National Certificate in Forestry (Mensuration)
Level
/ 4Credits
/ 60This qualification is expiring. The last date to meet the requirements is 31December2012.
Purpose
This qualification is awarded to people who have demonstrated competence in the measurement of trees and logs. People gaining credit for the unit standards comprising this qualification are able to take measurements of forest trees and stands for the control of the quality of forest operations, sample forest stands for forest pre-harvest inventory purposes, or measure logs and calculate volumes in forest harvesting operations. The qualification has options to allow the development of skills in forest business management, to further enhance the graduate’s capability.
The qualification builds on skills from the National Certificate in Forestry (Establishment and Silviculture) (Level 3) [Ref: 0702], and may lead on to the National Certificate in Forestry (Operations Management) [Ref: 0834], the National Certificate in Forestry (Business Management) [Ref:0820], and the National Diploma in Forestry (Forest Management) (Level 6) [Ref: 0232].
CreditRange
Compulsory
/Elective 1
/Elective 2
Level 3 credits
/ 3 / 0-4 / 0-13Level 4 credits / 10 / 0-34 / 0-13
Level 5 or above credits / - / 0-14 / 0-13
Minimum totals / 13 / 34 / 13
Requirements for Award of Qualification
Award of NQF Qualifications
Credit gained for a standard may be used only once to meet the requirements of this qualification.
Unit standards and achievement standards that are equivalent in outcome are mutually exclusive for the purpose of award. The table of mutually exclusive standards is provided in section 7 of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) Rules and Procedures publications available at
Reviewed standards that continue to recognise the same overall outcome are registered as new versions and retain their identification number (ID). Any version of a standard with the same ID may be used to meet qualification requirements that list the ID and/or that specify the past or current classification of the standard.
Summary of Requirements
A minimum of 60 credits
Of which a minimum of 40 credits at Level 4 or above
Compulsory standards
Elective 1 – A minimum of 34 credits as specified
Elective 2 – Balance
Detailed Requirements
Compulsory
The following standards are required
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Mensuration
ID / Title / Level / Credit1221 / Demonstrate knowledge of job prescriptions for forest operations / 3 / 3
1222 / Establish and measure sample plots for forest operations / 4 / 6
1224 / Use prescription maps for forest operations / 4 / 4
Elective 1
A minimum of 34 credits
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry > Forest Mensuration
ID / Title / Level / Credit1225 / Calculate production targets and unit rates for forestry operations / 5 / 8
6955 / Carry out forest pre-harvest inventory sampling / 4 / 6
6956 / Carry out waste assessment in cutover forest / 4 / 5
6957 / Scale logs using a domestic scaling method / 4 / 6
6958 / Scale export logs using an export scaling method / 4 / 6
6959 / Calculate log scaling volume / 5 / 6
6960 / Prepare job prescriptions for forest operations / 4 / 6
17768 / Establish and measure permanent sample plots for forest management and research / 4 / 5
17770 / Demonstrate knowledge of log grades and log scaling methods / 3 / 4
Elective 2
The balance of credits to achieve
A minimum of 60 credits
Of which a minimum of 40 credits at Level 4 or above
May come from the following
Field / Subfield / DomainAgriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Agriculture / Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery
Forestry / Any
Business / Management / Any
Community and Social Services / Fire and Rescue Services / Fire and Rescue Services - Generic Fire Fighting
Fire and Rescue Services - Vegetation
Computing and Information Technology / Computing / Generic Computing
Education / Adult Education and Training / Delivery of Adult Education and Training
Generic Education and Training / Assessment of Learning
Health / Health Studies / Core Health
Occupational Health and Safety / Occupational Health and Safety Practice
Humanities / Communication Skills / Interpersonal Communications
Service Sector / Driving / Core Driving Knowledge and Skills
Transition Arrangements
Version 3
Version 3 was issued to indicate that this qualification is expiring.
Candidates currently working towardsversion 3 of the National Certificate in Forestry (Mensuration) [Ref:0833] can choose to complete that version or transfer their existing achievements to version 2 of the National Certificate in Forest Operations (Level 3) with strands in Establishment, Pruning, Thinning to Waste (Small Trees), Thinning to Waste (Large Trees), Tree Felling - Basic Techniques, Thinning for Extraction, Breaking Out for Ground Based Harvesting, Breaking Out for Cable Harvesting, Landing Operations, and Mensuration [Ref: 1411]. All new candidates will be enrolled into [Ref: 1411].
For detailed information see Review Summaries on the NZQA website.
Previous versions of the qualification
Version 2 was issued to incorporate changes to Elective 2.
Changes to structure and content
- The domain Core Driving Knowledge and Skills added to Elective 2.
- Elective 2 choices from the subfield Communication Skills confined to the domain Interpersonal Communications.
People may choose to complete version 1 or transfer to version 2 of this qualification.
NQF Registration Information
Process
/Version
/Date
/Last Date for Assessment
Registration / 1 / March 2001 / December 2012Revision / 2 / October 2004 / December 2012
Review / 3 / January 2010 / December 2012
Standard Setting Body
Forest Industries Training and Education Council (FITEC)
PO Box 137067
Parnell
Auckland 1151
Telephone09 3567250
Website
Certification
This certificate will display the logos of NZQA, the Forest Industries Training and Education Council (FITEC) and the accredited organisation.
Classification
This qualification is classified according to the NQF classification system and the NewZealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) system as specified below.
NQF Classification / NZSCEDCode / Description / Code / Description
96 / Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Forestry / 050501 / Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies > Forestry Studies > Forestry Studies
Quality Management Systems
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by a recognised Quality Assurance Body before they can register credits from assessment against standards. Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. Accreditation requirements and the moderation system are outlined in the associated Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) for each standard.
Forest Industries Training and Education Council (FITEC)SSB Code 102030 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018