Below are dates with courses scheduled for 2023 at the Timber Training Centre.
Timber Training Creswick can also respond to industry demand for courses on site.
Occupational Health and Safety for Forest Workers: May 20, August 26
Environmental Care for Forest Operations: May 21, August 27
Chainsaw Trim and Cut/ Maintenance: March 20-22, May 15-17, August 7-9,October 9-11,November 27-29
Harvest Trees Manually (Falling) – Basic: May 20-24, October 14-18.
Forest and Farm Chemical Handlers Course: May 30-31, November 21-22
Small Scale (Portable) Sawmilling: May 6-10, July 22-26
Visual Stress Grade Softwood: March 25-26,June 11-12, September 16-17, November 18-19
Visual Stress Grade Hardwood: March 27-28, June 13-14, September 18-19, November 20-21
Timber Drying: July 22-25, September 30- October 3
Timber Product Knowledge (Held in conjunction with and at MGA/TMA)
Timber Preservation: Via CD based learning program and site assessment. Contact us for more detail.
Appearance Grade Hardwood: 1 day assuming participants have completed Visual Stress Grade Hardwood.
Sawyer Course: – 5 days.
Pole Saw Operation: 1 day after completing trim and cut felled trees
Brushcutter & Clearing Saw Operations 3 days
Mobile Chipper 3 days
4 Wheel Drive Operations: 2 days
Grade Engineered Wood Products (Sleepers, Crossarms, etc. AS3818): usually conducted on site over 2 days.
Timber Drying (Softwood): usually conducted at the sawmill over 2 days
Fingerjointing/Glue-laminating: conducted on site over 3 days
First Line Supervision Skills: 4 days on site or at Creswick
Innovation Skill Set 4 days on site or at Creswick with assignment work.
Manual Handling of Timber and Timber Products: On Demand, usually delivered on site. 2-3 hrs
Tag out / Lockout, and Machine Isolation: On Demand, usually delivered on site. 2-3hrs
Five + 5 Available in Victoria and Tasmania 2020 5 days with 5 further shifts of work experience
On board computer systems for Harvesting Operators 2 days
Grade Recycled Timber:
Locations to be advised
Excavator Skill Set– on demand
FIVE + 5 Harvesting Contextualisation on demand
FIVE + 5 Timber Processing Contextualisation on demand
Fire Weather Evaluation (mornings) Sept 3, Sept 12
Bushfire Awareness (afternoons) Sept 3, Sept 12
Wildfire Suppression on demand
Certificate II Public Safety (firefighting) 18th – 21st March, May21st – 24th August 13th – 16th, October 8th – 11th
Trim and cut felled trees March 12th/13th, April 23rd/24th, May 28th/29th, June 25th/26th, August 21st/22nd
Forest and Farm Chemical Handlers course (ACUP) May 30-31, August 11 – 12.
Visual Stress Grade Softwood July 1-2
Visual Stress Grade Hardwood July 3-4
On board computer systems for Harvesting Operators,
Forest Operator WHS/Environmental CareSawyer Course:
Pole Saw Operation:
Brushcutter & Clearing Saw Operations
Mobile Chipper
4 Wheel Drive Operations:
Grade Engineered Wood Products (Sleepers, Crossarms, etc. AS3818): usually conducted on site.
Timber Drying conducted at the sawmill.
Fingerjointing/Glue-laminating:
First Line Supervision Skills:
Innovation Skill Set
Manual Handling of Timber and Timber Products: On Demand, usually delivered on site.
Tag out / Lockout, and Machine Isolation: On Demand, usually delivered on site.
Fall trees manually- basic and intermediate
Rob Rule, Manager
