and environmental requirements in forestry (5 credits)

• 22994 | Demonstrate knowledge of factors that affect the performance of forestry workers (10 credits)

• 17772 | Demonstrate knowledge of environmental requirements in forestry operations (5 credits)

• 22997 | Demonstrate knowledge of principles of commercial forestry (5 credits)

• 1234 | Plant plantation trees (10 credits)

You will also have elective unit standards that will make up the programme total of 50 credits.